A report from Reuters suggests that the legalization of same-sex marriage across the United States and around the globe will fuel the travel and hospitality industries and boost spending by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender consumers.
Charlie Rounds, of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Foundation, said that LGBT couples will be an “inordinate percentage” of the wedding market over the next five to 10 years—partially due to the novelty of the legalization, he acknowledged. Rounds himself was recently able to finally marry his long-term partner.