The New York Times takes an interesting look inside gay cruises and comes away saying “…The sense of freedom was powerful: You could be old or young, slim or heavy, and could have a loud, drunken cruise, a quiet romantic one, or even a naughty one. The many people I met who had taken multipleContinue reading “NYTimes: On A Gay Cruise, Just One of the Guys”
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ManAboutWorld And LGBT Travel Industry Gears Up for IGLTA Convention 2015
The biggest LGBT travel convention of the year hits the City of Angeles tomorrow, April 8, and the whole ManAboutWorld team will join the leaders and influencers of the IGLTA and the gay travel world for the travel event of the year. If you’re coming, send us some photos and we’ll post them here! UPDATE Thursday, April 9: TheContinue reading “ManAboutWorld And LGBT Travel Industry Gears Up for IGLTA Convention 2015”
Couchsurfers Take Note: AirBnb Launches in Cuba
More than 1,000 beds have opened in Cuba, according to this article from the AP, with 40 percent of them in Havana. “The popular online home-rental service Airbnb will allow American travelers to book lodging in Cuba starting Thursday in the most significant U.S. business expansion on the island since the declaration of detente between theContinue reading “Couchsurfers Take Note: AirBnb Launches in Cuba”
The Travel Dilemma: Slum Tourism
In this month’s issue, we launch Travel Dilemma, a new occasional column presenting a controversial travel topic for consideration and discussion. This month our writer Paul VanDeCarr went on a walking tour of a Mumbai slum. What he found blew away our images of these poor areas (which for instance generate over $650 million in economic activity). Before we assigned andContinue reading “The Travel Dilemma: Slum Tourism”
San Francisco’s Zappos Bay to Breakers: Not Your Grandma’s Civic Trot
San Francisco is pretty much always ripe for a visit. It’s perfection in the spring, they host the world’s craziest Pride in summer, and three big gay street fairs, culminating with Folsom in the fall. Even their winters are charming. But for a city so full of crazy parties, the Bay-to-Breakers street party — a 103-year-oldContinue reading “San Francisco’s Zappos Bay to Breakers: Not Your Grandma’s Civic Trot”
UPDATE: Live at 3pm ET March 31: All About Cruising Twitter Chat
UPDATED April 1: If you missed the Twitter chat, don’t fret! Click here for a replay. There was a lot of expert advice and tips about cruising and some amazing photos. ManAboutWorld will host its first-ever cruise-related Twitter Chat today from 3-3:45pm EST! We’ll be using the hashtag #gay2cruise and chatting with industry experts, first-time cruisers, the curious, trepidatious,Continue reading “UPDATE: Live at 3pm ET March 31: All About Cruising Twitter Chat”
Finding The Best Of San Francisco Inside HBO’s Looking
The gays have been grieving, riled up on Twitter and flinging hashtags — basically aghast at HBO’s short-sighted decision to end the only gay drama on cable. Here we had a show to call our own, real and gritty and heartfelt and sexy, and HBO goes and pulls the plug. Luckily, we still have Game of ThronesContinue reading “Finding The Best Of San Francisco Inside HBO’s Looking”
In the March issue: Cruising, Dallas, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale + Davey Wavey’s West Hollywood
Ask a gay friend who’s never been on a cruise if he’d like to go on one, and he’ll probably decline. “I wouldn’t be caught dead on a cruise!” Then ask a friend who’s been on one and he’ll likely say it was the best vacation he’s ever had. In our experience, it’s pretty muchContinue reading “In the March issue: Cruising, Dallas, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale + Davey Wavey’s West Hollywood”
I’m Speaking at NY Travel Fest April 18, 2015
I have been inivited to join the New York Travel Festival panel on April 18 to discuss “What Gay Travel Gets Right:What other niches can learn from LGBT marketing.” Moderated by Mark Chestnut, Ed will join Matt Skallerud to discuss what has made LGBT travel marketing strategies successful, how these tactics work for other niches inContinue reading “I’m Speaking at NY Travel Fest April 18, 2015”
Prague Pride Coming In August
On August 15, Prague will be dressed in rainbows and gays for its fifth Gay Pride event, proving again that it remains Eastern Europe’s most tolerant country, and one of the world’s most desired travel destination for gays. “Prague Pride grew tremendously over the last five years,” said Czeslaw Walek, president of Prague Pride. “FromContinue reading “Prague Pride Coming In August”
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