UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest even reported): December 11, 2003

                           BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS, INC.
             (Exact name or registrant as specified in its charter)


          NEVADA                        000-31701               85-0473277
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(State or other                  (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)


    150 Louisiana NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico                     87108
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code         505-266-5985
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.

     99.1  Press release of Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. dated December 11, 2003.


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The information  contained  herein and in the  accompanying  exhibit is
being  furnished  under Item 12 of Form 8-K "Results of Operations and Financial
Condition" and is included under this Item 9 in accordance  with SEC Release No.
33-8216  (March 27,  2003).  This  information  shall not be deemed  "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

         On December 11, 2003,  Bowlin Travel Centers,  Inc., will issue a press
release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2003.
A copy of the press  release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  December 11, 2003               Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc.


                                       By: /s/ Michael L. Bowlin
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                                       Michael L. Bowlin, Chairman of the Board,
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.  Description

   99.1      Press Release dated December 11, 2003



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