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  • 10 hotels that cater to both kids and pets Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:56PMA surprising (and growing) number of lodgings that welcome families with kids and a dog or cat is making it much easier to take everyone along for the trip.
  • Panhandle beaches put Gulf oil spill behind them, start summer strong Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:41PMA week from now, Pensacola Beach expects to be hosting its biggest event of the year, as the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels streak into town, bringing with them tens of thousands of tourists eager to watch the aerial team's heart-stopping maneuvers.
  • Margaritaville and Flamingo Announce Plans to Open "Margaritaville Casino at the Flamingo" -- Fall 2011 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:13AMIt's not just a casino, it's a "State of Mind"
  • A Tale of Two Terrorists Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:56PMThe recent deaths of two terrorists – one famous, one not so much – provides an illuminating examination of how America continues to conduct its controversial war on terror.
  • Letters to the Editor: May 13, 2011 Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News
  • Florida House votes to protect online travel companies from taxes they were advised to pay Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 7:10PMBy Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Monday, May 2, 2011 TALLAHASSEE — Online travel providers attempted for years to skirt paying Florida sales taxes, even though their lawyers and accountants had advised them that they were obligated to pay, according to documents released Monday in an attempt to kill the industry's bill. The recently discovered documents, uncovered during ...
  • Documents show online travel companies plan on taxes Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 5:45PMSeven-year-old documents show online travel companies had strategy to avoid paying taxes.
  • Documents released on online travel dispute show companies' tax avoidance plan Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 5:21PM( Rep. Rick Kriseman, D- St. Petersburg, gives the thumbs down on the House floor, in Tallahassee. Kriseman sent House members documents showing Online travel providers attempted for years to skirt paying Florida's sales taxes. Scott Keeler, Times) Online travel providers attempted for years to skirt paying Florida’s sales taxes, even though their lawyers and accountants had advised them that ...
  • Gov. Scott dines in Destin, dashes after promoting local fishing and seafood at Lucky Snapper (PHOTOS) Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 3:46PMTaking a break from his two-day whirlwind tour across the Panhandle, Rick Scott stopped in Destin Wednesday to sample some of the Gulf’s bounty with city and county officials at the Lucky Snapper on Destin harbor. “The fish here was great today...
  • Video: Libya: Qaddafi appears in public; says he won't surrender Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 11:16AMMark Phillips reports from Tripoli, Libya on the continuing Allied air strikes and Muammar Qaddafi's first public appearance since the bombing began.
  • Video: Travelers turning to affordable home rentals for vacation Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 10:56AMChris Wragge talks to CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg about the vacation rental revolution that has people turning to home rentals over hotels.
  • Video: Debit card rewards may be history Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 10:35AMChris Wragge talks to CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis about how banks are raising their rates and taking away rewards programs from customers.
  • Video: Tyler Clementi's family push for charges and leniency Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 10:22AMThe family of Tyler Clementi - the Rutger's student that committed suicide after his intimate moment with another man was shown online - want the people who allegedly recorded that encounter to face serious charges but not severe punishment. Seth Doane reports.
  • Video: Quake victim Taylor Anderson's family speaks out Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 9:47AMErica Hill talks to the mother and sister of Taylor Anderson, the 24-year-old American teacher who died in the earthquake in Japan.
  • Video: Federal Reserve pulls in record $81.7 billion profit Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 9:36AMThe U.S. Federal Reserve made $81.7 billion in profits in 2010, mostly from investments to help the economy. Jeff Glor reports.
  • Video: Elizabeth Taylor dead at 79 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 8:39AMActress Elizabeth Taylor died early this morning at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. She was 79. Bill Whitaker looks back at her legendary career.
  • Video: Massive shark spotted off Florida coast, caught on tape Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 8:37AMA 30-foot long basking shark was spotted off the coast of Panama City Beach, Florida and caught on tape.
  • Spring Break 2011 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Spring Break and Provides a Review of 50 Years of American Culture  Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 9:00AMSpring Break 2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of the annual seasonal migration of 50,000 or more college students seeking sun, sand, and romance for a week's escape from  the stress of academia.  It is worth looking back over the history of this event, not only because it's a shared American experience, but because the evolving nature of Spring Break reflects the changes in youth culture over the ...
  • Area boasts some fine roasters Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 10:17PMMy wife has an idea for a coffee place: a hole-in-the-wall in one of the hipper quadrants of Brooklyn - East Williamsburg, say, or Red Hook - with a 1950s percolator on an electric range, brewing Yuban out of a can. Totally retro, serving a cup of Joe that boasts bold intimations of tin and notes of cigarette ash.
  • Still time to book a March Break getaway Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 6:50PMHaven't yet booked your March Break getaway but desperate for some sun therapy?
  • But don't delay; offerings in short supply Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 6:36PMHaven't yet booked your March Break getaway but desperate for some sun therapy? If you're willing to invest some time, are flexible in both your departure dates and destination, and decisive enough to scoop up a deal when you come across one, you could be packing for destinations south.
  • 'Pizza Flyer Bill' May Help Fight Crime Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 5:11PMDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Law enforcement officers have complained for years about restaurant flyers contributing to crimes in tourist areas. Passing out restaurant ads might seem insignificant to most, but it's a huge concern for law enforcement.
  • TripAdvisor Recognizes America's Best Family Destinations with 2011 Travelers' Choice Family Awards Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 8:00AMTripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 Travelers' Choice® Family award-winning best family destinations and hotels.  Top family-friendly spots were named in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Caribbean and Mexico.
  • Florida still a top Spring Break destination Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 8:30PMAs spring break revs up, South Florida destinations look beyond college students.
  • Witness: top Cuban-American exile leader ordered payments to ex-CIA agent on trial for perjury Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 6:28PMEL PASO, Texas - The bookkeeper for a New Jersey business mogul who was once a director of the powerful Cuban American National Foundation testified Thursday that he wired as much as $9,600 in 1997 to Ramon Medina, one of the aliases used by an elderly ex-CIA operative on trial for perjury and immigration fraud.
  • Top Cuba exile leader may have funded ex-CIA agent Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 5:47PMshare: digg facebook twitter EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The bookkeeper for a New Jersey business mogul who was once a director of the powerful Cuban American National Foundation testified Thursday that he wired as much as $9,600 in 1997 to Ramon Medina, one of the aliases used by an elderly ex-CIA operative on trial for perjury and immigration fraud. De Rojas said he did it on the orders of the late ...
  • Top Cuba exile leader may have funded ex-CIA agent Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 4:47PMThe bookkeeper for a New Jersey business mogul who was once a director of the powerful Cuban American National Foundation testified Thursday that he wired as much as $9,600 in 1997 to Ramon Medina, one of the aliases used by...
  • Top budget travel destinations for 2011 Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 10:37AMWe analyzed a year's worth of news, trends, and statistics to identify the world's best value destinations for 2011. From China to our own backyard, here are 10 places that you can't afford to miss.
  • Fishing reps lobby Washington this week Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 8:06PMFishing reps lobby Washington this week - PANAMA CITY BEACH - Panama City Beach and Destin f
  • Expedia, Orbitz at center of tax fight between hotels, theme parks Sunday, February 6, 2011 @ 8:29PMSome of the biggest players within Florida's $60 billion-a-year tourism industry are at odds in a battle over how online-travel companies such as Expedia Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. should be taxed.
  • Insider Secrets To Cheap Flights and Hotel Reservations Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 8:04AMThe airlines downsized me with no warning, so I wrote this guide to get even. You will be outraged when you learn the truth about how much you are being overcharged by the airlines, hotels etc.
  • Peter Bos wins award from state association Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 7:37PMPeter Bos wins award from state association - DESTIN - Peter Bos, CEO of Legendary Inc., was rec
  • The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach Selects PAR’s SMS|Host® Hospitality Management System Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 11:04AMThe Resort Collection of Panama City Beach includes the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, Majestic Beach Resort, Long Beach Resort, En Soleil, Emerald Beach & Golf Resort, Grand Panama Beach Resort, and the Hombre Golf Club. Together they comprise over 1000 condominium units and 90,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.
  • The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach Selects PAR’s SMS|Host® Hospitality Management System Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 6:33AMNEW HARTFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- today announced that The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach has selected PAR Springer-Miller’s SMS|Host Hospitality Management System for their group of six condo ...
  • The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach Selects PAR’s SMS|Host® Hospitality Management System Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 6:30AMPAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation and the leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems --- today announced that The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach has selected PAR Springer-Miller’s SMS|Host Hospitality Management System for their group of six condo properties.
  • Panama City Beach named Top 10 budget destination for 2011 Monday, January 17, 2011 @ 1:20PMPanama City Beach named Top 10 budget destination for 2011 - PANAMA CITY BEACH - Panama City Beach has been nam
  • World Leisure - First Ramada Encore for Middle East Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 11:32AMThe Wyndham Hotel Group is continuing its expansion in the Middle East with the opening of the Ramada Encore Doha, the region's first Encore property.
  • Spring Breakers Say Warmer is Better in Daytona Beach Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 12:40AMSpring Breakers Seeking Warmer Weather in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Travel briefs Wednesday, December 15, 2010 @ 10:24PMNEW YORK
  • Best bang for holiday travel budget Friday, December 3, 2010 @ 1:22PMIf you are travelling soon, consider these locations for a great deal.
  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Better to vote for businessman than career pol Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 8:09AMIn response to Mr. Watson’s op-ed Oct. 21 ("Don’t expect politicians to help you"). While I am quite sure all of us (except for newspaper and TV stations) are sick and tired of all the campaign messages that are flooding the airwaves, I think...
  • Florida cocaine trafficking ring linked to Albany Monday, October 18, 2010 @ 11:28PMThey arrested six suspects including 34-year-old Michael Rambo and 23-year old Jimmy Wallace of Albany.
  • Bay County deputies bust interstate cocaine ring Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 4:46PMPanama City – Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen is announcing the arrest of six individuals, believed to be involved in a cocaine trafficking scheme that linked Albany, Georgia to Bay County, Florida.
  • PARTY LINE: Bridal showers, birthday parties and Cattle Baron branding Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 5:00AMFriends of Denise Earles presented her with a YOLO board as a bridal shower gift last Friday at a party at Wine World at WaterColor. All shower attendees signed the pink board and offered the bride to be words of wisdom for her upcoming married life....
  • Reporter's Notebook: Erin Rosa Monday, October 4, 2010 @ 7:51PMAt the Mexican government's request, the State Department is supporting US military trainings of the Mexican troops inside Mexico, according to federal procurement data and a statement released by the agency.
  • Softball. Softball Camp Information Sunday, October 3, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe Florida State University softball team will host its annual winter camp on Dec. 3-5.
  • Softball. 2010 Softball Winter Camp Sunday, October 3, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe Florida State University softball team will host its annual winter camp on Dec. 3-5.
  • The Resort Collection of Panama City Beach Announces New Chief Operating Officer Wednesday, September 29, 2010 @ 8:28AMThe Resort Collection of Panama City Beach announced last week the designation of Mike Stange as chief operating officer of the organization. The Resort Collection is a property management company representing six beachfront resorts, one championship golf course, a shopping center and real estate organization.
  • Florida on comeback trail Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 11:17PMAggressive marketing efforts, special promotions, and use of social media are helping Florida recover from the damage done to its tourism industry after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this spring.
  • Want to sue BP? No oil required Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:16AMPensacola's Levin Papantonio law firm retained by Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association to help members navigate oil spill claims process.