No Vacancies, but Some Reservations.

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- It seems like old times here on the Gulf Coast. The Flora-Bama Lounge is hopping, there's a two-hour wait for a table at the Original Oyster House, and the first complaints you hear among the charter boat operators are about the latest fishing limits -- not oil slicks. The numbers tell a similar story, with many tourism-related businesses having their best summer in years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]