Category Archives: Ed Salvato

Amistead Maupin on Chelsea Pines Inn

Marking a quarter century of continuous business — and located at the crossroads of Cheslea, the Meatpacking District, and the Village — Chelsea Pines Inn has certainly witnessed an awful lot of gay history in the making. Its recently launched silver annivesary blog is chock full of great tidbits and terrific contributors, like Terrence McNallyContinue reading “Amistead Maupin on Chelsea Pines Inn”

Tour of the Week: Dive Egypt with Undersea Expeditions

For lesbian and gay men who love to dive (and we know who you are!), did you know there is a truly great tour operator that caters to your needs? Undersea Expeditions has been leading groups of gay women and men to exotic locales and safely guided them to some of the world’s most envy-inducingContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Dive Egypt with Undersea Expeditions”

Suite Dreams: The Lodge at Sonoma

Just in time for the upcoming Gay Wine Weekend June 17-19, 2011 (which we wrote about here), the sumputous Lodge at Sonoma is offering a special deal to celebrate. We’ll drink to that! The Lodge at Sonoma’s fabulous “Living Out Proud” package is valid that weekend.  With rooms starting at $309 – the package includesContinue reading “Suite Dreams: The Lodge at Sonoma”

Deal of the Week: A Hotel that Pays You to Stay

Hotels offer all sorts of ‘packages’ and other incentives to get heads in beds (as they say in the industry). This is the first we’ve heard of that actually offers cold, hard cash! InterContinental Hotels Group would like to fund your fun with ‘Vacation Pay.’ Between May 16th and August 31st 2011, any traveler stayingContinue reading “Deal of the Week: A Hotel that Pays You to Stay”

Game on: Borgata Trumps Other Atlantic City Resorts

By Jeff Guaracino; Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com. Like your luck, Atlantic City casinos’ bet to win over the lucrative gay and lesbian traveler seems to turn as quickly as the roll of the dice. Last year, Trump Taj Mahal was wooing our community with a series of well-organized and even better advertised “Fun and ‘Gay’mesContinue reading “Game on: Borgata Trumps Other Atlantic City Resorts”

IGLTA Concludes its 28th Annual Global Convention

You think all those LGBT guesthouses, tour operators, and travel agents operate in a vacuum? Guess again! There’s an organization that represents their interests and by extention you, dear gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender traveler. Read on! The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), was founded in 1983 with 25 members as a wayContinue reading “IGLTA Concludes its 28th Annual Global Convention”

Prohibition: Atlantic City Gets Its First Gay Nightclub

Atlantic City, N.J, just got a little more cool (and gayer). Casinos and resorts have, in recent years, flirted heavily with the LGBT community, luring gay travelers from New York, Philadelphia and other regional capitals with entertainment, shows, and “one off” gay nights. But for the first time in the 33-year history of legalized gambling,Continue reading “Prohibition: Atlantic City Gets Its First Gay Nightclub”

Deal of the Week: “Loud & Proud” at the Personality Hotels

Back 10 or even five years ago, it was pretty rare to find hotels that created special offers or packages for LGBT travelers. Now, it’s much more common (though still not the norm by any stretch). Most such specials are pretty staid affairs, with nothing more daring than a subscription to a national gay magazine.Continue reading “Deal of the Week: “Loud & Proud” at the Personality Hotels”

Ubuntu: World’s Only Michelin-Starred Veggie Restaurant

By John O’Ceallaigh They’re besotted with food at Ubuntu. Perhaps that should be expected, given that Ubuntu is the first vegetarian restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star – ever, anywhere – but it’s nice to benefit from their infatuation. As I made my way through their menu, the waitress enthused, extolled and elaborated aboutContinue reading “Ubuntu: World’s Only Michelin-Starred Veggie Restaurant”