From mystery golf challenges to the Winter Resident Senior Prom, the welcome mat is being rolled out for guests searching for a warmer weather escape this winter.
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Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., continues to be the destination during the holiday season with twinkling displays, holiday charm seen throughout the luxury property and exquisite shopping events. The Gulf Coast’s premier resort will transform into a whimsical winter wonderland with a host of entertainment and special events for the entire family to enjoy.
Guests will be captivated throughout the season at one of the most anticipated holiday displays in the South. From Nov. 7 through Jan. 3, giant ornaments, magnificently decorated trees, winter sleigh scenes, and more will be in public areas throughout the property. In addition, thousands of poinsettias will adorn the 1,740-room resort and provide opportunities to create unforgettable memories with friends and family.
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A true links course, the Isle Dauphine Golf Course has reopened on Dauphin Island, Ala., with three holes rolling alongside the Gulf of Mexico.
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Learn about the Wildlife of the Alabama Gulf Coast’s “Pleasure Island” with a two-hour trip through the pristine woodlands and natural habitats of Gulf State Park’s Backcountry Trail.
Read MoreThe Mississippi Gulf Coast is known as the southeast’s gaming coast with nearly a dozen casino resorts bringing visitors from nearby states and around the country.
An area steeped in history and southern culture, the transformation from a sleepy seaside community to world class destination is the goal of area tourism leaders.
Snowbirds flock to the casinos in the winter, many by bus or personal car and a growing number by air.
2009 marked the 450th birthday for Pensacola and the area celebrated with a year-long event highlighted by a visit from the King and Queen of Spain.
Known as the “City of Five Flags”, Pensacola and its surrounding communities each have their own personalities.
The west side of town is home to the cradle of Naval Aviation – Naval Air Station Pensacola. On base you can explore the area’s deep history at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
Many of the area’s retirees first discovered the area during officer’s training early in their careers and they never forgot the sugar white beaches and the community that helped shape their lives.
Some 20 years ago the 50-mile stretch between Destin and Panama City Beach was little more than sparsely populated beach communities surrounded by scrub pine.
Today, world-class communities dot the landscape spurred by the New Urban development called Seaside, familiar to moviegoers as the location of The Truman Show.
Long time visitors to the Alabama Gulf Coast will tell you that the area changed dramatically after Hurricane Frederic hit in the late 1970s.
Before that the area boasted mostly beach homes on spacious lots and mom and pop hotels with a few townhomes and condominiums scattered through Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.
Destin
Don’t let Destin’s moniker coined decades ago “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” fool you.
This gem of a community is still a lucky place to sport fish, but today is anything but little.
A popular summer tourist destination from nearby surrounding states, the area returns to a small community in the winter and rentals are a bargain compared to the southern part of the state.
Panama City Beach has undergone an incredible transformation in the past few years.
Yes, come Spring Break in mid March through Easter, the hordes of college students still make the trek to the destination made famous by MTV.
But before then as early as October the Snowbirds begin arriving enmasse.
The area is particularly popular with Canadians who in winters past rented rooms at the dozens of mom and pop hotels with kitchenettes.
Today the moniker, Forgotten Coast, has piqued the interest of many who fondly remember small quiet beach communities that today have been developed and sometimes overdeveloped.
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