U.S. travel industry worried about anti-gay law in Russia

According to a report published in “Travel Weekly”, the travel industry in the U.S. struggled to decide how to handle Russia’s recently enacted anti-gay law, which could potentially put clients traveling to Russia at risk of arrest. The law prohibits the “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors” but is widely seen as a government-backed attempt at aggressive suppression of homosexual behavior. Many travel professionals in particular are concerned about the lack of a clear definition of what exactly constitutes illegal behavior. While reportedly one tour operator canceled all its Russia product, leaders of gay-friendly travel groups called for a more measured response.Source: Travel Weekly; find article here>>.

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