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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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misterb&b, created in 2013, is a direct way to skip the coming out process by bringing together gay hosts and travelers.
Matt Skallerud's insight:
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 makes a strong commitment to LGBT community, equal rights and leaves anti-gay states like North Carolina and Mississippi in the dust.
Matt Skallerud's insight:
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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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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Jazz Jennings, Miles Jai and Others, Join the Marriott Rewards #LoveTravels Campaign to Create Collaborative Art
Matt Skallerud's insight:
Marriott Rewards has also enlisted popular social media ambassadors and LGBT supporters from around the world to spread the #LoveTravels message including Jazz Jennings (TLC's "I am Jazz"), Miles Jai (@MilesJaiProductions on YouTube), Pepe y Teo (one of Mexico's most popular LGBT YouTubers), Shannon Beveridge and Cammie Scott (creative couple behind YouTube's "Now This is Living"), and Trent and Luke (married YouTube couple from the UK).
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No doubt in Puerto Vallarta there are incredible entertainment and fun choices to suit all tastes. Proof of this is the variety of events and activities aimed at the LGBT community, which has placed our destination as one of the top favorites to vacation around the world for this segment.
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While gay bars continue to proliferate (especially in Hell’s Kitchen), dance clubs are on the decline.
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In celebration of the Dunes 35th Anniversary, we have an amazing DJ line planned...
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From
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The largest gay pride parade in the world will celebrate its 20th anniversary when the São Paulo LGBT Pride Parade takes over the city on Sunday, May 29 2016. Event organizers announced this year…
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A city often skipped by tourists, San José is a dynamic and interesting Central American capital city - popular for its nightlife & Costa Rica culture
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Atlanta and Prince’s hometown, Minneapolis, Top the Cities on the Rise, While Amsterdam and Berlin Are Named “Declining Destinations Worth a Second Look”
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On Monday, the LGBT Guide to Business Travel was released. It is the first comprehensive tool to provide LGBT business travelers with information to help them stay safe, productive and successful when visiting unfamiliar and uncertain destinations. The guide was created by ManAboutWorld, which also produces a monthly digital travel magazine for gay men.
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Thailand is known as one of the most gay-friendly countries in all of Asia. So it’s no surprise that the first TropOut Festival descended on the beaches of Bang Tao with more than 200 gays from around the world. The first event was hosted south of Patong on the island of Phuket at two side-by-side properties of the Laguna Phuket Resort Complex: Angsana and Cassia. Depending on hotel tastes and budgets, attendees bunked up with friends, partners and even strangers as solo travelers could attend with a room match program.
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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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Did you know 45 percent of consumers under the age of 34 will do repeat business with LGBT-friendly companies?
Matt Skallerud's insight:
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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From
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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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Swedish postboxes painted in rainbow colours are making a splash in Stockholm just in time for Eurovision, in a show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
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LGBT business travelers move the world like anybody in the industry. Unfortunately, there are myriad concerns that follow the LGBT corporate traveler on their respective trips. Top of the list are trips that encompass countries where the community isn’t just frowned upon, but remains a volatile subject that may just put travelers in danger.
Matt Skallerud's insight:
Thankfully, Marriott, IBM and the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce have all teamed up with Billy Kobler to create Man About World – a digital business travel guide and app that acts as an essential publication for LGBT travelers.
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The LGBT traveler often spends more money on vacations, and tourism boards across the globe are realizing they need to reach out. But how can tourism boards from anti-gay countries promise the safety of LGBT travelers?
Matt Skallerud's insight:
The travel industry has seriously been targeting the LGBT travel market segment big time lately. I think the world has finally woken up to the fact that LGBT travelers are just like any other type of traveler, meaning they spend money, too. The realities are, the LGBT traveler often does spend more money on vacations, and tourism boards across the globe are realizing they need to reach out and get those bucks.
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Ed Walsh details Puerto Vallarta and everything gay that can be done when travelling there.
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Today's club scene is embracing everyone, whether you identify as gay, queer, or none of the above.
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For the first time doing solo travel in 12 years, booking with MisterBNB proved to be the perfect way to have a great weekend without the family.
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Are you based in the Midwest of the US and looking for a fun summer getaway? If so, you’re in luck because we’ve teamed up with The Dunes Resort and gaytravel.com to giveaway a free 3 night getaway…
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It’s a coffee shop. A nightclub. A West Hollywood institution. And its founder, David Cooley, is showing no signs of slowing down
Matt Skallerud's insight:
Put aside every association you have with The Abbey—as a West Hollywood nightclub, as a brunch emporium, as a place you were obligated to take your relatives when they last visited L.A., as a bustling gay nightclub that you hit right after you came out, all fresh-faced and unschooled in the electric world of homosexuality. For a moment, just consider The Abbey as a metaphor for big city gay life as it has evolved to be today.
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From
skift
Tourism bureaus in North Carolina are losing significant convention business due to the governor’s new anti-LGBT law, so they need to start collecting as much data as possible to support a potential amendment.
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