Visit Pensacola Partner Report

The New Visit Pensacola App is here!

The new and improved Visit Pensacola App is now here! Getting to Pensacola is easy, but leaving, that’s the hard part. Whether you’re in town on business or pleasure or one of the lucky locals, the Visit Pensacola App was built with you in mind. With geolocation features and an itinerary builder, finding what to do while in Pensacola is both fun, fast and easy!

Use the VP App to find restaurants, events, attractions, entertainment and more. Check out the instructions to launch the new app below and click here to learn more.

INSTALLING ON IOS
Open your Safari browser on your iOS device.
Go to the app website (https://app.visitpensacola.com).
Tap on the "Share" button at the screen's bottom. It looks like a square with an upward arrow.
Scroll down and look for the "Add to Home Screen" option and tap on it.
Rename the app if desired, and then tap on "Add" located in the top right corner of the screen.
Once the app is installed, you can open it by tapping on the icon on your home screen.
If prompted, allow the app to access your location to provide information about nearby attractions and events.

INSTALLING ON ANDROID
Open your Chrome browser on your Android device.
Go to the app website (https://app.visitpensacola.com).
Tap on the menu button (usually represented by three dots) in the top right corner of the screen.
Look for the "Add to Home Screen" option and tap on it.
Rename the app if desired, and then tap on "Add" located in the top right corner of the screen.
Once the app is installed, you can open it by tapping on the icon on your home screen.
If prompted, allow the app to access your location to provide information about nearby attractions and events.

Make a Reservation Now for our Annual Meeting!

Register for October HRT

Join us for an afternoon of Aviation.
Scenic Hills Country Club

Speakers:
Mr. Ken Ibold, Pensacola International Airport Assistant Director
Michael Griffin, Co-Founder of Gen Daniel "Chappie" James Flight Academy, Inc

Mark Your Calendars for Beach-O-Ween

Beach-O-Ween is back for the 5th year in a row on Pensacola Beach! Grab your costume and don't forget to register your business to participate in this year's event. See you there for a spooky time!

What’s Visit Pensacola been up to this month?

Adventure Cities - Blue Angel Shoot

Visit Pensacola Social Media Associate, Blake Howerton, and Digital Marketing Manager, Shawn Brown, joined Johnathan and Alex from Adventure Cities - Discovery Channel for the day. Jonathan dove into the Pensacola culinary scene, learned the history of the Bushwacker from the infamous Sandshaker Bar, got up close and personal with our Blue Angels, and more! The Pensacola episode of Adventure Cities will air in December on the Discovery Channel, and you will not want to miss this program.

Visit Florida Governor's Conference

The annual Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism took place from September 6 - 8. Visit Pensacola team members Darien Schaefer, Nicole Stacey, Kaya Man, Wandy Samuel, Lindsey Steck-Jackson, Melissa Bailey, and Tia Robbins traveled to Tampa FL for the conference. 🏖️

Visit Pensacola was honored by VISIT FLORIDA with a Flagler Award at the recent 2023 Florida Governor's Conference on Tourism in Orlando. Named for Henry Flagler, the Flagler Awards were established in 2000 to recognize outstanding tourism marketing in Florida.

Visit Pensacola took home the coveted Henry Award, the top award given in each category, for the special event category for its work on the 2022 Sun Belt Basketball Championship Promotion. The campaign garnered over 29,000 attendees, nearly 7,000 room nights, $2.8 million in visitor spending, and $2.4 million in economic impact.

Visit Florida One Fun Day Filming

Visit Pensacola Marketing and Communications Manager, Lindsey Steck-Jackson, spent One Fun Day with Visit Florida, complete with blue skies, crystal clear water, sugar white sand, and the warmest hospitality from our community partners showing off the best of our area! This is such an exciting series to be chosen for and we can’t wait for everyone to see how to spend the perfect day in Pensacola!

A few things on the horizon to look for in the project
⭐️ Pontooning in Perdido Key
⭐️ Coffee at Maker’s Cafe
⭐️ Shopping & strolling down Palafox Street
⭐️ A gorgeous sunset & snack with Pensacola Picnic Co.

Texas Broadcasts

Visit Pensacola Vice President of Destination Development, Nicole Stacey, headed west to Texas to talk with WFAA Dallas: Good Morning Texas, and KHOU Houston: Great Day Houston to talk about all things Pensacola and why Texans should make Pensacola their next vacation destination. 📺 We'll see you again, Texas!

SEE Crowdriff Conference

Visit Pensacola takes Denver! 🏔️ From September 18-20, Visit Pensacola team members Lindsey, Elliott, and Blake headed west to Denver, Colorado for the CrowdRiff SEE (Seek, Explore, Experience) Conference to learn all things social media, content creation, authentic storytelling, and more. It was a great week connecting with and learning from other destination marketing organizations!

Recent Media Coverage from Press Trips + Pitches

Rafael Pena visited Pensacola, while being shown around by Marketing and Communications Manager, Lindsey Steck-Jackson, and Destination Sales Manager, Tia Robbins. They went to Blue Dot BBQ, Five Sisters Blues Cafe, Chappie James Museum of Pensacola, and explored the Belmont-Devilliers District.