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LGBT tourism: "The show's going to go on"

LGBT tourism: "The show's going to go on" | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Head of a gay and lesbian travel group says the Orlando massacre won't keep the community from visiting hotspots
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PHOTOS: Pride Takes Over Tel Aviv And It’s A Feast For The Eyes

PHOTOS: Pride Takes Over Tel Aviv And It’s A Feast For The Eyes | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
As the early-June sun sizzled over Israel, Tel Aviv threw it's largest Pride ever as over 200,000 participants took to the streets to see and be seen.
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Vallarta Pride 2016 attracts the largest Press Trip

Vallarta Pride 2016 attracts the largest Press Trip | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

More than a twenty international journalists and representatives from such well-known companies as The Advocate, Travel and Leisure, OutTv, Conde Nast, BoysMx, Alaska Airlines and Bent TV, from as far away as Melbourne Australia and Quebec Canada, attended the press trip for Vallarta Pride 2016

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VIDEO: The Focus Group June 4 – Chris Frederick, Managing Director of NYC Pride

Chris Frederick, Managing Director of NYC Pride, joins Tim and John to talk about the ever evolving event that takes place annually the last week of June
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Tel Aviv Pride draws record participation

Tel Aviv Pride draws record participation | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Despite scorching temperatures, Tel Aviv Pride, the largest gay and lesbian event in the Middle East, drew record participation yesterday for its parade. According to the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, more than 200,000 people from Israel and around...
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PHOTOS: The Beautiful Boys And Gorgeous Gurls Of Vallarta Pride

PHOTOS: The Beautiful Boys And Gorgeous Gurls Of Vallarta Pride | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Vallarta Pride 2016, the fourth consecutive LGBT Pride in Puerto Vallarta, was organized by ACT LGBT A.C., formed by a group of business owners including Laura Gelezunas of Media Diva International, Tim Wilson of GayPV, Daniel Gomez of Mijo!
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VisitSweden UK launches new LGBTI travel inspiration portal

VisitSweden UK launches new LGBTI travel inspiration portal | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Eurovision Song Contest darlings, Sweden has launched a new online travel portal on interactive story-telling portal Medium, designed to inspire the LGBTI community to find out more about Sweden.
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The site is part of VisitSweden’s ongoing effort, as one of a handful of national tourist boards to proactively, attract and engage LGBTI travelers. Last year, Gay Star News readers voted in their thousands to crown the nation’s capital, Stockholm as  ‘Destination of the Year’ at the British LGBT Awards.

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‘Probably This’ Is Probably Love At First Bite

‘Probably This’ Is Probably Love At First Bite | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

Romance and entrepreneurship with Beau Ciolino and Matt Armato, the couple behind lifestyle blog "Probably This."

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Memorial Weekend and beyond

Memorial Weekend and beyond | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Hard to believe that Memorial Day is upon us.. so excited to see 80 degrees on the horizon for the weekend!! We'll kick off the weekend with Birthday-Stripper-o-ke on Thursday 5/26 (Celebrating Greg T and Richard B's birthdays)..
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Tourism and the LGBT community discussed at workshops

Tourism and the LGBT community discussed at workshops | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Two LGBT diversity workshops were held in Solvang on Monday in an effort to better acquaint tourism-related businesses with the LGBT community.
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Gay Travel Services: Gentrifying the Industry or Ghettoizing Gays?

Gay Travel Services: Gentrifying the Industry or Ghettoizing Gays? | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
misterb&b, created in 2013, is a direct way to skip the coming out process by bringing together gay hosts and travelers.
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LGBTQ travelers aren’t the biggest users of shared economy websites like Airbnb at the moment, according to market researchers at CMI. Their 2015 report states that 17 pe of LGBTQ travelers surveyed choose a site like Airbnb or VRBO, with only 6% of travelers preferring these options for accommodation.

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Royal Caribbean is “Coming Out” for Equality

Royal Caribbean is “Coming Out” for Equality | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Royal Caribbean makes a strong commitment to LGBT community, equal rights and leaves anti-gay states like North Carolina and Mississippi in the dust.
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Starting this May, Van Ulbrich will begin serving as the company’s first Director of Diversity and Inclusion with a focus on all minority groups – in particular, the LGBT community. It’s a coming out party of sorts – Van Ulbrich’s second but the company’s first. Though Royal Caribbean has long been committed to its LGBT employees and client base, in his new position, Van Ulbrich says he will officially be leading the company out of the corporate closet and sending a message to travelers all over the world.

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A Brief History Of Pride Toronto

A Brief History Of Pride Toronto | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Pride Toronto is one of the biggest Pride festivals in North America - learn about the history and background behind Toronto's LGBTQ community.
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The LGBT PrideDay Parade arrives in Philly

The LGBT PrideDay Parade arrives in Philly | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

Sunday, June 12 marks the city’s 28th an­nu­al PrideDay, an all-day LGBT ex­tra­vag­anza cul­min­at­ing with a parade and fest­iv­al at Penn’s Land­ing. PrideDay is the fi­nale to LGBT Pride Week, a week that in­cludes trans health con­fer­ences, the Philly Dyke March and the kick off block party.

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June 9-11 is the Trans Health Con­fer­ence hos­ted by the Mazzoni Cen­ter, the largest in the world. The con­fer­ence is free and in­cludes dis­cus­sion of top­ics from health and medi­cine to re­li­gion and leg­al mat­ters.

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PHOTOS: Take A Trip With Jose The Hunky Traveler

PHOTOS: Take A Trip With Jose The Hunky Traveler | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Jose the “Hunky Traveler” lives in Paris, but he spends the majority of his time trotting all over the globe and documenting it on his Instagram page.
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VIDEO: The Focus Group May 28 – Billy Kolber from Man About World

Billy Kolber, Man About World Founder and Travel Expert, joins us this week and reveals his picks for summer travel to Europe- now that the dollar is so strong against the Euro. Monaco anyone? Billy also shares with The Focus Group the first LGBT Guide to Business Travel. The guide is quickly becoming the "go to" resource for corporations sending their employees overseas. But first, who invented the hamburger and do you remember Ebenezer Butterick? Tim and John share their Summer Reading List and take a question from a listener. We're all business. Except when we're not. Please enjoy!

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Japan baffled by the intricacies of LGBT issues

Japan baffled by the intricacies of LGBT issues | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

LGBT Japanese advocate for greater acceptance of LGBT individuals in Japan, understanding that in order for them to be granted all the rights citizens enjoy, they have to assert those rights, and that means “coming out,” to use the accepted term.

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24 Amazing Places to Visit in Israel, Jordan and Palestine

24 Amazing Places to Visit in Israel, Jordan and Palestine | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

One of my favorite parts of the world is also one of the most complicated. The tiny stretch of land…

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Cuba increasingly popular travel destination for LGBT Americans

Cuba increasingly popular travel destination for LGBT Americans | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
More LGBT Americans are traveling to Cuba in the wake of the normalization of relations between the U.S. and the Communist island.
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Nashville mayor ‘deeply concerned’ about lost tourist revenue resulting from anti-gay state law

Nashville mayor ‘deeply concerned’ about lost tourist revenue resulting from anti-gay state law | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Pride Marks The Beginning Of This Year’s Pride Season

PHOTOS: Long Beach Pride Marks The Beginning Of This Year’s Pride Season | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Thousands gathered in Long Beach last week to kick off the 2016 Pride season. This year’s festivities included live music, drag performances, a dyke march, a gospel fest, a street fair and, of course, a parade.
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VIDEO: Gay Travel New Orleans #FindYourNola

This video is in partnership with New Orleans Tourism

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Starwood, Delta Air Lines Partner to Launch Pride Month Promotions

Starwood, Delta Air Lines Partner to Launch Pride Month Promotions | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

LGBT Pride Month is set to kick off next week and with it a plethora of festivals. With the annual celebration of LGBT pride taking place in conjunction with the start of the busy summer travel season, travelers are sure to welcome any and all opportunities to save, especially on flights and hotel stays. 

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LGBT travel evolving with hospitality industry

LGBT travel evolving with hospitality industry | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it
Did you know 45 percent of consumers under the age of 34 will do repeat business with LGBT-friendly companies?
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That is only a snippet of insight about the ongoing evolution of LGBT marketing that travel professionals received during the second-annual LGBT Tourism & Hospitality Symposium. The event was held in collaboration with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and was a part of the program of events during LGBT Week NYC.

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Puerto Rico Should Come out of the Closet

Puerto Rico Should Come out of the Closet | LGBTQ+ Destinations | Scoop.it

When the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage last year, Sari Skalnik heard gay wedding bells in Old San Juan.

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“For many years Puerto Rico has been known as the gay capital of the Caribbean, and now that same-sex marriage has passed, we have a unique opportunity,” says Skalnik, who owns the company Tropical Weddings.

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