Kirk Lancaster

The New TDC Website

October 7, 2008 • 3 comments

Imagine that you’re a tourist (which we all are, at some point and place).   You’re heading home from a great (or not-so-great) visit to Panama City Beach, Florida. You see …

by Kirk Lancaster

Coastal Cleanup 2008

September 26, 2008 • 0 comments

This time next year, we will be aware of and report the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup before the event happens.  But this year, we are pleased to report that …

by Kirk Lancaster

TDC Revenue Enhancement Committee Meeting

September 25, 2008 • 3 comments

The TDC/CVB pulled together an impressive report on Bed Tax collections in competing destinations. Numbers are clear:  Tourists visiting Panama City Beach pay less bed tax than in most other …

by Kirk Lancaster

Scallops Tonight!

September 25, 2008 • 0 comments

A release from Friends of St. Andrew Bay: The Friends of St. Andrew Bay (FSAB) and the Resource Management Association (RMA) will host Dr. Steve Geiger of the Florida Marine …

by Kirk Lancaster

Gorgeous Outside, Heavy Brainstorms Inside

September 25, 2008 • 1 comment

Tuesday, September 23: TDC Marketing Committee Meeting Highlights of ideas from the new marketing committee. Russ Smith of the Towne of Seahaven  brought up the success of filling beds through …

by Kirk Lancaster

TDC Needs New Formula for Special Events

September 17, 2008 • 3 comments

Special events at the beach are wonderful for Bay County.  The biggest events, Spring Break and Thunder Beach,  drive huge amounts of tourists to Panama City Beach. Smaller events bring …

by Kirk Lancaster

New TDC Marketing Committee = New PCBDaily Contributor

September 8, 2008 • 6 comments

I was notified this weekend that my service is no longer needed on the Bay County TDC marketing committee.  I guess they know where I stand, and have decided that …

by Kirk Lancaster

Fix our Beach, THEN advertise.

September 8, 2008 • 4 comments

Here are the thoughts I summed up for the TDC board after comments Tuesday. —————————————— 1. Advertising Budget We should not advertise until the “product is fixed.” What is wrong …

by Kirk Lancaster