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From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Montgomery: Tourist spending in the state dropped 20% last year at the height of pandemic lockdowns and business closings, but Alabama fared better than most during the coronavirus crisis, state tourism officials said. A statement from the Alabama Tourism Department said a travel consulting firm found a nationwide decline of 42% in travel expenditures, but the state’s decrease wasn’t as bad because spending was robust in Baldwin County, where ...

Josh joust, wing shortage, helping Canada: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama © Ruth White/Shopper News Kiva Dunes in Gulf Shores, Ala., in July 2020. Montgomery: Tourist spending in the state dropped 20% last year at the height of pandemic lockdowns and business closings, but Alabama fared better than most during the coronavirus crisis, state tourism officials said. A statement from the Alabama Tourism Department said a travel cons...

Sweet return: Vidalia Onion Festival back after virus hiatus April 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail VIDALIA, Ga. (AP) — The Vidalia Onion Festival is making a comeback this weekend after the coronavirus forced its cancellation in 2020. Thousands typically attend the southeast Georgia celebration honoring the state’s famous sweet onion crop. “We’re just excited that we’re doing something," Alexa Britton, one of the festival organizers, told WTOC-TV. “The community’s excited that we’...