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The Gulf Of Mexico Oil Disaster: A Case Study On The Projected Economic Impact On Tourism Among The Gulf States Of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, And Florida, Richard Andrew Robinson Jr.

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This case study found that from May through July 2010 most reports from Gulf area hospitality providers noted a significant drop in tourism revenue due to the BP oil spill. During this period, anecdotal accounts from business owners in the area described a sales decrease of 50% or more in some tourist spots. A University of Southern Mississippi study found that for that state alone non-gaming hotels experienced a 50% drop in sales with a total factored direct/indirect shortfall of $119,400. A Moody’s report, released in July, calculated the economic damage to tourism for that period to be $1.2 billion. …