Gulf fights for tourists in wake of spill
The water is clear, the sand is white like sugar and the beaches are inviting as ever along most of the Gulf Coast, but images from massive BP oil spill have prompted many tourists to shift to other destinations this Memorial Day weekend.
Some of them are taking a closer look at places such as Hilton Head Island or Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
That’s set off an intense effort by tourism officials and businesses in Gulf of Mexico to lure them back. President Obama said during a news conference Thursday “that he talked to the governors few days ago, and they want me to tell everybody that “all of the Gulf’s beaches are open they are safe and they are clean to enjoy.”
But not those 3 beaches in Louisiana.
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