The Gulf Coast's tourism numbers are good, but business owners are heading into fall concerned about how rising gas prices and economic uncertainty will impact them.
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today August 3, 2022 BILOXI — Captain Mike Moore missed half the peak tourism season while restoring one of the Gulf Coast’s oldest attractions: Sailfish, the shrimping boat. But even with wrapping up his boat trips early last year and the late start to the season this spring, Moore said his business is going strong.
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