Oct 4th, 2010 at 4:30PM: A 1960s-era, wooden roller coaster known as the Starliner will be pulled out of the mothballs and brought back to its original home: Panama City Beach, Florida.
Teddy and Jenny Meeks announced last week that they have bought the Starliner, which has been in storage in Tampa since 2008. The couple and two other partners are spending $2 million to acquire the coaster, refurbish it and relocate it ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Classic Florida Starliner roller coaster rescued from storage
Oct 4th, 2010 at 4:30PM: A 1960s-era, wooden roller coaster known as the Starliner will be pulled out of the mothballs and brought back to its original home: Panama City Beach, Florida.
Teddy and Jenny Meeks announced last week that they have bought the Starliner, which has been in storage in Tampa since 2008. The couple and two other partners are spending $2 million to acquire the coaster, refurbish it and relocate it ...Freedom to relax: A luxury not afforded Obama
Aug 17th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Nothing a president does goes unnoticed. Even the slightest decisions are parsed carefully in the hopes of gaining some insight into to the man, the office or the policy that comes from both. His recent trip to Panama City, Florida, 27 hours to show that you can chill in the Gulf Coast area following the oil spill, may have been a decent move, but Obama's other trips, not to mention those taken by ...Orbitz introduces 'Open Beach Guarantee'
Jun 15th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
Orbitz is trying to offer travelers peace of mind this summer through an Open Beach Guarantee. The guarantee offers a full refund on your hotel stay if nearby beaches are closed because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
To get this deal, you must book a stay at a participating hotel through Orbitz, with travel between now and July 31, 2010. If a government agency closes a beach within 20 ...Panama City Beach, Florida, puts a guarantee on fun, despite oil spill
May 14th, 2010 at 2:30PM: Amid concerns about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some travelers are reconsidering plans for a Florida beach vacation this summer.
That's why the Panama City Beach tourism folks have issued a "Real Fun Guarantee" that promises a $200 future travel credit if your stay at the beach is affected by the oil spill.
The program applies to new reservations, booked now ...SkyMall & Southwest Airlines want to send you to Florida
Apr 20th, 2010 at 10:30AM: We're not shy about our love of SkyMall here at Gadling. And our favorite in-flight catalog has a history of partnering with the Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. But this time around, instead of giving away Garden Yetis, the two travel pals are teaming up to send a couple of lucky winners on a trip for two to Panana City Beach, Florida.
If you purchase anything from SkyMall between now and June ...New airport set to open in Florida Panhandle
Mar 11th, 2010 at 10:30AM: Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is set to open in Panama City, Fla., in May, and travelers can already book flights to the new facility.
The big coup for the new airport is a deal with Southwest Airlines, which did not previously fly any routes to the Florida Panhandle. Southwest will offer nonstop flights between Panama City and Nashville, Orlando, Houston and Baltimore ...
