Toronto has been selected to host World Pride in 2014. This very friendly and gay popular destination will host the event in the summer of 2014. Toronto beat out Stockholm for the honors at the Inter-Pride Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Stockholm also lost for the 2012 event to London. World Pride will be a [...]
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Now that the season’s first snows have arrived to some unlucky (or lucky – depending on your point of view) areas, it is time to start planning your lesbian or gay ski vacation! There are plenty of great ski resorts out there, but here is an easy guide to the great gay ski weeks that [...]
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rFamily for years has been providing lesbian and gay travelers with an amazing opportunity to travel with family and friends in a comfortable and accepting environment. Initially, rFamily offered one cruise a year geared mostly towards lesbians or gay men that had children. That is still somewhat the case, but they stress that they are [...]
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United Airlines announced yesterday that they would now join the ranks of other carriers like US Airways, Delta, American and Continental, in charging customers in coach to bring a second checked bag on flights between the United States and Europe. The airlines continue to look for additional fees to squeeze more money out of us [...]
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Beginning in 2011, Disney Cruise Line will offer their first Alaska cruises using Vancouver as their port of call. These 7-day cruises will be aboard the Disney Wonder. The Wonder will spend four summer months cruising southern Alaska with ports in Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway and visiting Tracy Arm Fjord. This is part of the Disney [...]
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The Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions launched a new ad campaign targeted at gay and lesbian travelers in North America. The new ads are titled “Everyone’s Gay in Amsterdam”. Partners of the project are Delta Airlines and the Amsterdam Tourism and Conventions Bureau. The ads will be seen in August issues of OUT and [...]
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California State Senator Mark Leno, an openly gay Democrat from San Francisco, introduced a bill that would allow California to recognize same-sex marriages or unions performed in other states and countries, bestowing the same rights as marriage but not going as far as calling it marriage. The bill has passed the judiciary committee on a [...]
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If you have the fortunate opportunity to travel to Switzerland, you will find a country that is for the most part gay-comfortable with cities that have thriving gay communities as well as a natural setting that is to die for. The Swiss Alps are amazing and beyond anything you can imagine. The Rhone Valley is [...]
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