Sports event spending on Alabama beaches more than doubled in 2009 | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Sports event spending on Alabama beaches more than doubled in 2009 | Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Spending related to sporting events more than doubled along Alabama's beaches last year, climbing to $7.6 million from $3 million in 2008, according to tourism officials.

That amount accounts for the 23,155 nights that hotel rooms and condos were rented by participants and spectators at 51 events, as well as money those visitors left at local restaurants, shops and gas stations, says a new report from the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission."