In the wake of the continued aftermath from Hurricane Irma, Georgia Tech and Central Florida have decided to cancel their game, scheduled for this upcoming Saturday in Orlando. The cancellation joins a long and growing list of games cancelled due to hurricanes in recent weeks. Last weekend alone, Florida State and Louisiana Monroe; Miami and Arkansas State; South Florida and Connecticut; and Florida and Northern Colorado all had to scratch their contests due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Irma. The week before, Hurricane Harvey forced UTSA and Houston to cancel their game, while BYU and LSU had to relocate their game from Houston to New Orleans.
The recent spate of cancellations due to hurricane season underscores the importance of securing event-cancellation for important events such as college-football games, which generate huge sums of money via box-office, concessions, and merchandise sales.
We wrote an article discussing tips for securing event-cancellation insurance. You can read it here.
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