Juan Vargas: Miles Partnership
November 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Juan F. Vargas, DEI Account Director for Miles Partnership, based out of Dallas, TX. We chat first about what Miles Partnership is all about, and how their work in DEI fits in with their business model. Along with Carla Vaca Pinacho and Melissa Cherry, Juan has been quite active attending a variety of DEI-focused events over the past month (where we've crossed paths ...
| [LINK] https://www.milespartnership.com/juan-vargas
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Julio Cesar Calvo
July 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Julio Cesar Calvo, a man who has been spearheading all things LGBTQ+ in Costa Rica, and bringing their message of inclusiveness to the rest of the world. Join us as we chat about the work he's done in tourism and LGBTQ+ business, including his more recent focus on American ex-pats making the decision to move to Costa Rica. We explore some of the ins and outs of this l...
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Chad Intrachooto: Tourism Authority of Thailand
April 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Chad Intrachooto of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. We chat about Chad's 15+ year history with TAT, as well as their dedication to the LGBTQ+ travel marketplace, including being a part of IGLTA, as well as working with key partners & influencers to help tell the story of #GoThaiBeFree. | [LINK] https://www.gothaibefree.com
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Kirstie Pike: On Airplane Mode
March 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Kirstie Pike, one half of the dynamic duo with her girlfriend Christine Diaz, where they run one of the most successful LGBTQ+ influencer and content creation companies online, On Airplane Mode. Join us as Kirstie talks a bit about how they got started 3 years ago, working with companies ranging from Michael Kors, Prada, AirBNB, Alaska Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and th...
| [LINK] https://www.onairplanemodetravels.com/
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TJ Chernick: IGLTA Foundation
February 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with TJ Chernick, Executive Director of the IGLTA Foundation. TJ tells us what the IGLTA Foundation is all about in the world of LGBTQ+ travel. We also chat about his first IGLTA Convention in Milan he recently attended, as well as where he sees the IGLTA Foundation going in 2023, including San Juan, Puerto Rico in October 2023 for the next IGLTA Convention.
They also h...
| [LINK] https://www.iglta.org/iglta-foundation/
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Alejandra Palma Trujillo
January 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Alejandra Palma Trujillo in the new year, where we chat about her new podcast focusing on bringing to light some of the issues she has faced in her transition this past year. Alejandra has done an amazing job putting together this podcast series, and she's set to continue bringing new content and new stories to light in 2023. | [LINK]
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Tour Guide Peru: Aaron Paiva Leyton
August 2022
#ILoveGay Today joins Aaron Paiva Leyton of Tour Guide Peru to both catch up and get an update as to what Aaron and Tour Guide Peru are up to in 2022. We chat about how Aaron has adapted his business during the pandemic, including a huge personal life change in getting married and moving to the Upper Peninsula region of Michigan. We discuss how managing a travel company has changed post-pandemic, ...
| [LINK] http://tourguideperu.com/
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Peter Gamez, CEO of Visit Oakland
March 2022
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...
| [LINK] https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-gamez-31a3a5/
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Todd O'Leary: Sonoma County Tourism
December 2021
#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...
| [LINK] https://www.sonomacounty.com/lgbtq
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Connect Thrive Summit: Josh Rimer
November 2021
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...
| [LINK] https://www.joshrimer.com/
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Ernest White II
October 2021
#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'...
| [LINK] https://www.ernestwhite2.com/
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Joey Amato - Pride Journeys
October 2021
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...
| [LINK] https://www.pridejourneys.com/
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Justin Barnette - South Africa Tourism
October 2021
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. | [LINK] https://thejustinbarnette.com/
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Christina Glynn: Visit Santa Cruz
October 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Christina Glynn of Visit Santa Cruz. We chat about their outreach to the LGBTQ+ traveler, focusing on some of what makes Santa Cruz unique, including redwood forest hikes, wine tasting and more. They also have an annual Pride festival, that draws folks in from the entire Central Coast region, including San Francisco and Sacramento. Santa Cruz also has the Diversity Ce...
| [LINK] https://www.santacruz.org/things-to-do/lgbtq/
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Roxane & Maartje - Once Upon A Journey
October 2021
Join us as we record #ILoveGay Today Live at the #IGLTA2021 convention in Atlanta. Guest host Aaron Paiva Leyton meets up with Roxane & Maartje of Once Upon A Journey. They talk about their amazingly successful blog and social media platforms they have been developing over the past few years. As LGBTQ+ travel influencers, they have become leaders in their industry, having traveled throughout Europ...
| [LINK] https://onceuponajrny.com/
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