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Gay Travel Guide, Mexico City
Mexico City has an unfortunate long-standing reputation as the Latin American city of superlatives: most crowded, most polluted, most dangerous. But hidden beneath the layers of frenetic activity lies one of the most intriguing world capitals that is also the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Western Hemisphere.
Hovering on the crux between old world and [...]
Cancun, the most gay friendly beach in Mexico
For years Mexico has been a top international travel destination for the gay community. Its proximity to the United States and friendly and welcoming people combine with a rich culture, great shopping and fabulous food to offer something for everyone. Added to the mix is a thriving and diverse gay community, with pride parades marching [...]
Lesbians (not) gone wild: The Palm Springs resorts for gay women
One of the Bay Area’s favorite gay getaways hasn’t forgotten about women. With gas prices and airfares going south, it’s never been more attractive to head south to Palm Springs, the West’s undisputed gay resort capital.
The Casitas Laquita and the neighboring Queen of Hearts are rarities in the world of gay travel: they are resorts [...]
Travel marketers eye gay travel dollars
More and more tourism industry marketers are eyeing the gay travel market. That’s no surprise considering the market’s disposable income. Here are the numbers courtes of Witeck-Combs Communications and Harris Interactive, 2004-2008.
6.8% of Americans over the age of 18 roughly 16 million adults self identify as GLBT.
The buying power of the U.S. GLBT [...]
Leave your worries behind: All inclusive gay vacations in Cancun
All-inclusive vacations are one of the hottest trends in travel now. The gay travel company, Atlantis, has filled that demand for years
In 2009, Atlantis is returning to where it all began: the original all-gay resort week at Club Med in Cancun. Fresh from a $25 million upgrade, the newly reinvented and completely renovated Club Med [...]
The gay-friendliest seaside paradise that you have never heard of
Costa what?
That’s the response you will likely get if you ask an American about Costa Brava, a spectacular 135-mile stretch of the Mediterranean between Barcelona and the French border. Its picturesque beaches and laid-back but lively nightlife have long made it a popular vacation spot for Spaniards and for the French for decades, but it [...]
