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Tourism Tidbits: Weddings Are Summer Events
Dr. Peter E. Tarlow | June 3, 2024
By Dr. Peter Tarlow Perhaps there is nothing more romantic than a June wedding. June is the month of roses and across the Northern Hemisphere the weather in most places is ideal and perfect for an outdoor rose-scented wedding. Weddings range from small and intimate to large-scale events, from local gatherings to destination weddings. From a tourism perspective, weddings can be a very lucrative part of a local tourism industry’s offerings. Technically wedding tourism refers to any time the couple invite out-of-town guests to their nuptials or travel, such as a honeymoon, due to the wedding. Anytime a wedding hosts out-of-town guests it ad...