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A record 2.6 million couples tied the knot in 2022, spending an average of $30,000 for the ceremony and reception. 73% shelled out an additional $5100 for their honeymoon. Travel studies show newly married Alabamians may head to the Gulf coast in 2024.
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Carnival Cruise Lines is sending its Carnival Spirit cruise ship to Mobile, offering six-to-nine day vacations to destinations such as the Caribbean and the Bahamas starting on October sixth. This comes after a nine month absence of cruise ships in the city’s ports.
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A new campaign by the Alabama Tourism Department is about to take wing. The agency has decided to focus its campaign on birding. Organizers say that the state of Alabama is home to over four-hundred-thirty species of birds.
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An APR News featureLast year was a good year for Huntsville tourism. The area brought in around 3.7 million visitors last year. This makes Huntsville and…
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An Alabama Public Radio news feature, which is part of APR effort to address the "news desert" along the state's Gulf coast. APR recruited and trained…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is expected to end years of record growth in Alabama's tourism revenues. The Alabama Tourism Department…
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GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of fish have been added to an Alabama creek as part of an ongoing effort to boost tourism.Black Creek was restocked Tuesday…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's state tourism agency is being honored for its work promoting civil rights travel in 14 U.S. states.The office was…
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A new report says travelers spent more than $13 billion in the state of Alabama last year.The study was conducted for the state tourism agency by an…
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Saying Alabama is in a budget crisis, Gov. Robert Bentley is asking legislators to approve $541 million tax increase.Bentley on Friday unveiled proposals…