Something is different this season

And the Miramar Beach area near Whale's Tail has been slammed with the college crowd.

Looked like an MTV production there this afternoon.

There's quite a bit of new construction in our neighborhood. That's encouraging.

Indeed, affordable destinations are among the bright spots in the industry: It costs just $77 for an adult season pass to the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., which opens this weekend, and spokesman Pete Owens says season-ticket sales are up about 7% so far from last year. "Families are forgoing the cruise or the European travel and trying to stay a little closer to home, budgeting more," he said.

Travel Spending Sinks Sharply - WSJ.com

Overall tourism related industries are getting hammered. Destin though may not get hit as bad as some due to its location and cost. Restaurants that stay afloat are likely benefiting from all the closures, and people who made sound real-estate decisions will likely benefit from the lack of property on the rental market due to foreclosure. Capitalism at work folks.

Travel Spending Sinks Sharply - WSJ.com

Overall tourism related industries are getting hammered. Destin though may not get hit as bad as some due to its location and cost. Restaurants that stay afloat are likely benefiting from all the closures, and people who made sound real-estate decisions will likely benefit from the lack of property on the rental market due to foreclosure. Capitalism at work folks.

Sounds well thought out. I imagine that when you say Destin you are talking about SoWal as well.? I've talked to many visitors who refer to 30A as Destin. In fact, when I first visited Sandestin in '95 Russell Walters (previously with Sandestin in house real estate) told me Sandestin was in Destin.

Sounds well thought out. I imagine that when you say Destin you are talking about SoWal as well.? I've talked to many visitors who refer to 30A as Destin. In fact, when I first visited Sandestin in '95 Russell Walters (previously with Sandestin in house real estate) told me Sandestin was in Destin.

Yeah the area in general. I wonder how Russell is doing these days, I think he pulled his sign down on 98 outside SD. I haven't noticed it in a while.

Yeah the area in general. I wonder how Russell is doing these days, I think he pulled his sign down on 98 outside SD. I haven't noticed it in a while.

I guess everybody knows Russell. I almost bought a Sandestin property thru him ten years ago. It was a great property and really was a great time to buy.

And the folks who are causing problems for any venue w/ live music and any restaurant/bar that tries to reopen! :angry:

I guess everybody knows Russell. I almost bought a Sandestin property thru him ten years ago. It was a great property and really was a great time to buy.

I had a contract to purchase a bayfront lot in Driftwood on my desk for a month back in '95 or '96. At that time Sandestin Real Estate was saying Driftwood was going to be a part of Sandestin with a golf course in the middle infill area. I would have signed the contract, but couldn't get anything in writing from Russell and Sandestin saying it was annexed in.

Even SHELLY would say in hindsight that it really was a good time to buy.

This will be a good season.

I had a contract to purchase a bayfront lot in Driftwood on my desk for a month back in '95 or '96. At that time Sandestin Real Estate was saying Driftwood was going to be a part of Sandestin with a golf course in the middle infill area. I would have signed the contract, but couldn't get anything in writing from Russell and Sandestin saying it was annexed in.

Even SHELLY would say in hindsight that it really was a good time to buy.

This will be a good season.

I have to agree with this last comment. Given that South Walton real estate, peaked 12 months before South Florida real estate, and 18 months before California, NY and National average real estate, that So Wal should be a couple quarters ahead of the curve coming out the other side.... and I think that time is this year.

I have to agree with this last comment. Given that South Walton real estate, peaked 12 months before South Florida real estate, and 18 months before California, NY and National average real estate, that So Wal should be a couple quarters ahead of the curve coming out the other side.... and I think that time is this year.

Toke, toke, toke that number..........