LGBT Travel

Hot New Destinations, Events,Tours and Cruises

Inquirer Travel ShowSaturday, January 22, 2011

11:45 am

Ed Salvato, editor EdSalvato.com

Ed Salvato EdSalvato.com

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State of the Gay World

•Most of world is INbut…

•More destinationsmarketing to LGBTtravelers

Destinations Tried and True

! Close weekend (drive, train, bus, flight) orlonger-flight long weekend! New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Atlanta,

Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale,Key West, Provincetown, Baltimore, Las Vegas,Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland,Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, AtlanticCity, Phoenix

! Many of these destinations have gay-specificwebsites. See list at: EdSalvato/TravelShows

Destinations Close, Different

! Close weekend (drive, train, bus, flight)

! Asheville, NC, Savannah, Ogunquit, RehobothBeach, Pines or Cherry Grove, Fire Island,Newport, RI, Northampton, MA (“Lesbianville,USA” by National Enquirer Vermont), NewHampshire

! With same-sex marriage legal in most of New England,this area offers much for gays and lesbians and perhapsespecially for lesbians and gay families

! Highlands Inn, Bethlehem, NH - lesbian paradise

! HighlandsInn-NH.com

There’s No Place Like Home

! Philadelphia! Broke top 10 U.S. gay-popular cities

! Get to know new Philly (restaurants, Jewishmuseum, Mummers, nightlife)

! VisitPhilly/gay, NightLifeGay.com;PinkPubCrawl.com March 26, 2011

! PIFA (PIFA.org), April 7-May 1! Facebook.com/PIFA.Philly

! Twitter.com/PIFAPhilly

Europe: Classic and “New”

! Classic! Amsterdam, Barcelona/Sitges,

Berlin, London, Paris, Madrid(Pride)

! New! Antwerp, Bilbao (Spain),

Copenhagen, Manchester(Pride), Stockholm, Prague(new official gay map)

Caribbean

! Some gay-ness! Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and USVI, British Virgin Islands,

Aruba (1 bar), Curaçao (GayCuracao.com) and Wet & Wildend of September; hotel: Kura Hulanda

! Gay friendly! St. Barts, Saba (Queen’s Garden Resort; QueenSaba.com)

! Not so much! Jamaica

Emerging and “Whodathunkit?”

! Up and coming! Mexico: Puerto Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico City, Baja,

Acapulco

! Argentina: Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Bariloche, Iguaçu

! Brazil: Rio, Florianopolis, Northeast states

! Uruguay: Colonia, Punta del Este

! Prince Edward Island (discover with GayPEI.com)

! Yukon (discover with YukonPride.com tours)

! Really?!! Japan, Israel (Tel Aviv), Beirut, Nepal, Bhutan

(lotayrinchen@gmail.com), Kauai

! Not gay but must-visit:! Based on my recent travels

! China, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Ft. LauderdaleHighlights, Specials, Deals

! New and much improved Royal Palms Hotel,scheduled to open by March 1, 2011 with 62 rooms! Kool Bar & Grill, orchid-themed spa, sleek, stylish sexy

rooms IMAGE, nice fitness center, topnotch service

! 15% discount and upgrade if possible on check in with codeSalvato15.

! RoyalPalms.com

! Also great: Pineapple Point Guesthouse(PineapplePoint.com)

Key WestHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Island House Key West! IslandHouseKeyWest.com

! Buy three nights this winter, get three free nights next summer

! Call for details; use code EdSalvato

! Events:! Pride Key West - PrideFest June 2011, PrideFestKeyWest.com

! Bone Island Bare it All - July 14-17, 2011, NakedKeyWest.com

! Tropical Heat August 18-21, 2011, TropicalHeatKW.com

! WomenFest celebrating 24 years in Sept 6-11, 2011,WomenFest.com

! Key West Bear Fest - September, 2011 KeyWestBearFest.com

MiamiHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Plenty of gay-friendly places to stay.

! Great, inexpensive gay-friendly, gay-popular optionsnear beach:! Clifton Miami: CliftonSouthBeach.com

! Hotel Clinton ClintonSouthbeach.com

! Little higher up the print point scale:! The Hotel: TheHotelSouthBeach.com

! New gay boutique hotel! Lords South Beach (LordsSouthBeach.com)

Palm SpringsHighlights, Specials, Deals

! White Party! April 8-11

! JeffreySanker.com

! The Dinah (women)! March 30-April 3

! TheDinah.com/

! InnDulge (InnDulge.com)! Stay 2 nights for price of 1

June through September

! Code: EdSalvato

Las VegasHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Blue Moon Resort (BlueMoonLV.com)! Only gay guesthouse in Vegas

! 15% stay if you sign up for their e-newsletter

! Wynn/Encore super gay-friendly(EncoreLasVegas.com/pride/packages.cfm)

! Paris Las Vegas (Harrahs.com/paris-glbt)

! Many resorts have chapels that will perform same-sex weddings (though not legal)! Gay-owned, operated: Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel

(VivaLasVegasWeddings.com)

New YorkHighlights, Specials, Deals

! So much to do in NYC all year round! Great theater

! New High Line expansion spring 2011

! Big gay parties, Black Party, Pride

! NYCGO.com/getmorenyc has lots of deals

! Chelsea Pines Inn! 25th anniversary

! 10% discount on any stay of 2 or more nights throughout 2011

! Code: ED11; ChelseaPinesInn.com

! Jumeirah Essex House! Reaching out to LGBT market

! Should have specials later on EdSalvato.com

LondonHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Royal Wedding spring 2011

! Olympics 2012

! VisitLondon.com/gay

! Flemings Hotel (Flemings-Mayfair.co.uk)! Free upgrade subject to availability

! Bottle of champagne

! Code: EdSalvato

ProvincetownHighlights, Specials, Deals

! White Porch Inn! WhitePorchInn.com; Now through 5/23/11 book 2

nights get 50% off 3rd consecutive

! Prince Albert! PrinceAlbertGuesthouse.com; 3 nights $250

through 5/21/11

! Romeo’s! RomeosHoliday.com; 1 hr massage $5

! Lots of great annual and one-off events! All: ProvincetownTourismOffice.org

! Women: ProvincetownforWomen.com

Hotels

! Kimpton (KimptonHotels.com)! Palomar Philadelphia is a great example

! Joie de Vivre (JDVHospitalitiy.com)

! W Hotels

! Hyatt (http://hyatt.com/hyatt/resorts/lgbt/index.jsp)

! Marriot (MarriottGayTravel.com)

! Wyndham (Wyndham.com/locator/gay_lesbian/main.wn)

Cruises

! Mainstream cruises! Solo, with partner, with small informal group

! Look out for ‘Friends of Dorothy’/gay group get togethers

! Holland America, Royal Caribbean (Allure), Norwegian, Celebrity,

! Gay groups on mainstream cruises! More and more of these

! Great for birthdays, anniversaries, other celebrations

! All gay charters! Small, intimate, pricey

! Larger, super fun, range of prices

! Other! AquaExpedtions.com (luxury Amazon cruises)

! Barge cruises in Europe

CruisesHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Atlantis 20th anniversary!! March 26 – April 2 | RCCL Serenade of the Seas from San Juan,

Puerto Rico

! April 23 – 30 | Club Atlantis Resort Cancun (LAND)

! August 1 – 10| Celebrity Silhouette from Rome

! October 15 – 22| Holland America Oosterdam from San Diego

! November 5 – 12 | Club Atlantis Resort Puerto Vallarta

! RSVP 25th anniversary!

! February 13-20| Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam from Ft.Lauderdale

! July 9-16| Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam from Barcelona

CruisesHighlights, Specials, Deals

! R Family Vacations! Gay families and friends

! RFamilyVacations.com

! Gay families, exclusive, all-inclusive: July 9-16, Club MedSandpiper, FL

! NEW! Adults only group (LGBT couples, singles and straightfriends/family): March 5-12, Norwegian EPIC

! Group cruise: August 6-13, Norwegian Jade, Greek Islands

CruisesHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Concierge Travel! Gay, lesbian

! Travel agency and tour operator

! ConciergeTravel.cc

! 170-passenger tall ship cruise, March6-13

! $895 inside cabin, normally $2,475

! Costa Rica to Panama

! Source Events! SourceEvents.com

! Offers organized departures and sellsother cruises

! 10th anniversary cruise: Rome toVenice on MSY Wind Surf, Sep 3-10,2011

Tour operatorsHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Alyson Adventures (AlysonAdventures.com)! Valley of the Kings, Sep 3-10; bike through Loire Valley

! 5% off published price; call 800-825-9766 by June 15.

! OutWest (OutWestAdventures.com)

! $100 per person off any tour/$200 per couple

! Mention travel show on phone or online by June 15

! Out-Adventures (Out-Adventures.com)

! 10% discount; code ESOA110731 by July 31

! Wild Rainbow African Safaris (lesbian owned;WildRainbowSafaris.com)

! $250 discount by April 1; mention Ed Salvato

Tour operatorsHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Venture Out (Venture-Out.com)

! Turkish Delight: Istanbul, Ephesus &Sailing the Turquoise Coast, June 2-11,2011

! $250 off per person; mention Ed Salvato

! Zoom (ZoomVacations.com)

! $100 gift certificate by Dec 31, 2011

! Code: Ed Salvato

Tour operators:Highlights, Specials, Deals

! Hermes Tours (HermesTours.com)

! China, April 9-18, 2011

! $100 off per person; mention Ed Salvato tillJan 28

! Other tours to Turkey or Egypt alsoavailable with discount.

! Contact Kristina at Hermes Tours.

Tour operatorsHighlights, Specials, Deals

! Sweet! Land tours and cruises

! Women and friends

! DiscoverSweet.com

! Sweet Isla Mujeres Resort, all-inclusive, exclusive, April 30-May 7, 2011 and Sep 24-Oct 1, 2011.

! Deal: Free category upgrade; call 977-793-3830 and say Edsent you. Good till March 31, 2011

One-off departure

! Out in the Vineyard(OutInTheVineyard.com)

! The Napa Valley Wine Train

! First-time event March 12, 2011

Airlines/Rental Car

! Airlines! AA.com/rainbow (gay vacation specials)

! Jetblue.com (first bag free)

! Cape Air (FlyCapeAir.com)

! Porter Airlines (FlyPorter.com) free water, espresso, foodWiFi. Best for Toronto

! Southwest (SouthWest.com)

! LAN.com and LANVacations.com (S. America)

! Jet Airways (India)

! Rental cars! Enterprise & Avis

Rewarding Good BehaviorLegal Gay Marriage! Argentina

! Belgium

! Canada

! Iceland

! Netherlands

! Norway

! Portugal

! South Africa

! Spain

! Sweden

! Mexico: Mexico City

! United States: CT, DC, IA, MA, NH, VT, Coquille

Film FestivalsMore Gay Reasons to Travel

! Frameline, San Francisco, CA! http://www.frameline.org/

! June 16-26, 2011

! MIX Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil! http://www.mixbrasil.org.br/

! Usually November (check site)

! NewFest: The New York LGBT Film Festival! http://newfest.org/

! July 21-31

! OutFest, LA, July 7-17! www.outfest.org

! Sundance, Park City, UT, Jan 20-30, 2011! www.sundance.festival.org

Other EventsMore Gay Reasons to Travel

! Music festivals

! Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, MichFest.com,Aug 2-7, begun 1975

! Burning Man

! BurningMan.com, Aug 29-Sep 5

! “Circuit” Parties

! Black Party NYC, SaintAtLarge.com, Mar 19;Black & Blue Montreal, BBCM.org, Oct 5-11

Winter EventsMore Gay Reasons to Travel

! Ski Bums, Ski-Bums.org

! Aspen Gay Ski Week, GaySkiWeek.com, Jan 16-23

! WinterPRIDE, Whistler, GayWhistler.com, Jan 30-Feb 6

! Telluride Gay Ski Week, TellurideGaySkiWeek.com,Feb 26-Mar 5

! Crested Butte Gay Ski Week,MatthewShepardGaySkiWeek.com, March 19-26

! OutBoard, OutBoard.org, Mar 29-Apr 3

! Powder Peaks at Beaver Creek/Vail, CO, Jan 19-23first women’s gay ski event (SkiBums.org)

Film FestivalsMore Gay Reasons to Travel

! Inside Out! Toronto, Canada

! http://www.insideout.on.ca

! May 19-29

! Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival! April 23 through May 2, 2011

! www.mglff.com/

! Philadelphia Qfest! July 7 to July 18, in 2011.

! http:// www.qfest.com

! Even our heartland has LGBT film festivals. So plan that nexttrip home during a film fest!! 16th North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

! Durham, NC

Pride EventsMore Gay Reasons to Travel

! Interpride.org! Great list of international prides

! San Diego SanDiegoPride.org, July 15-17, Zoo Party

! Miami Beach, MiamiBeachGayPride.com, April 16

! Sydney Mardi Gras, MardiGras.org.au, Feb 19-March 6

! Montreal: Divers/Cite, July 25-31, and Pride,FierteMoontrealPride.com, Aug 914

! International Federation of Black Gay Prides! IFBPrides.org

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