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- NAVARRE, FL - Navarre Beach has long enjoyed the presence of condominiums. But while the strip of sandy white beach across Santa Rosa Sound might be peppered with pastel houses, hotels, and condo... Full story
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- Hilton plans approved for Okaloosa Island
- FORT WALTON BEACH - Don't expect Paris and Nicky... Full story
- Landmark Center could include hotel
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- Local crews building new Hurlburt hotel, club
- Mona Moore, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- HURLBURT FIELD - Hurlburt is doing its part to stimulate the local economy.
Construction of a new military hotel and club facilities is under way and a new Joint Operational Planning Facility (JOPF) will soon follow.
"It's a project that almost... Full story
- Financing delays Hilton construction
- Dusty Ricketts, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- OKALOOSA ISLAND, FL - Even the Hilton Hotels Corp. is not immune to the ongoing financial crisis. Construction on the Hilton Emerald Coast, a four-star resort planned for the north side of U.S. Highway 98 just east of the Elks Lodge,... Full story
- Another pedestrian bridge over U.S. 98 moves forward
- The walkway would connect the Hilton Emerald Coast to Beasley Park
- Dusty Ricketts, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- OKALOOSA ISLAND - Crossing U.S. Highway 98 to and from the planned Hilton hotel is on its way to becoming a lot safer.
Okaloosa County commissioners this week voted to reduce the building front setback for the planned Hilton Emerald Coast on... Full story
- Encore acquires Sterling Resorts
- By Daniel Carson, Florida Freedom Newspapers
- PANAMA CITY BEACH - Destin-based Sterling Resorts LLC, which manages five Panama City Beach resort properties, and Sterling Realty LLC are now under new ownership.
Encore Enterprises spokesman Ed Gilbert said Thursday the Dallas hotel company's... Full story
- New hotel coming to busy corner
- By MICHAEL BREWER Daily News Contributing Writer
- FORT WALTON BEACH — A new hotel chain has checked in for an extended stay at the corner of Racetrack Road and Eglin Parkway.
Maitland, Fla.-based Liberty Investment Properties, the principal franchisee of Value Place... Full story

- Vacation Seasons: When to travel
- By Tara Roberts
- It isn’t just a matter of where to go on vacation or where to stay once there. It is important to also decide when to travel.
The standard four seasons – spring, summer, fall and winter – don’t necessarily apply when... Full story

- Off-Season Vacations Offer Big Savings
- By Tara Roberts
- Face it, the biggest draw for tourists coming to the south, particularly Florida and especially the incomparable Emerald Coast, is the sun and sand. Well, maybe not so much the sand, but the beach definitely. Combine that with year-round tropical... Full story

- It’s not easy being Green
- Environmentally friendly accommodations
- By Tara Roberts
- When taking a vacation on the Florida Panhandle, it’s not just the crystal clear Emerald waters that are green. Thanks to an innovative program established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, visitors can now choose a hotel... Full story

- Dog Days of Summer
- Taking a Pet on Vacation
- By Tara Roberts
- Summer vacation plans are made, the bags are packed, the car is filled with gas, coolers are full of snacks and drinks for the trip, and maps are tucked into the sun visor. Yet, there is that ever present feeling that something has been forgotten.... Full story