There is the misperception that all of coastal Alabama suffered the same type of damage that impacted Mississippi, and that's not the case.
Alabama has three of the most desirable sports destinations in the world. We expect this to grow every year and be a major event that will bring a lot of people to Alabama. The whole goal is to get people to stay longer and spend more money.
As long as I've been in the tourism business, 30 years, people who come to the state say one thing a great deal, 'I had no idea Alabama was such a beautiful state,'