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Featured #ILoveGay Today Videos Peter Gamez, CEO of Visit Oakland We chat about Peter's history in the travel & hospitality industry, including when we first met when he was an executive at Joie de Vivre hotels, an LGBTQ-friendly hotel chain based in San Francisco. We chat about his new role as CEO of Visit Oakland, a region just east of San Francisco that is amazingly LGBTQ-friendly, with a variety of nightclubs and bars in the Uptown neighborhood and now sprea... March 30, 2022    #GaySF    #GayTravel Todd O'Leary: Sonoma County Tourism #ILoveGay Today meets up with Todd O'Leary, VP, Marketing and Communications at Sonoma County Tourism. Known for decades in the LGBTQ+ community as a holiday getaway in Guerneville and the Russian River area, Sonoma has flourished over the years, with over 450 wineries in the county, along with amazing food, redwood forests and striking coastline. A short drive from San Francisco, Sonoma has grown... December 07, 2021    #GaySonoma    #GayTravel Connect Thrive Summit: Josh Rimer Join us as we record #ILoveGay Today Live at the Connect Thrive Summit 2021 in Las Vegas. Drop on in as we meet with Josh Rimer, one of the early LGBTQ+ travel influencers and content creators, coming to us from Vancouver, BC. We chat about some of his early work, as he presented at conferences and walked folks through some of the pioneering LGBTQ+ travel content found on YouTube and via newly-eme... November 26, 2021    #GayVancouver    #GayTravel Ernest White II #ILoveGay Today meets up with Ernest White II... storyteller, explorer and connector of people. Raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he has since lived all around the world, including Germany, South Africa, Colombia and Brazil. He brings this world experience to the forefront with his travel show, Fly Brother, which is now in its second season and available on PBS & Revry TV early 2022. Recently, he'... October 27, 2021    #GayVancouver    #QPOC    #GayTravel Joey Amato - Pride Journeys Join us as we record #ILoveGay Today Live at the Connect Thrive Summit 2021 in Las Vegas. Drop on in as we meet with Joey Amato of Pride Journeys. We chat about some of his PR and media work in the world of LGBTQ+ travel, where he works with some of the 2nd and 3rd tier destinations wishing to promote themselves to LGBTQ+ travelers. We also touch on some of his unique strategies in getting destina... October 25, 2021    #GayIndy    #GayTravel Justin Barnette - South Africa Tourism Join us as we record #ILoveGay Today Live at the #IGLTA2021 convention in Atlanta. Guest host Aaron Paiva Leyton meets up with Justin Barnette of South Africa Tourism. They chat about South Africa being reopened to international travel this year, where LGBTQ+ travelers can enjoy Cape Town, Johannesburg, wine tasting, safaris and more. October 24, 2021    #GaySouthAfrica    #GayTravel Show More Videos

Featured #GayTravel Content & Articles The Bitter Satisfaction of Judging the COVID Queens COVID Queens are the latest of convenient villains, like barebackers and Truvada Whores, created to quench our thirst for bitter satisfaction. January 28, 2022 Tweet    #GayFlorida    #GayCruise    #GayTravel Immerse Your Meeting Group in Palm Springs’ Cultural Experiences The Palm Springs Convention Center offers cultural experiences or attendees to immerse themselves in our desert destination. January 23, 2022 Tweet    #GayPalmSprings    #GayTravel Immerse Your Meeting Group in Palm Springs’ Cultural Experiences The Palm Springs Convention Center offers cultural experiences or attendees to immerse themselves in our desert destination. January 22, 2022 Tweet    #GayPalmSprings    #GayTravel How to Find the Best Destinations for LGBTQ+ Travelers Queer travel experts weigh in on how they choose where to visit and how to research the best places for LGBTQ+ travel. October 21, 2021 Tweet    #GayPalmSprings    #GayTravel IGLTA Global Convention Set for Milan 26-29 October 2022 The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association will bring its 38th Annual Global Convention to Milan, 26-29 October 2022. The convention, the premier educational and networking event for LGBTQ+ tourism, will be the association’s first European convention since Madrid in 2014. The event was originally set for 2020, but had to be rescheduled due to the pandemic. October 09, 2021 Tweet    IGLTA    #GayItaly    #GayTravel Little Britain in NYC: Get a Taste of Authentic British Culture Travelers craving a proper British experience without leaving New York City should check out this quick guide of cool places to go. October 09, 2021 Tweet    #GayNYC    #GayTravel PALM SPRINGS BONUS | OUT Traveler's Get Back OUT There with Will and James Will & James were able to have lunch at 1501 Uptown Gastropub with Brad Fuhr, Owner of GayDesertGuide.com and KGAY106.5 Palm Springs! They had a fabulous time trying the food and learning more about the city of Palm Springs. The next time you are in Palm Springs check out 1501 Uptown Gastropub and let Chef Chad Gardner know they sent you! October 05, 2021 Tweet    Gay Desert Guide    #GayPalmSprings    #GayFoodie    #GayTravel 'Check Your Luggage' Is a New Travel Show Unlike Any You've Seen Before The first episode of Check Your Luggage drops this Friday, hosted by Justin T. Russo of Logo TV's Fire Island. October 05, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel September 2021 Was All About LGBTQ+ Travel What an amazing time for so many of us to have the opportunity to reconnect in the real world again, safely! Between the IGLTA Convention in Atlanta and the Connect Thrive Summit in Las Vegas, tied in with IPW, September became a month to remember! October 05, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel IGLTA elects first Colombian Chair for its Board of Directors Felipe Cárdenas, Co-Founder & CEO of the Colombian LGBT Chamber of Commerce (CCLGBTCO) is the first Colombian to hold the top board role for the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association. September 29, 2021 Tweet    #GayBogota    #GayTravel Traveling the world as gay digital nomads Ignacio Nieto Carvajal and Miguel Piñas Rodríguez are a couple who've been traveling the world together for the past five years, working remotely along the way September 29, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel Meet the startup hoping to promote LGBT+ tourism in the Caribbean and Africa Pink Coconuts seeks to connect their guests to LGBT+ affirming and friendly businesses, while showing how anti-discriminatory laws can affect the economic growth and prosperity of a country. September 18, 2021 Tweet    #GayAfrica    #GayTravel Puerto Rico Reaffirms LGBTQ Friendliness With New Campaign The new "Live Out" campaign features Puerto Ricans who identify as LGBTQ+. September 18, 2021 Tweet    #GayPuertoRico    #GayTravel Social Media Influencers Sync With Startup Tools to Sell Travel Social media influencers on Instagram, Youtube and TikTok are turning to new startups to help sell and lead group trips. September 01, 2021 Tweet    #Socialite    #GayTravel IGLTA Honors to be Presented in Atlanta Three pillars of LGBTQ+ tourism, marketing and empowerment—Pink Media’s Matt Skallerud, Belmond’s Annette Kishon-Pines and Atlanta Black Prid August 13, 2021 Tweet    #GayAtlanta    #QPOC    #GayTravel The Pride circuit struggles to redefine itself Call it the summer of discontent: the LGBTQ Pride circuit is undergoing a revolution not seen since the Christopher Street Liberation Day March was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, to mark the first anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising of 1969. That march inspired LGBTQ activists around the world to organize Pride marches of their own, including Montreal’s very first Pride march in Jun... August 09, 2021 Tweet    #GayMontreal    #GayPride    #GayTravel Global LGBTQ Travel Convention Comes to Atlanta This Fall The International LGBTQ Travel Association (IGLTA) Convention comes to Atlanta next month, offering LGBTQ members of the travel industry worldwide opportunities for networking and education. From September 8 through 11 at the Hotel Midtown (188 14th St), LGBTQ travel and tourism professionals will come together to network, share best practices for making travel safe and welcoming to the LGBTQ comm... August 06, 2021 Tweet    #GayAtlanta    #GayTravel Booking.com survey takes pulse of LGBTQ+ travelers Digital travel platform Booking.com has released new research revealing that half of LGBTQ+ travelers have experienced some form of discrimination when Booking.com August 05, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel Road-tripping with Mikah Meyer Mikah Meyer set a record by visiting 419 US National Parks service sites in one trip. Since then, he's promoting LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in the outdoors. July 20, 2021 Tweet    #GayPortland    #GayOutdoors    #GayTravel Is Costa Rica a Safe Country for LGBTQ+ Travelers? This Central American country is hoping to poach queer travelers from popular hot spots, and rethink what gaycations look like in the process. July 20, 2021 Tweet    #GayCostaRica    #GayTravel Orbitz Is Back With a Focus on LGBTQ Travel Market With 10 or so online travel agency brands in the fold, Expedia Group is busy redefining and distinguishing them to focus on key customers. June 29, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel LGBT Meeting Professionals Association Celebrates Meetings and Event Professionals During Pride Month and Beyond Organizations far and wide are celebrating Pride Month by showing their support for the LGBT+ community through awareness-raising efforts, fostering more diverse and inclusive cultures and supporting progressive change. June 26, 2021 Tweet    #GayPride    #GayTravel World’s most diverse LGBTQ+ travel magazine, Vacationer, to relaunch this Fall with new Editor, Kwin Mosby As LGBTQ+ travel demand surges, Gray Jones Media is preparing to relaunch its diverse LGBTQ travel magazine brand, Vacationer, accompanied by a new queer travel web series Check Your Luggage. June 25, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel Travel and Hospitality - An Introduction As the global visibility of the LGBT community grew over the past 4 decades, there has been steady increase in interest in this demographic as a consumer group, a trend which is particularly evident in the travel industry. June 18, 2021 Tweet    #GayTravel