-----Original Message----- From: roland.francis Sent: November-24-13 5:56 PM
> While I don't know how much TIFF nets the city, I do know that a similar one week Caribana > (Caribbean) festival in summer gets us over a billion dollars from visiting American and European > black and other tourists. Ditto the famous Gay Parade. Notoriety and other negatives are quietly > swallowed because of this. RESPONSE: Some links with info: TIFF (2012: $189 million) http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/18/tiffs_economic_impact_reaches_189_million_study_says.html Caribana (2009: $396 million) http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/667205/scotiabank-caribana-2010-and-ipsos-reid-release-economic-impact-study-results Pride Week (2009: $136 million): http://www.citynews.ca/2009/10/18/toronto-to-host-world-pride-in-2014/ By 2013, these numbers should have gone up by at least 50%. Makes the local GDP numbers look good. - B PS. I'm sure Rolly will join me in congratulating Merv on becoming a member of 'the clergy'.
