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Panhandle tourism faces hurdle as oil spill lingers
Amid cap efforts on the Gulf of Mexico well, Pensacola Beach and the Florida Panhandle fear tar balls and damaged recollections may keep visitors away. Hotels report losses while officials push campaigns to draw back families, with optimism tempered by lingering contamination and slow summer recovery.
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Pensacola Beach
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle
Pensacola
Florida
Julian MacQueen
Hilton
MacQueen
Orange Beach
Ala
Sandestin Golf and
Laurie Hobbs
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Fami
Gulfarium Marine Park
Michelle Kelly
Emerald Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau
Escambia County
Rick Harper
University of West Florida
Panama City Beach
Bay County
Harper
Ed Schroeder
Visit
Schroeder
Walton County
Shelley Yates
Fish House
Pensacola Fla
Deepwater Horizon