Alabama Department of Tourism

The Gulf Shores area continues to be filled with families with spring break season underway. City officials are reminding locals and visitors alike of beach safety tips during the vacation period.

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.

A unique lighting display can be experienced in Bessemer during December. The first ever Magic of Lights event is currently running at Alabama Adventure and Splash Adventure.

The Alabama Mural Trail is growing and now has a free digital passport to offer travelers along with the opportunity to win prizes.

The Alabama Department of Tourism, lawmakers and other groups are working to bring awareness and tourism dollars to communities along one of Alabama's first roadways. One is the location of the Old Prewett Slave Cemetery, which figures prominently in Alabama Public Radio’s international award-winning series “No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave Cemeteries in Alabama.”

The American Automobile Association says international travel is up more than 200% compared to last year. More Americans than ever have passports, and they used them this summer. Unfortunately, many of these travelers also got scammed. According to a recent survey, 52% of those polled lost money to travel scams or know someone who has. The poll indicated travelers lost an average of $380. Alabamians reportedly victimized by a certain type of con artist.

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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While many college football fans will be leaving Alabama to follow the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers to Georgia and Louisiana for their respective bowl…

Fourth of July celebrations in Tuscaloosa and Northport were complicated yesterday as the area continues to address a massive sewage spill.Northport…