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TYBEE PRESS KIT:

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PRESS RELEASES:

  • 2013 FlipKey- Top East Coast Vacations 
  • 2013 Tybee Gay Days
  • 2013 Tybee Wine Festival 
  • 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Parade 
  • Group Vow Renewal Mardi Gras Tybee Feb. 2013
  • 1st Annual Tybee Beach Brew Fest Press Release
  • 2012 Tybee Pirate Fest Press Release
  • 5th Annual Labor Day Beach Bash
  • 14th Annual Tybee Island Sea Kayak Races
  • Tybee Named One of Best Beaches on the East Coast by Fodor’s
  • Mary Kay Andrews Book Signing
  • Tybee Island Tourism Council Debuts New Videos Featuring Ecotourism and Accommodations
  • July 3rd Fireworks
  • 2012 Less Than a Tank Away Contest
  • 2012 Savannah Tall Ships Challenge
  • 2012 EVP Pro Volleyball Tour
  • 2012 Tybee Turtle Trot
  • 2012 Irish Heritage Celebration Parade
  • 2012 Tybee Wine Festival
  • 2012 Tybee Island Has a New Mobile App
  • 2012 Mardi Gras Tybee
  • 2011 Labor Day Beach Bash
  • 2011 Tybee Pirate Festival
  • Fort Pulaski Candlelantern Tour
  • 9th Annual Tybee Irish Heritage Parade
  • Tybee Island press release – Bicycle Friendly Community – May 2011
  • Media Advisory – EVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour – Savannah Open- May 2011

PRESS ARTICLES:

  • Top East Coast Vacations – FlipKey May 2013
  • America’s Best Little Beach Towns – Travel and Leisure May 2013
  • Soak up some sun on a beach vacation – Macon Telegraph May 2013
  • The 10 Best Small Towns in America Tybee #10 - Business Insider April 2013
  • Family Friendly Spring Break Ideas – Trekaroo.com February 2013
  • 5 Romantic Getaways in Georgia – TravelandEscape.ca January 2013
  • Tybee Island, The Best Kept Secret in Georgia – Travelhoppers.com January 2013
  • Tybee Island Camping – RVing Illustrated October 2012
  • Fall vacation contest offered for Tybee – Savannah Morning News September 2012
  • Fun Escapes – Cooking with Paula Deen August 2012
  • Tired Of The Heat? Consider These Five Cool Island Destinations – Tybee #2 – TravelforBommers.com August 2012
  • Get the most out of a Tybee Island Vacation – Nashville Parent August 2012
  • Motley Crue’s Vince Neil to headline Tybee Island Pirate Festival – Savannah Morning News August 2012
  • Fodor’s Best Family Beaches on the East Coast July 2012
  • America’s Best Seafood Dives 2012 June 2012
  • Tybee Island Named Finalist in Rand McNally & USA Today’s “Best of the Road” Competition as Most Beautiful Small Town in America June 2012
  • Summer in the U.S.A.: 20 Best Vacation Destinations – Frommer’s June 2012
  • The Perfect Beach Town: Tybee Island, GA – Southern Living June 2012
  • Tybee Island festival features food & wine – Macon Magazine March 2012
  • Sweet on Savannah: Traveling with Kids February 2012
  • Kiteboarding on Tybee January 2012
  • Top Beach Towns for the Winter: Tybee #4 October 2011
  • Road Trip: Tybee Island August 2011
  • Turtle Tracking August 2011
  • Tybee Pirate Festival July 2011
  • Tybee: One of the “Best Beaches for Families” June 2011
  • Georgia Traveler Season 4 Episode 10 – Tybee Island May 2011
  • Like to Bike – Head to Tybee – WSAV May 2011
  • Atlanta Magazine Island Escapes Cover Story March 2011
  • Birmingham Magazine March 2011
  • Horizon Travel Magazine – Canada Cover March 2011
  • Georgia Public Broadcasting – Mardi Gras lifts Tybee’s off season March 2011
  • Savannah Morning News – Tybee hosts Mardi Gras to boost tourism March 2011
  • Tybee named a Top 5 Hidden Beach February 2011
  • America’s Best Budget Beach Hotels August 2010
  • Travel + Leisure America’s Best Little Beach Towns August 2010
  • New York Times Laid-Back Beach Town Welcomes Detouring Families July 2010
  • Day Trips and Weekend Getaways on a Budget May 12, 2010
  • TRIPADVISOR ANNOUNCES TOP VACATION RENTAL HOT SPOTS FOR 2010 April 22, 2010

Tybee’s Most Recent Accolades:

  • “America’s Top East Coast Beaches” – FlipKey
  • “America’s Best Little Beach Towns” – Travel and Leisure Magazine
  • #10 Best Small Towns In America – Business Insider
  • Reader’s Pick for Best Georgia Beach Retreat – Creative Loafing Atlanta
  • “Best Family Beaches on the East Coast” – Fodor’s
  • “Perfect Little Beach Town: The All-American Hamlet” – Southern Living
  • “America’s 50 Best Seafood Dives” – Coastal Living
  • “Best Beaches for Families” – Parents Magazine
  • Top 10 Vacation Rental Hotspots for 2010 – TripAdvisor
  • Top 10 City Beaches in America – AOL
  • #1 Healthiest Beach in America – Health Magazine
  • “Readers’ Choice Best Beach” – Georgia Magazine
  • “Best One Tank Trip” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
  • “Best Beach Retreat” – Creative Loafing Atlanta
  • Bicycle Friendly Community – League of American Bicyclists
  • Best Day Trip and Most Fun Place to Take the Kids – Savannah Magazine

  • Deep South Magazine Top 10 Events April 1, 2010
  • Harper’s Bazaar The Real Miley Cyrus February 2010
  • Warm U.S. Islands for Cold Times February 2, 2010
  • Georgia Magazine Cover October 2009
  • Georgia Magazine Best of October 2009
  • Tybee Island Visitor Count Up in July August 11, 2009
  • Pirate Fest Draws Record Crowds November 4, 2009
  • Fifth Annual Pirate Fest Envisioned to Fortify Shoulder Tourism Season October 7, 2009
  • Taking In Tybee Just 4 Families Digest – http://www.just4familiesonline.com
  • America’s Healthiest Beach & Lake Getaways Health.com
  • AOL’s Top Ten City Beaches AOL Travel

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