Gulf Oil Spill Tourism

AP News - 618 days ago
Gulf Oil Spill Tourism
Unoccupied umbrellas and lounges await tourists along the beach in Biloxi, Miss., Monday, May 31, 2010. Tourists along the Gulf coast are enjoying the beaches despite the nation's worst oil spill. Tourism officials from Mississippi to Florida have fought the perception that oil has come ashore, and hotels have offered lower rates and other incentives to vacationers. Though some tar balls have been found on Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands, oil from the spill has not significantly fouled the shores. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)