SOS Watson issues statement on Bonnet Carré Spillway opening
In reply to the recent announcement that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be reopening the Bonnet Carré Spillway for the third time in...
Tag : Tourism
Mississippi Tourism Association Hosts 2020 Day at the Capitol
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and tourism professionals from the Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) gathered today at the state Capitol to tout the impact of their...
Mississippi celebrates national tourism week
by Alex Paton
Mississippi is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week by highlighting the travel and tourism industry during a special celebration at the Lauderdale County Welcome Center...
Mississippi celebrates National Tourism Week
by Alex Paton
It’s National Travel and Tourism Week across the country and in Mississippi. Tourism is the fourth largest industry in the state and employs over 87,000...
Featured Tourism on the rise in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
Tourism is up in Mississippi. Glenn McCullough, Jr. Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority said that over 23 million visitors came to Mississippi and...
Tourism blossoming in the Magnolia State
by Jared Bounds
“Last year, we had 23 million visitors and they spent $6.3 billion.” Craig Ray, director of Visit Mississippi, says that’s just the beginning. $6 billion...
Tourism brought billions to Mississippi in 2016
Visit Mississippi has released the 2016 Economic Impact Report to highlight the benefit tourists brought to the state. $6.3 billion dollars were brought into the...
MDA announces new Tourism Director
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Craig Ray has officially been announced as the new Tourism Director with the Mississippi Development Authority. ...
Advertising Mississippi: How the State is Doing It With the Lowest Budget in the Southeast
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Mississippi is the “birthplace of America’s music”. Mississippi has the Blues Trail, the Country Music Trail, resorts, water parks, and world-famous food. But, getting...
The Mississippi Coast, Post Katrina: How to Keep People Coming May Include a Visit to Deer Island
by kim
BILOXI, Miss.–Keeping people coming to the Mississippi coast, and maybe staying a day longer than they would’ve, is the goal of a group of state...