Contrary to some presumptive media reports, many areas in the Gulf region didn't suffer a tourism disaster as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in some cases because of marketing money provided by BP (NYSE:BP), as in Florida, tourism was up.
One of the major attractions in the region, New Orleans, said they had their best year since Katrina.
When asked about areas in Florida, reports the St. Petersburg Times said a number of respondents believed the beaches were still stained by oil, when in many cases no oil came anywhere near them.
The conclusion by some was they would probably go somewhere else for their next vacation. But April and June, across the overall state, Florida tourism was up by 3.4 percent.
There will always be mixed responses like this concerning disasters, but the reality is many areas are doing very well, no matter what responses are, and it remains to be seen if people even think much about BP and oil when making vacation plans next year.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sarah Palin, BP (NYSE:BP) and Obama
Growing concern over Barack Obama and his connection to big oil is emerging, as BP (NYSE:BP) has given Obama the largest single donation in two decades to Obama, $77,051, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Sarah Palin has openly started asking why there isn't as much scrutiny over the slow response of the Obama administration to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as there was over the alleged slow response of the Bush administration to Katrina.
Palin likens Obama's lack of response in the beginning to the Katrina situation, citing Obama's ties to big oil as the reason behind it.
"I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others if there's any connection with the contributions made to president Obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the administration," said Palin.
Others have questioned Obama's slow response as well as possibly being related to his strong connections to the oil industry, which he is now trying to distance himself from.
Sarah Palin has openly started asking why there isn't as much scrutiny over the slow response of the Obama administration to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as there was over the alleged slow response of the Bush administration to Katrina.
Palin likens Obama's lack of response in the beginning to the Katrina situation, citing Obama's ties to big oil as the reason behind it.
"I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others if there's any connection with the contributions made to president Obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the administration," said Palin.
Others have questioned Obama's slow response as well as possibly being related to his strong connections to the oil industry, which he is now trying to distance himself from.
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