Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Panama City Beach and U.S. Air to start Service

US Airways slated to start service to Panama City-Bay County International Airport in April. The International Airport at Panama City Bay will now have to and from Charlotte, N.C. “Information on the new service will be made available by a news release on Wednesday,” said Randy Curtis, the Airport Executive Director. He also stated that the flights to Charlotte will be available April 6.
The Services routes new information should be available on www.usairways.com, US Airway’s website.
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Jerry
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Bay County TDC to Meet Today

The Bay County Tourist Development Council (the TDC) will host a long-term strategic planning session today at the Edgewater Beach Resort convention center at 520 Beckrich Road. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public.
The TDC meeting comes on the heels of a meeting yesterday of more than 100 local government representatives and members of the Beach tourism industry, Peter Yesawich, CEO of the Orlando-based marketing firm Ypartnership, said four new trends in leisure travel are redefining how hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions can succeed in an ever-more competitive environment.

The trends are:

1. Tourism via the internet – ever expanding use of the web to book travel
2. Changing social values – trend to want to spend more time with family and friends
3. Vigilante consumers – tourists expect to bargain and receive discounts
4. Demographic changes – changes to market to “baby boomers”

Yesawich indicated that the opening of the new Panama City Airport would cause a dramatic increase in tourism in the area.

Jerry
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