May 18, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gulf Shores & Orange Beach earn top spot of Most Visited Tourism Attractions in 2020 (Montgomery, AL) Gulf Shores & Orange Beach claimed top spot of Most Visited Tourism Attraction in 2020. According to state officials, 6.1 million people visited Alabama’s coastal destination. Little River […]
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Alabama Tourism Department’s new podcast about the Civil Rights Trail allows the listener to take a deeper dive into events that shaped a nation
Highlights: Alabama Civil Rights Trail Podcast has 3 episodes, First episode is an in-depth look at the Freedom Riders, Second episode dives deeper into Birmingham’s role in the Civil Rights Movement, Third episode examines the Voting Rights Act and the Selma to Montgomery March, Podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen […]
Alabama’s travel industry survived pandemic better than 45 other states
For Immediate Release April 22, 2021 Alabama’s travel industry survived pandemic better than 45 other states (Montgomery, AL) Robust spending by tourists at Alabama beaches in 2020 allowed the state to rank in the top five in the nation for the smallest percentage drop in travel expenditures during the international pandemic, Alabama Tourism […]