Oil spill – no impact on Alabama tourism yet | NBC13.com

Oil spill – no impact on Alabama tourism yet | NBC13.com: "Birmingham, Ala.(WVTM)—-Last year, two-point-five million tourists visited the Alabama Gulf Coast Region and spent three-point-2 billion dollars.

The short answer - it’s too early to tell if the oil spill headed to Gulf Coast beaches will have a negative impact on tourism. But at least one Central Alabama woman on vacation in Orange Beach is starting to see signs of the oil rig fire."