MLB’s decision to relocate its All-Star Game will cost Georgia $100 million, a tourism official says

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Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game could cost Georgia’s economy more than $100 million, a county tourism official has said.

Local hotels were already hit hard by the pandemic, Holly Quinlan, chief executive of Cobb Travel & Tourism, told told CNN

“The 8,000-plus MLB contracted hotel room nights that will not actualize as a result of the MLB All-Star Game relocation will have a negative impact on Cobb’s hospitality industry and other local businesses, further delaying recovery,” she said. 

The league’s decision was likely the “1st of many dominoes to read more ⇒

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com

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