The New York Times Travel Show, a three-day event held every January at the Jacob K. Javits Center, brings more than 30,000 travel professionals under one roof. And this year, more than ever, it showcased a rainbow coalition of destinations, organizations and publications, actively engaging with the LGBTQ traveler. For the second consecutive year, the … Continue reading Gayest NY Times Travel Show…Ever!
Sipping for a Cause
Jim Obergefell partnered with Matt Grove to create Equality Vines, the world’s first cause wine portfolio.
Dominican Republic Celebrates Caribbean Pride
Is the Dominican Republic ready for its gay close-up? It's a slow zoom, increasingly coming into focus. Last month, the CHIC Punta Cana, the all-inclusive resort (or "all-exclusive" as the brand boasts) hosted the second annual Caribbean Pride. For one week, the expansive resort turns into an adult playground packed with pool parties, drag shows, … Continue reading Dominican Republic Celebrates Caribbean Pride
IQ Heading to Caribbean Pride
Want to hang on to summer just a little bit longer? Pride Season is not yet over! This weekend IQ is heading to the powdery-soft beaches of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, for the second-annual (my first) Caribbean Pride. Held at the luxury, adults-only, all-inclusive CHIC Punta Cana over seven days packed with pool … Continue reading IQ Heading to Caribbean Pride
Can Wine is So Gay
There's a gay-party-in-a-can giving us a rainbow of reasons to celebrate beyond Pride. This summer, House Wine is honoring LGBTQ equality with the Limited-Edition Rainbow Rosé Bubbles cans, available until August 31. The colorful cans are fantastic for summer day drinking. They are fruity and effervescent, just like you. And like you, they're more than … Continue reading Can Wine is So Gay
IQ in EDGE: Puerto Vallarta’s Almar Resort
The newest and only luxury beachfront LGBTQ hotel in Puerto Vallarta will make your tub bubbleth over. With hot tubs in 29 of its 78 suites; an infinity pool (featuring swim-up bar and more hot tubs) off the sands of Los Muertos Beach; member access to Mantamar Beach Club, the premier beach club in Zona … Continue reading IQ in EDGE: Puerto Vallarta’s Almar Resort
A Case for the Gay Hotel
I’ve recently had conversations with several gay men in their 20’s about the necessity, or lack thereof, of the “gay hotel.” First, I think it is truly amazing that many of our younger gay peers feel so completely comfortable in their skin in any surrounding. I think it is tangible evidence of progress. And one … Continue reading A Case for the Gay Hotel
A Queens’ Museum in Great Britain
There is more than one Queen in England. And soon their histories will find national representation. Queer Britain is working to establish the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum. With an anticipated opening in 2021, the brick- and-mortar museum will host permanent and temporary exhibits, with an innovative digital presence. It will feature objects and records … Continue reading A Queens’ Museum in Great Britain
Miami Beach Gay Pride Gets the Olympic Treatment
© Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports On April 2-8, Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy will trade the snow for sand as a Grand Marshall of Miami Beach Gay Pride 2018. The Sochi Silver Medalist, PyeongChang puppy-saver and Ricky Martin admirer (see photo below) will join musical guests, festive floats and 135,000 partiers for the week-long celebration. … Continue reading Miami Beach Gay Pride Gets the Olympic Treatment
U.S. Tourism Welcomes a Tentative World
You are welcome here—no really, you are, we promise—has been the predominant U.S. travel campaign theme of 2017. The travel industry has been working overtime to offset a negative international perception of the United States since the presidential election. Cities such as Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco (to name a few) have invested … Continue reading U.S. Tourism Welcomes a Tentative World