Tom Becnel News Today

My New Orleans 03/01/2021 Gulf Coast Tourism reinvented itself since the pandemic began, luring visitors to its emerald waters and white sandy beaches while promoting strict safety measures. New hotels and restaurants continue to spring up, attractions such as the new Mississippi Aquarium and the relaunched Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo opened in 2020 and sites hurt by last summer’s hurricanes are rebounding for spring break. Plus, with all the great outdoors for exploration, there’s plenty of way...

The 10-story building has seven floors of guest rooms, 20,000 square feet of meeting space and a parking garage below the main floor. The hotel also features culinary concepts by celebrity chef Hugh Acheson, a spa and fitness center and the area’s only hotel rooftop pool and lounge, and is within walking distance of The Village of Baytowne Wharf. “Everybody here has contributed in their own way to our arriving to this point,” Becnel said during the ceremony at the hotel’s entrance. “B...