Alabama Beach Resorts Post Record Lodging Spending In '07

By Associated Press

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) - Alabama beach resorts posted record visitor spending on lodgings last year, bouncing back three years after Hurricane Ivan left widespread wreckage on the coast.

Tourism officials hope high gas prices and a slide in the national economy won't reverse those gains.

Next month will usher in student springbreak and an ad campaign promoting beach tourism.

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