Raleigh (AP) – The agency that promotes tourism in Raleigh says losses have reached $3 million because of cancellations prompted by the protests of North Carolina’s law on LGBT rights.
The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau told local media April 18 that economic losses from the law have quadrupled in the past week.
The visitors’ bureau said $2.4 million in lost business has been reported this week. The bureau said last week the area lost about $732,000 because of cancellations or the scaling back of plans.
Opponents say the law discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
The biggest cancellation is $1.7 million from the Community Transportation Association of America. It planned to bring 1,000 people in June 2018. The Washington, D.C., association says it will hold the event in Baltimore instead.
