Panama City Beach rentals, located along the Emerald Coast, are within easy reach of some of the best fishing in the nation. Panama City Beach is a great fishing location for amateurs and skilled fisherman. A variety of fish are available all year long but the spring and fall seasons provide the best fishing. Panama City Beach, with its huge fishing fleet, has numerous experienced anglers and boat captains who enjoy taking novices out on a fishing trip.

Panama City Beach has rivers and fresh water lakes full of bass and pan-fish. If you prefer deep-sea fishing, have a great time fishing in the Gulf of Mexico for big groupers and regal blue marlins. Offshore fishing also provides opportunities for large Wahoo, sailfish and yellow fin tuna fishing.

During your Panama City Beach vacation have fun fishing near one of the area’s numerous artificial reefs or wrecks for red snapper. Fish along the beaches for cobia, pompano, jack crevalle, grouper, snapper and amberjack.  Bottom fishing keeps improving the father you travel into the Gulf. Panama City Beach also has three fishing piers.

The nearby St. Andrews Bay provides excellent saltwater fishing opportunities for red drum, jack crevalle, spotted sea trout, cobia, sheepshead and other species. The beautiful beaches along St. Andrews Bay provide great fishing opportunities. St. Andrews Bay also has two fishing piers and a deep-sea jetty. The bay side pier, located in the Grand Lagoon, brings anglers within reach of sea trout, Spanish mackerel and reds. The pier located on the Gulf side is popular for pompano and Spanish mackerel fishing. Anglers use a boat ramp located on the Grand Lagoon to travel out into the bay waters.

Have a great time fishing during your Panama City Beach vacation!

This week iTrip is featuring its 1710 Aqua luxury condo located in Panama City Beach. If you’re seeking a vacation in paradise this condo is for you!  The attractive Aqua, one of the areas newest resorts, is situated right on the coastline on sparking white sand. Enjoy the views of the beautiful emerald waters while sipping a cup of coffee or having breakfast on the private balcony. The balcony is also a great place to watch beautiful sunsets or read a book. You can even enjoy the wonderful ocean views from the living room.

Enjoy Aqua’s outdoor pool or indoor heated pool or the hot tub. During your Panama City Beach vacation take long casual strolls along the beautiful beach. It’s also a great place for joggers. Pack a picnic lunch and dine right on the beach.

The one-bedroom, two-bath condo includes a full kitchen for days when you feel like making your own meals. Unlike a motel, the condo allows you to save plenty of money on meals by making them yourself. The dining area includes plenty of room. The living room has a sleeper sofa and a 32 inch TV and wifi Internet. The spacious, attractive living room is a great place to relax after a fun day at the beach.

The master bedroom includes a king-size bed and a 27 inch TV and a DVD. The bunk area includes twin-size bunk beds and a 20 inch TV and DVD. The attractive bathrooms include marble and a shower.

This rental – and more of our Panama City Beach rentals – are within easy reach of Shipwreck Island Water Park, Gulf World Marine Park and Zoo World. There are also great boating and fishing opportunities.

Have tons of fun during your Panama City Beach vacation!

Career-building singles rarely take all the vacation time they have coming; but a singles vacation to somewhere warm, sunny and fun could be just what you need to unwind, relax and recharge your batteries. Popular vacation hotspots like Panama City Beach, Newport Beach and Siesta Key have the luxurious beach rentals, fabulous beaches, exciting activities, great restaurants and pulsating nightlife that draw singles. Beach vacations destinations are the perfect places to party with your friends, meet other singles and maybe even find romance. Three of the most popular vacation destinations for singles are:

1. Panama City Beach is where singles go to have fun on Florida’s scenic Gulf Coast. Packed with fun-filled attractions, including water parks, zoos, go karts, miniature golf and arcades, this is the place to go for exciting water sports, rocking nightlife and the Gulf’s famous sugar-sand beaches
2. Newport Beach is Southern California’s favorite beach resort. Relax on white sand beaches or pamper yourself at fabulous spas. Newport Beach offers biking, kayaking, surfing, boarding and world-class shopping. Dinner on the harbor and breathtaking sunsets set the stage for romance
3. Siesta Key is a tropical paradise on Florida’s southern Gulf Coast where colorful birds flit across gorgeous white sand beaches and sing from swaying palms. Siesta Key has it all: snorkeling, diving, fishing, spas, golf and more

Singles vacations are more fun when you and your friends stay together in fabulous Siesta Key beach rentals or Newport Beach vacation rentals where you can laze around, raid the kitchen whenever you get the munchies, cook fabulous meals together, sit shoulder to shoulder on the beach while you watch the sun melt into the ocean and talk the night away over a pitcher of margaritas. You need this. So call a few friends or gather the whole gang, tell your boss you’re headed for the beach and book the perfect Panama City Beach rentals on iTrip.net.

Enjoy the Panama City Beach Nightlife with the Guys!

The popular Panama City, Beach Florida, famous for beach party activities, also offers great fishing and golfing opportunities.  If you’re thinking about a “guy’s weekend,” this is the place to go and iTrip.net offers plenty of affordable vacation rentals that can accommodate you and your crew!

When the sun goes down, the city lights up with a variety of nightlife options.

The fun Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge (700 S Pier Park Dr) is the sister bar to the one in Nashville. Enjoy live music in a lively atmosphere. The lounge also has a restaurant, serving a variety of tasty meals.

The lively Coyote Ugly Saloon (110512 Front Beach Rd) is well known for its “dancing girls” bar. The packed bar attracts a wide variety of people. Coyote Ugly Saloon is a favorite for those who like to party.

Schooner’s Local Beach Club, perched on the Gulf, is known as “The last local beach club,” because the club is one of the last holdouts using the classic beach style, with its tin roof and worn wood floors. By sunset the dance floor is packed. Every sunset somebody lights the old cannon’s fuse and the crowd counts down to “blast off.” It’s within easy reach of vacation rentals in Panama City Beach, FL.

Guys have a great time fishing the beautiful, deep Gulf coast waters. Panama City Beach is home to one of the nation’s largest sport fishing fleets. Experienced fishermen and novices have a great time salt-water and fresh-water fishing. Enjoy fishing on one of Jubilee’s two party boats – Treasure Island or Jubilee. If you don’t know anything about deep-sea fishing the mates onboard provide the education you need to catch some great fish.

Golfing enthusiast enjoy the challenging Hombre Golf Club, featuring water on 15 of the 18 holes. The beautiful PGA quality course is a favorite among golfers.

Book one of our Panama City Beach rentals today on iTrip.net for you guys’ weekend!

Our beach vacation rentals are available in a number of different coastal locations to allow you to choose your favorite, or to become a beach connoisseur by experiencing every type of coastline that North and Central America have to offer.

In the Northeast, Delaware Shores and Maryland’s Ocean City give you miles of beautiful Atlantic beaches as well as one of the country’s top boardwalks. The Atlantic Ocean on the Delaware and Maryland coasts offer some of the best recreational opportunities available — swimming, sunbathing, surf fishing, boating, deep sea fishing, surfing, skimboarding, dolphin watching, beachcombing, a relaxing walk. The ocean warms up to swimmable temperatures in May and remains warm enough to swim in as late as October. 

In South Carolina, vacation rentals in Charleston and North Myrtle Beach offer Southern hospitality and powdery sands. Exciting activities for the entire family include miniature golf parks, water sports, seaside amusement parks, theatres and of course the dance craze that was born in North Myrtle’s Ocean Drive, The Shag!

Along the Gulf of Mexico, in Alabama and Florida, we have Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, as well as Perdido Key, South Walton, Panama City, and Destin.  The Emerald Coast has sugary soft sand and mesmerizing green waters, as well as environmentally certified clean beaches. Further south, we offer vacation rentals around the award-winning St. Petersburg and Clearwater beaches, too.  

Going even further south into Central America, experience the exotic in vacation rentals in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Then, on your way up the West Coast, stop in Mexico’s Baja California and visit Cabo San Lucas.  And as you travel up past San Diego toward Los Angeles, you can experience the warmth and glamour of Southern California beaches with vacation rentals in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. 

Let iTrip.net help you and your family become beach connoisseurs!

Excercise or enjoy water sports to stay healthy on vacation!

Everyone likes to splurge when they’re on vacation, but there’s no reason you can’t have your cake and then walk it off, too.  

Beach vacations (shameless plug: find affordable beach condos at iTrip.net) encourage plenty of physical activity which will keep those little splurges from winding up on your waistline. Water sports, beachcombing, swimming, kayaking and even walking to the beach from your beach rental are good, heart-healthy aerobic activities. Preparing nutritious breakfasts and picnic lunches in the well-equipped kitchen of your rental encourages healthy eating while leaving room to indulge in a few vacation splurges.

You may not want to read this, but trust me you’ll thank us come next year’s swimsuit season. To enjoy a beach vacation that is fun and healthy, follow these tips: 

1. Book a vacation rental (on iTrip.net!) versus a hotel. You can “exercise” better control over meal and snack choices when you have the option to prepare them in the full kitchen of your rental instead of constantly ordering in room service or snacking on minibar sweets
2. Pick up fresh fruits and vegetables at the local farmers’ market for snacks and meal preparation
3. Take a daily walk along the beach. Carry a pail or plastic bag to hold any shells and treasures you find. Walking on sand gives muscles and tendons a great workout and expends 2.5 times more energy than walking on pavement. Jog if you must, but walking burns more calories
4. Walk or bike to the beach from your vacation rental
5. Get off your beach blanket and play with your kids. Building sand castles tones the arms and swimming works the legs
6. Stay relaxed. Alternate energetic activities like kayaking, scuba diving and surfing with a relaxing day on beach or a boat cruise
7. When you go to the beach, always take plenty of water and set your phone alarm to beep every 2 hours so you remember to reapply sunscreen

For affordable and amazing condos and vacation rentals on the beach, check out our Destin vacation rentals, Panama City Beach rentals and Laguna Beach rentals.

Panama City Beach, Florida is home to some of the world’s most exciting nightlife. All the nighttime fun is within easy distance of your Panama City Beach vacation rental.

The place is teeming with a variety of dance night clubs and beach bars. Panama City Beach offers a wide variety of music. The night club scene features nationally known bands. If you like Karaoke clubs, jazz venues, wine bars or comedy routines shows Panama City Beach has it.

Club La Vela (8813 Thomas Drive): This fantastic night club has nine dance clubs all under one roof. Club La Vela offers live bands and concerts. The club also has open air beach bars. You can cut loose and go wild or just relax.

Spinnaker (8795 Thomas Drive): The famous beach club is a great place to hang out. Enjoy live music and dancing and have some fun at the popular Spinnaker Beach Club. The club has inside and outside bars and a few hideaway bars. If you enjoy big crowds make sure to visit Spinnaker while staying at your Panama Beach condo rental.

Schooners (5121 Gulf Drive):  It’s called “The last local beach club”. The bar is situated on the beautiful gulf. The dance floor is packed by sunset. Every sunset somebody from the crowd lights the old cannon’s fuse and the crowd counts to blast off just as the sun dips below the horizon.

Hammerhead Fred’s (8752 Thomas Drive): The popular restaurant/bar has live top 40/pop music at indoor and outdoor venues. It’s like a college town bar situated on the beach.

Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge (700 S. Pier Park Dr.): Features country music and a big dance floor. The place has plenty of people ready to party. It’s a great place to have fun!

Have a great time while staying at your Panama City Beach vacation rental.

Celebrate America’s coast-to-coast birthday bash with a weekend getaway to one of the 5 best places to spend the 4^th of July: 

1. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Gather some blankets from your Pigeon Forge vacation rental and head to Patriot Park for a day of down-home fun with games, free Kids’ Karnival, fabulous food and entertainment by country crooners Restless Heart and Randy Montana. Fireworks cap a perfect day in the Smoky Mountains.
2. Orlando, Florida. Universal Orlando and Walt Disney World light up the night after a day filled with special parades and entertainment, but Orlando also offers plenty to do within easy reach of your Orlando vacation home. Show off your moves at the Celebration Town Center All American Sock Hop; then dance over to Lake Eola Park for fireworks. Both events feature live music and children’s activities.
3. Ocean City, Maryland. From your Ocean City vacation rental, you can join the Jamboree in the Park uptown at Northside Park for food, old-fashioned games, kids’ activities, musical entertainment, pie-eating contests and an arts and crafts show. Or spend the day at the North Division Street beach downtown. Enjoy a simultaneous concert and fireworks at both sites.
4. Newport Beach, California. Leave your Newport Beach vacation rental early to watch the Old Glory Boat Parade before heading for the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina for carnival games, music and barbecue. Seaside fireworks are visible from public beaches around the harbor.
5. Panama City Beach, Florida. Enjoy live entertainment at the Legacy by the Sea celebration on Front Beach Road, just minutes from your Panama City Beach rental. The day features a golf cart decorating contest, patriotic pet parade, watermelon seed-spitting contest, F-15 flyover and beachside fireworks. 

For a spectacular 4^th of July weekend, book your vacation rental on iTrip.net today.

TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, just announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 Travelers’ Choice® Beaches awards. Top beach spots were named in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, the South Pacific, the Caribbean and Mexico, and Central and South America. iTrip.net features three of the top 10 destinations, including North Myrtle Beach, Panama City Beach and Clearwater.

When people think of beaches in the U.S., expectations may have them guessing that California or Florida might hold the honors of the top rated beaches, but it’s actually Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was named number 1 in the list of the Top 25 Beaches in the United States.

The Trip Advisor list explains, “Myrtle Beach boasts some of the best beaches on America’s East Coast, which are distinguished by panoramic views of the Atlantic, calm waters and soft white sand. Ideal for swimming and sunbathing, Myrtle Beach also offers plenty of family attractions, making it perfect for beach-lovers with kids.”

While Florida does hold six of the top ten spots, including Panama City Beach at number 3 and Clearwater at number 6, California makes a couple of appearances while other states like New Jersey, Hawaii, Virginia, Maine, Massachusetts, Delaware and Texas have their own representations in the Top 25. 

Unlike any other honors, TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice winners are based on millions of real and unbiased reviews and opinions from travelers around the world.

On the list of the Top 25 Beaches in the World, Myrtle Beach comes in sixth behind such world-renowned vacation spots as the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Philippines, Aruba, Jamaica and Mexico.

Want to find out more about Myrtle Beach, Panama City Beach and Clearwater? iTrip.net offers great Panama City Beach rentals and Clearwater, Florida condos.