1 million fewer people visited Alabama beaches after oil spill, figures show
by AnnistonStar
 Around the State
Feb 11, 2011 | 550 views |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend | print | permalink

Alabama’s beaches saw a million fewer visitors in 2010 than the year before, according to the latest state tourism figures, and the impact reverberated across the state. 

Many people who visited after the record-setting BP PLC oil spill were attracted by huge discounts.

Read the full story from The Press-Register.

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