“O’Reilly noted that Baltimore brings in approximately $138 million each year by hosting conventions and meetings. But now, due to the unrest, conventions are being canceled and the city is losing money, he said. O’Reilly also cited the Baltimore Orioles, who played in front of an empty stadium on Wednesday because fans were banned from attending. The team has rescheduled this weekend’s games to Florida, costing Baltimore more money.”
Talking Points Memo
There are a lot of fancy restaurants and sports-oriented pubs downtown on the Baltimore Inner Harbor that will suffer immensely. They do get a daily lunch trade during the workweek but with conventions absent and family tourism undoubtedly down, they will suffer, especially nights and weekends. In addition, the loss of 50,000 for an evening of baseball means a ton lost for parking fees, meals and even hotels for out of town fans.