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Oil spill continues to threaten New Zealand's tourist beaches

New Zealand Closes Beaches Over Oil Spill

Oil spill continues to threaten New Zealand's tourist beaches

Popular tourist beaches in northern New Zealand have been closed after oil leaking from a ... read more

Tourists come back to Gulf beaches after BP oil spill

US Gulf states see visitors return

Tourists come back to Gulf beaches after BP oil spill

Visitor numbers for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida dropped in the wake of the ... read more

Government assures Mauritians that beaches are safe

No Oil Spill

Government assures Mauritians that beaches are safe

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - The recent grounding of a cargo vessel carrying rice to the Ivory Coast on a reef off ... read more

Florida tourism receives $30 million BP grant

NW Florida Tourism Council Gets $30 Million In Oil Spill Cash

Florida tourism receives $30 million BP grant

Tourism in Florida is getting a $30 mililon boost from BP, state officials said Monday.

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Visit Florida doing the math on economic impact of BP oil spill

Florida Tourism

Visit Florida doing the math on economic impact of BP oil spill

By Tiffany Griffith

Florida seen the physical damage of the BP oil spill, now it's seeing the economic damage. ... read more

Gulf Coast tourism: Public perception not oil is a real problem

Gulf Coast Tourism

Gulf Coast tourism: Public perception not oil is a real problem

By NOAKI SCHWARTZ

BILOXI, Miss.

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Governor, industry leaders discuss post BP oil spill tourism

Florida Tourism

Governor, industry leaders discuss post BP oil spill tourism

Governor Charlie Crist today met with tourism and hospitality industry leaders in Fort ... read more

Gulf Coast - 100 days after the spill

Florida Tourism

Gulf Coast - 100 days after the spill

By Catherine Clifford

DESTIN, Fla.

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Chinese tourists swim in the sea near huge oil spill

China's Oil Spil

Chinese tourists swim in the sea near huge oil spill

Dalian, China - Holidaymakers in northeastern China have been seen swimming in the sea near the ... read more

Study: Oil spill to cost Gulf coast up to $22.7 billion in tourism revenue

Oil Spill Effect On Gulf Coast Tourism

Study: Oil spill to cost Gulf coast up to $22.7 billion in tourism revenue

By Marnie Hunter

Perception is the wild card in how the oil disaster will affect the Gulf coast region's travel ... read more

Destination news: Florida faces tough task of luring tourists back

Panhandle coastline tourism

Destination news: Florida faces tough task of luring tourists back

By MATT SEDENSKY

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — Efforts to cap the oil well are under way.

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Travel news: hotels offer "beach gurantees" to lure visitors back to Florida

Florida Tourism

Travel news: hotels offer "beach gurantees" to lure visitors back to Florida

By SHARON SINGLETON

Some of the world’s biggest hotel chains and travel companies are offering “beach ... read more

Economic damage from  BP oil spill may not spread beyond Gulf

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Economic damage from BP oil spill may not spread beyond Gulf

By JEANNINE AVERSA

WASHINGTON — The BP oil spill has hammered the fishing and tourism industries along the Gulf ... read more

Gulf Coast summer canceled by BP oil spill

Gulf Coast cancellations rates have reached 80%

Gulf Coast summer canceled by BP oil spill

Santa Rosa Island, the home of Pensacola Beach, is known as the "Las Vegas of Beach Weddings," ... read more

New Orleans asks BP for tourism grant

New Orleans asking for $75 million

New Orleans asks BP for tourism grant

Hoping to send the message that the Big Easy is open for business, the city of New Orleans has ... read more

Orbitz guarantees full refund of any Florida vacations affected by oil spill

Orbitz Refund Guarantee

Orbitz guarantees full refund of any Florida vacations affected by oil spill

Responding to overwhelming concerns about whether booking a beach vacation anywhere along the ... read more

Cruise ships' departure times altered to avoid oil

Cruising The Oily Waters

Cruise ships' departure times altered to avoid oil

By DOUGLAS HANKS

MIAMI - Carnival won't sail its cruise ships at night through the Gulf of Mexico. It's too hard ... read more

Can Florida save its tourism despite the oil?

Saving Florida tourism

Can Florida save its tourism despite the oil?

By Daniel Indiviglio

Oil began washing up on Florida's gulf coast earlier this month.

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Tar balls avoid Mississippi,  but so do tourists

Gulf Oil Spill

Tar balls avoid Mississippi, but so do tourists

By ILAN BRAT And JEFFREY BALL

BILOXI, Miss.—Few tar balls have hit the beaches here. Visitors aren't swimming away from ... read more

Spooked by the oil spill, passengers brave Bermuda Triangle

Cruise Perks

Spooked by the oil spill, passengers brave Bermuda Triangle

By Anton Anderssen, eTN

As oil fouls Gulf beaches, savvy souls sail the Sargasso Sea, some 1,600 miles away.

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Study: Oil spill is going to ripple throughout Florida's economy

Significant Losses for Florida Tourism Predicted

Study: Oil spill is going to ripple throughout Florida's economy

With tar balls washing up on some Florida Panhandle beaches, the state's largest industry could ... read more

Florida braced for damage to tourism

Oil spill effect on Florida tourism

Florida braced for damage to tourism

By KIM CHIPMAN AND MARY JANE CREDEUR

Floridians have found frisbee-sized oil clumps along Pensacola Beach, as the state braced itself ... read more

Oil spill from damaged tanker prompts Singapore to close beaches

Singapore closes beaches

Oil spill from damaged tanker prompts Singapore to close beaches

SINGAPORE – Singapore closed beaches along 7.2 kilometers (4.5 miles) of its east coast as an ... read more

Much of Louisiana unaffected by oil spill

Memorial Day activities planned all across state

Much of Louisiana unaffected by oil spill

By eTN Staff Writer

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, Louisiana - The Louisiana Office of Tourism, along with other state and ... read more

Florida tourism campaign attempts to quell oil worries

Florida Aims To Counter Oil Spill Effect

Florida tourism campaign attempts to quell oil worries

KEY WEST, Fla. — Florida tourism officials are taking to the airwaves to try and combat ... read more

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