By Garry Mitchell, Associated Press WriterGULF SHORES, Ala. — 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 this year.
March heralds student spring break frolics and the kickoff of get-to-the-beach tourism.
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