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Top Five Gay Hostels

July 8, 2009 / No Comments



As summer travel kicks into full swing, many look to hostels as a way to cut costs. But to some, hostels offer more than just a place to hang your hat. Hostels can provide a social network that is difficult to find when traversing the globe to faraway destinations. Whether you meet fellow travelers in [...]

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Mapping marriage equality: New Hampshire makes six

June 3, 2009 / No Comments

The reshuffling of the LGBT travel map in America continued apace when Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New Hampshire, beginning Jan. 1. “We are standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear that they will receive the same rights, responsibilities — and respect — under New [...]

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Win a trip to Switzerland

September 30, 2008 / 3 Comments



We’ve started working on our first European guides and we’ve can’t help but come back to the natural beauty of Switzerland.
So, when we heard our friends at Pride Radio were giving away a trip for two to Switzerland as their “PrideRadio Destination of the Month”, we wanted to share it.
Hurry up and [...]

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South Carolina pulls gay tourism ad campaign

July 14, 2008 / 4 Comments



For this year’s London Pride, a UK based travel website ran an ad campaign using posters throughout the London Metro touting US cities as gay friendly locations. The posters read “Atlanta is so gay, Las Vegas is so gay”, etc.
Well, the folks in South Carolina’s government caught wind [...]

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Pink flight takes off…

February 27, 2008 / No Comments

Well it’s time for Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and Air New Zealand’s Pink Flight departed last night from San Francisco.
If you hadn’t heard, the Pink Flight is targeted at gay travelers heading to this year’s Mardi Gras. Drag queens, pink boas, gay-themed movies and Kathy Griffin as your host. [...]

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New Hampshire’s Inns want to host your civil union

January 4, 2008 / No Comments



Photo by: chrisirmo
On January 1, 2008 New Hampshire became the fourth state to legalize some form of civil unions (along with Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey, Massachusetts has marriage and other states offer domestic partnership).
The Associated Press looks at the decision and talks to the Chamber of Commerce and Inn [...]

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New Year’s Eve Dance Parties All over

December 28, 2007 / No Comments



photo by: ChrisB in SEA
New Year’s Eve on a Monday? 5-day weekend? That makes this a perfect weekend for partying all over. While there are parties in every city we cover, this year there are more than a few worth traveling for. Of note this [...]

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