http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/ Articles Thu, 17 May 2012 02:18:52 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=87 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - Over 1,200 youth baseball players will visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast this weekend to participate in the USSSA 2012 NIT "Battle at the Beach." The event will be held May 5-6 at the Gulfport Sportsplex, Goldin Park and the Clarence Johnson Sports Complex. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=85 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) will be personally welcoming tourists to the Mississippi Gulf Coast during National Tourism Week. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=86 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the Biloxi Main Street Association, City of Biloxi, Beau Rivage, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of "Smokey and the Bandit" with a party on Biloxi Town Green. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=84 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) invites Final Four fans from across the country to enjoy the Mississippi Gulf Coast, only an hour away from New Orleans! Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=83 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The King of Small-Talk Radio brings his wildly popular, nationally broadcast public radio show to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a live show on Saturday, March 31, 2012. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=81 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - Tourism industry members assembled on Wednesday at the MS Coast Convention Center for the unveiling of the new branding campaign for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The "Play Your Way" campaign highlights the strongest travel offerings on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) worked with The Big 3 advertising agency to roll-out the new marketing plan and creative approach. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=80 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announces the hire of Torye Hurst who has joined the CVB as Director of Sports Sales & Marketing to further develop the growing sports industry on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hurst comes with a wealth of experience within the field of sports, having spent the past eleven years at Virginia Tech as associate director of athletics communications. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=79 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) extends a hospitable thank you to our local marketing partners for their support of Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know," a nationally syndicated public radio comedy/quiz show based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show will be broadcasted live from the Saenger Theatre in Biloxi on March 31, 2012. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=78 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The BCS Championship Bowl Hotel Packages being advertised, promoted and sponsored by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau are a HUGE SUCCESS, producing significant results. Sixteen buses to New Orleans have already been filled. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=77 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - Sales staff from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), along with other local marketing partners, met with meeting planners and association executives in Washington DC and the surrounding areas in November. Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=76 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) invites Sugar Bowl and BSC fans to enjoy the Mississippi Gulf Coast, only an hour away from New Orleans! Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=75 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has contracted with Nicholas & Lence Communications - an award winning national strategic communications, public relations and marketing firm based in New York City to promote the region to travel, national and international media to drive visitation. The firm has represented many cities in the Gulf Coast area including Gulf Shores-Orange Beach, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Mobile, Pensacola as well as the umbrella marketing organization South-Coast, USA. The Nicholas & Lence contract began November 16 and will run through May 15th 2012. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=74 Mississippi Gulf Coast- Taryn Pratt Sammons with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was awarded the Southeast Tourism Society's "Rising Star" award at the STS Fall Meeting in New Orleans on November 9, 2011. This award is given to an outstanding people with less than 5 years experience in the tourism industry. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=73 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - Mr. Bill Lady has been appointed to serve on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau Board by the Board of Directors of the Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau. Via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly market and promote the Mississippi Gulf Coast as one destination, the Boards for the Harrison and Hancock County Tourism entities are officially joined in their common efforts of advertising and promoting the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=72 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to be a co-sponsor of the upcoming fourth International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) North America Golf Tourism Convention that will take place at the IP Casino Resort & Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi June 6 - 9, 2012. More than 100 golf tour operators selling North America will attend the convention with only twenty-five percent from the USA & Canada and the remainder from more than 20 different countries all with North American golf programs. The convention is open only to golf resorts, golf clubs, hotels, ground handlers and other golf tourism suppliers in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=71 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is proud to announce their recent selection by Meetings & Conventions magazine (M&C) subscribers as a 2011 Gold Service Award winner. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=70 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - It is with great excitement that the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announces Cruisin' the Coast as a 2012 Top 100 Event from the American Bus Association (ABA). Cruisin' the Coast kicked off on October 2 and will run through October 9. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=68 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is excited to announce that the Fireball Run Adventurally will be coming to a finish on Saturday, October 1, 2011 in downtown Gulfport. We invite the general public to the finish line near the Hancock Bank Plaza between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm to welcome and greet the drivers, get autographs, receive information about missing children around the country, and to celebrate the finish of the 2,500 mile Fireball Run Adventurally. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=69 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to congratulate Representative Diane Peranich on her Tourism Achievement Award from the Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA). Representative Peranich received the award on Tuesday during the MTA Award Luncheon that was held during the Governor's Conference on Tourism at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=67 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - It is with great excitement that the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announces the honor of winning "CVB of the Year" from the Mississippi Tourism Association. The CVB was nominated in July for "CVB of the Year with a budget of $750,000+", and the award was announced and given out today at the MTA Tourism Awards luncheon during the Governor's Conference on Tourism. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=66 Mississippi Gulf Coast - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is geared up for the 2011 Mississippi Tourism Association's Governor's Conference on Tourism, taking place Sunday through Tuesday at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. The event kicks off with The Amazing Race, sponsored in part by the CVB. During the Amazing Race, teams made up from conference participants from around the region will experience the sights and sounds of the Mississippi Gulf Coast at a variety of Gulf Coast attractions. The goal of the Amazing Race is to be the first team to complete all the tasks, have their picture taken, and return back to the starting point. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=65 Mississippi Gulf Coast - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce that Col Lance Hester and Mr. Ken Montana will be representing the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the search for missing children (specifically Cameron Anderson) during the 2,500 mile Fireball Run Adventurally. The public is invited to meet the teams, get autographs, and show support at the finish line on Saturday, October 1, between 6 pm and 7 pm in downtown Gulfport. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=64 Mississippi Gulf Coast - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau will rejoin SouthCoast USA! SouthCoast USA is a Tourism Destination Organization that spans the coastline of four Gulf Coast/ I-10 corridor states, from the Pan Handle of Florida to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=63 BILOXI, MS - The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), the largest public sector Destination Marketing Organization within the State of Mississippi, is pleased to announce the selection and start date of its new Executive Director. Ms. Beth Carriere has been enthusiastically asked to lead the bureau forward in its present position as the Premiere Gulf Coast Tourist Destination. As of yesterday, Ms. Carriere's three year contract has been signed, and she will begin her role as Executive Director on August 1, 2011. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=62 BILOXI, MS The Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, the largest public sector Destination Marketing Organization within the State of Mississippi, announced the selection of its New Executive Director. Ms Beth Carriere has been enthusiastically asked to lead the bureau forward in its present position as the Premiere Gulf Coast Tourist Destination and the future development goals of becoming a Tier One Type Tourism Resort. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=61 BILOXI, MS - The Harrison County Tourism Commission has selected Janet McCarroll as the 2010 recipient of the "Billy Creel" Excellence in Tourism Award. The 14th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism Award Luncheon will be Tuesday, June 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Camellia Ballroom. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=60 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST - Here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast we have had our share of natural and man-made disasters. While we are sending our thoughts and prayers to North Mississippi and surrounding areas in wake of the flooding and tornados, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and all eleven of the casinos are open for business and unharmed by any weather conditions. Not only are we open, but the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to say we are growing with added attractions, expanded casinos, and new restaurants! Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.gulfcoast.org/articles/index.cfm?articleid=59 Mississippi Gulf Coast tourism groups received a boost today as BP announced payments totaling $3 million for advertising, activities and events to increase vacation rental, hotel occupancy and restaurant business. The payments will also benefit recreational, retail and other hospitality businesses in the area. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT