Experts panic over Florida tourism as major conventions flee state’s 'unfriendly political environment'
Convention organizers are pulling out of Florida
When asked for a reason why they were scrapping plans, one organizer wrote simply: “Governor DeSantis.”
Thousands of dollars are also being lost by restaurants and attractions by visitors going elsewhere.
...Community Schools Conference – it also pulled out of more than 2,000 hotel rooms.
#desantis #fascism
https://www.alternet.org/experts-panic-over-florida-tourism-as-major-conventions-flee-state-s-unfriendly-political-environment-2662247798/
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