BP Gulf Oil Spill's Impact on Tourism Estimated at 3 Years, Nearly $23 Billion

By now you've probably seen the ads: Come to Florida/Another Gulf Coast state, our beaches are still beautiful (despite the worst oil spill in U.S. history). It's a sign that the states are losing visitors, and tourism dollars. A new (.pdf) analysis by Oxford Economics projects the BP oil spill will impact Gulf Coast tourism for at least three years, and cost the region $22.7 billion.
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