The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Get in touch with your inner Esther Williams this summer. The Berkeley hotel in London is offering 90-minute synchronized swimming classes through August 29. (via New York Times) *Train with Russian cosmonauts. A Seattle-based tour … Continue reading The Week in Travel (6/8/12)
Lords Pops Big Apple
The Lords South Beach is making a colorful splash on New York’s Lower East Side this gay pride. From June 18-24, Miami’s gay boutique hotel will invade the Hotel on Rivington, creating New York City’s first ever Pride pop-up hotel: Lords New York. And pop it will. The Lords New York will feature a hot … Continue reading Lords Pops Big Apple
The Week in Travel (5/25/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Dubai is diving deep. Plans are underway for the Water Discus Hotel, a luxury underwater hotel in Dubai, with rooms deeper than 32 feet below the surface and surrounded by a coral reef. (via Bloomberg) … Continue reading The Week in Travel (5/25/12)
The Week in Travel (5/18/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Hilton Hotels are working it out. Guests at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner and the Hilton San Francisco Union Square will now have the option of staying in a Yoga Room or Cardio Room, each … Continue reading The Week in Travel (5/18/12)
Fleet Week New York comes OUT!
Photo via flickr The Sailors are coming to town and this year—for the first time ever—they can be openly gay. From May 23 to 30, thousands of men and women serving on U.S. Navy and U.S. Coastguard ships will debark onto the streets of Manhattan for the annual Fleet Week New York. According to the … Continue reading Fleet Week New York comes OUT!
Key West: Island House 2-4-1 Vacations
It is time to strip off your winter coat (and shirt, and pants, and…) and cash-in on two tropical vacations for the price of one. The Island House in Key West—the historic, men-only, clothing-optional resort—is once again offering their “Buy Four Nights and Get Three Free” promotion. To qualify, purchase four nights at the resort … Continue reading Key West: Island House 2-4-1 Vacations
Pittsburgh Goes Dutch
Pittsburgh hosts the Distinctly Dutch Festival.
Winter Party Heats Up Miami
Get a tan this winter. From February 29 to March 5, Miami heats up the season with the 10,000-guest, six-day Winter Party Festival. This year’s events range from cocktail soirees to cultural outings to—yes—parties, parties, and more parties. And as if you needed another reason to head south, Winter Party is produced by the National … Continue reading Winter Party Heats Up Miami
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Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend
From January 13-15, Washington D.C. trades the khakis and polos for a little leather and rubber. Every year on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend our nation’s capital attracts some 2,000 visitors for Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL) . The festivities kick off on Friday with the Opening Reception at this year’s host hotel, the … Continue reading Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend