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"Mobile is for Best Friends" video nominated for Best Local TV Ad
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Visit Mobile has been nominated for Best Local TV Ad in the Media category for the 2025 Nappie Readers' Choice Awards, presented by Lagniappe, the largest independently owned weekly newspaper in…
Visit Mobile celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week 2025
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Visit Mobile is excited to celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week, an annual tradition highlighting the U.S. travel community and tourism’s essential role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating…
Upgrade your next vacay in Mobile
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Mobile, Alabama, may be known for its rich history, coastal charm, and vibrant culture, but it’s also a hidden gem for outdoor enthusiasts. If you’re looking to upgrade your expectations for a Gulf…
Amtrak announces details of new Mardi Gras Service passenger rail to and from Mobile
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Visit Mobile is excited to share Amtrak’s announcement of details regarding the restoration of passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans. Today, Amtrak officials announced the new…
USA Today's 10 Best: Experience local flavors on these 10 awesome food tours
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What's better than exploring a new place and tasting its delicious cuisine? Going on a food tour is not only a great way to discover the local culture, history, and flavors of a destination, but also…
Gulf Coast Journeys: Bistro Saint Emanuel
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Photo courtesy of GulfCoastJourneys.com The restaurant opened in 2022, focusing on Mobile's French colonial history and the Gulf region's culinary traditions. One thing we loved learning was the…
Upgrade your Expectations in Mobile, Alabama
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What’s “So Mobile?” So Mobile is an elevated feeling encompassing the convergence of a certain coastal culture. Where cuisine, art and history arise from the birthplace of Mardi Gras in a city that’s…
Carnival Cruise Line returns to year-round sailings in 2027 from the Port of Mobile
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Visit Mobile joins the City of Mobile and Carnival Cruise Line in their enthusiasm as Carnival has announced the line will resume year-round operations from the Port of Mobile beginning in spring of…
Garden & Gun's 2025 Bucket List: Make Memories in Mobile
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The Azalea City is brimming with possibilities Where: Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama, is in the midst of a renaissance. In the past few years it has seen the opening of Clotilda: The Exhibition in a…
Mobile Tourism Improvement District earns City Council approval for a second five-year term
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The Mobile Tourism Improvement District (MTID) earned approval for renewal from the Mobile City Council at today’s weekly council meeting in a 6 – 0 vote. This comes after years of work and…
Gulf Coast Road Trip: 9 days in Alabama and Mississippi US
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2 Days in Mobile, Alabama The drive from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Mobile, Alabama, takes approximately 1.5 to 2 hours via US-98 E and Interstate 65 S. This route offers a direct and scenic drive…
Mobile, Alabama: Thoroughly Modern and Authentically Southern
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A culinary and cultural hub of the Gulf South, Mobile, Alabama, has evolved over nearly 325 years to become a thoroughly modern and authentically Southern city worthy of celebration. Whether visitors…
SS United States iconic smokestacks to grace Mobile’s skyline ahead of new underwater assignment
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The SS United States, a record-holding, almost 1,000-foot retired American ocean liner, will become Mobile, Alabama’s newest port resident on its way to becoming an artificial reef off the coast of…
Mobile Mardi Gras Getaway Weekend
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Article and photos from GulfCoastJourneys.com Are you thinking about heading to Mobile for a Mardi Gras Weekend getaway? We have a great weekend itinerary perfect for checking out the parades, great…
Mobile's Unique Stories to Share
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Look backward, move forward. The region that is today Alabama was originally the homeland of several American Indian tribes, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creeks. The current Poarch Creek Nation…
Traveling Golfer TV: Head to Mobile and Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
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Tony’s done it again. He’s lavishing together great golf, food, drink, and history in one episode. And you can see it on the February 2025 edition of the Traveling Golfer. Tony hosts this episode from…
Galas and Galleries at Southern Museums
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Small Market Meetings Magazine Hotel banquet rooms and convention centers are appropriate for many meetings, but sometimes planners are looking for venues that are more memorable. Whether for an…
Brisket, beaches and Disney: A road trip from Mississippi to Alabama
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Total distance covered: 35,186 miles at the end of all stages of this RV road trip (Simon & Susan Veness) On the final leg of their RV tour of the US, Simon and Susan Veness drive the Alabama coast to…
Southbound Magazine's Weekend Getaway Guide: Mobile, Alabama
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Mobile is Alabama’s oldest city. Founded in 1702, the shipping port has been ruled by France, Great Britain, and Spain, creating a melting pot of people, architecture, and cuisine. Elegant French…
These Southern Cities Make a Splash
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Travelers are drawn to water wherever they go. Something about the sound of waves lapping on the shore and the sight of the sun reflecting across shimmering waters seems to induce relaxation and…
Visit Mobile earns Travel South USA Global Champion Destinations award
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Visit Mobile earned the distinction as a Travel South USA Global Champion Destination in December 2024, during the Travel South International Showcase in Atlanta. Travel South USA recognizes…
Revelry Revisited: The Hidden Magic of Mardi Gras
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The tinny echo of brass and the thumping thud of drums reverberate in my head. As they trickle through my body, the child inside of me stirs, remembering bygone parades and years of riding barricades…
9 New Year’s Eve Drops You Have to See to Believe
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More than a billion people tune in to watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve every year, and hundreds of thousands more bundle up to witness the spectacle live and in person. The…
Visit Mobile and partners earn 2024 ConventionSouth's Annual Readers' Choice Awards
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The results are in! Based on approximately 7,400 votes, ConventionSouth readers chose their favorites, represented by 474 Southern meeting sites and destinations. These winners provide some of the…
StyleBlueprint's 10 Best Spots to Celebrate Christmas in Alabama
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From StyleBlueprint There’s nothing more magical than the holiday season in a small town. We’ve rounded up 10 of the best destinations for celebrating Christmas in Alabama, plus the inside scoop on…
Meet to the Beat
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Photo courtesy of the Saenger Theater ConventionSouth Magazine, November 12, 2024 Mobile’s historic Saenger Theatre hosts top musical acts in its 2,000-seat venue, where the acoustics make the music…
Carnival Cruise Line Directors, National Travel Advisors to Tour Mobile, Carnival Spirit
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Visit Mobile is excited to welcome approximately 100 guests to the Port City, from November 15 – 17, 2024, to promote the Carnival Spirit and provide a custom, unique opportunity to experience the…
Mobile: Alabama Event Planners’ Guide
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ConventionSouth Magazine, November 2024 issue | Alabama Event Planners' Guide Downtown Mobile offers a wide range of hotels, attractions, and entertainment options within walking distance of Mobile…
Lakewood Golf Club: Southern Charm & World Class Golf
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Golf One Media | October 2024 | Where to Play Lakewood Golf Club is a jewel in the crown of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, located on the Gulf Coast in Point Clear, Alabama. With its rich…
27 Enchanting Autumn Events & Festivals Happening in October Around The USA
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The Great Bellingrath Harvest: Fall Floral Showcase October invites us to embrace the enchanting charm of the season with a myriad of delightful festivals and engaging events across the USA this…
Sweet home Alabama: Where golfers won't be blue
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The Crossings at Magnolia Grove, a Robert Trent Jones course Life is good when golf is in it. I joined a Spring Tour that included Gulf Shores and Mobile, with the first stop being, the Short Course…
Parrot Heads flock to Mobile, AL for inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest
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The City of Mobile served as the destination for flocks of “Parrot Heads” and visitors for the inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest on Saturday, September 21, 2024, in Cathedral Square, located in the…
Wanderlust UK: 52 travel secrets of the USA
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Alabama Darron Patterson on the legacy of Africatown, Mobile: “The importation of enslaved people to the USA was abolished in 1808. But, in 1860, wealthy landowner and businessman Timothy Meaher made…
City of Mobile releases latest renderings of New Arena Project
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City of Mobile releases latest renderings of New Arena Project On September 10, 2024, the Mobile City Council received an update on the New Arena Project as the preliminary work for the demolition of…
Carnival Cruise Line Announces 2026 – 27 Cruises from Mobile
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Carnival Spirit introduces new, exciting itineraries. Visit Mobile is excited to share Carnival Cruise Line’s announcement of the 2026 – 27 lineup of cruises aboard the Carnival Spirit from the Port…