MS: $75 GAS cards to celebrate the devestating oil spill.

[kpete]

Gov. Haley Barbour said that the Mississippi Gulf Coast is open for business, despite the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

In an effort to encourage tourism, Mississippi Gulf Coast officials are offering $75 gas cards for those who book a two-night stay at one of the participating hotels or resorts listed online at www.gulfcoast.org. Resident can also sign up online for a chance to win one of four getaway packages.

Hotel room cancellations are above 50 percent right now, even though the Mississippi beaches are clear of oil, said Linda Hornsby, director of the Hotel and Lodging Association.

more:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/15/barbour-gas-cards/

[lonestarnot]

1. Selling tickets to watch it die next. Front row to death.

[L0oniX]

3. Soon to be executed...

[Catherina]

2. RIght. Like a $75 gas card and dispersants will hide what's beneath the surface

No thanks

When in doubt, advertise.

In an effort to recoup the lost business, Mississippi tourism officials will ask BP PLC to pay $7.5 million a month for a national advertising campaign to overcome coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

http://www.wapt.com/money/23556542/detail.html

I see, it's all the fault of the coverage. Gotta overcome the truth.

[Mari333]

4. thanks anyway. I will stay home this summer and sit in my yard.

and watch birds.