Travel Brands Love That Same-Sex Marriage is Now Law of the Land
Photo Credit: Two women vowing their love in marriage in front of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly ... and sisterly love. Visit Philly / Visit Philly
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Some travel brands have been at the forefront of LGBT travel for years and deserve to be recognized for getting out ahead of the mainstream. But this ruling of course opens the flood gates to wedding tourism in more states, and tourism boards will have their hands full planning for more LGBT travelers.
The U.S. Supreme Court made history today by ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, effectively legalizing it in all 50 states.
Many travel brands quickly took to social media to voice their support (see below) and other tourism boards across the country also reflected on what the ruling means to them.
“This is the icing on the cake for us," said Richard Gray, the LGBTQ Managing Director for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. "We made a commitment in 1996 to be LGBTQ friendly and we launched #LoveIsLove in February when we got marriage equality in Florida. We're thankful to corporate America for their help with this over the years."
"I don’t think [the ruling] will change what we do. Last year we had 1.5 million LGBT visitors come to Fort Lauderdale who spent $1.5 billion dollars and I’m sure that will go up next year. But this is an opportunity for other destinations to really sit down and really be a little bit more strategi
