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Gay Marriage has $259M impact in NYC
by noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Yelk)

Gay marriage in New York City is proving to be an economic boon - having an economic impact of $259 million on the city.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg released that figure yesterday. The figure comes from a survey of approximately 1,700 gay and straight couples which were selected to complete online surveys about their wedding expenditures.

The surveys were conducted by a research firm hired by New York City and Company, the city's official tourism and marketing arm. Each couple answered questions such as how much they spent, the number of wedding guests they invited and from where those guests hailed.

Their answers were compiled and averaged out to create the following estimates:

— Each couple spent, on average, $9,000 on a wedding.

— Each wedding brought in about $12,000 spent by all wedding guests combined. That amount could include transportation or a hotel stay.

— Each wedding has a multiplier effect of about $10,500 on the city's economy. That includes any trickle-down effect such as the financial boon to restaurateurs who get hired for a wedding, who are then able to pay their rent or employees' wages.

— More than 200,000 guests traveled from outside the city to weddings. More than 235,000 hotel rooms were booked at an average daily rate of $275.

An analysis by the New York state Senate's independent Democratic conference had predicted there would be up to 66,500 same-sex weddings in the first three years and they would generate $311 million in revenue and economic activity.