MAUI SUNSEEKER: AN LGBT RESORT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Maui is the second largest island in the state of Hawaii. After Oahu and especially Honolulu, it has the most LGBT residents, visitors and businesses. The LGBT resort the Maui Sunseeker has recently updated their website and included specials and deals, which you can check out here. More GPS Hawaii info here. Find Maui gay info here.

PHILADELPHIA FOR JULY 4TH: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

The City of Brotherly love (and Sisterly Affection) beckons LGBT travelers to “get their history straight and their nightlife gay.” What better time to do so then during the Philadelphia’s 11-day cutely named Wawa Welcome America Independence Day festivities. The city where a lot of American history started really does up July 4th. It actually started lastContinue reading “PHILADELPHIA FOR JULY 4TH: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN”

TOUR OF THE WEEK: ISLA MUJERES RESORT WITH SWEET

Welcome to your lesbian fantasy, an island of women. Join lesbian-ownend but everyone-friendly Sweet for a fun-filled week in Isla Mujeres (which means “Island of Women” in Spanish), September 24 through October 1, 2011. It’s an all-inclusive and exclusive (meaning only for Sweet customers) week of fun, activities (or utter leisure or both). That’s Suzanne Westenhoefer toContinue reading “TOUR OF THE WEEK: ISLA MUJERES RESORT WITH SWEET”

JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE: “WEEKEND OUT”

Attention arts, culture, dance, performance lovers. Yes, you! The second annual “Weekend OUT” will take place Aug 5-7, with a packed schedule of events to provide opportunities for LGBT families, couples, and individuals to take advantage of all the Pillow has to offer while meeting and mingling with old and new friends. A highlight ofContinue reading “JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE: “WEEKEND OUT””

SUITE DREAMS: NINE ZERO HOTEL, BOSTON

If Beantown is in your summer plans — and it should be! — check out the fabulous Nine Zero Hotel. Managed by the super gay-friendly Kimpton Hotels, Nine Zero is located in a historic part of town along the famous Freedom Travel, near the Boston Common. Some of the rooms overlook a historic cemetery that’s a popular stopContinue reading “SUITE DREAMS: NINE ZERO HOTEL, BOSTON”

JETBLUE PLUS CAPE AIR EQUALS EASY ARRIVAL IN PTOWN

Best way to get to Provincetown, Massachusetts, especially if you are short on time, is via JetBlue and Cape Air. The two airlines have a marketing partnership which allows for seamless travel between any cities JetBlue serves and this famous and fabulous gay summer resort destination at the curly-cue tip of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. “The Boston to ProvincetownContinue reading “JETBLUE PLUS CAPE AIR EQUALS EASY ARRIVAL IN PTOWN”

LONDON’S SUMMER HEATS UP WITH LOVEBOX

By John O’Ceallaigh; above Lovebox 2010 After a gruelling winter it’s been a long time coming, but the Great British summer is finally here! Unsurprisingly this is also when the English festival circuit kicks things off, but the prospect of washed-out weekends spent cowering under canopies still threatens to scupper festivalgoers’ plans. Except at London’sLovebox,Continue reading “LONDON’S SUMMER HEATS UP WITH LOVEBOX”

Tour of the Week: China with Venture Out

Some of you might have visited China’s classic destinations in the 1980s when the sheer majesty and newness (to foreigners) of this once-isolated giant were enthralling. T hat newness just keeps on getting newer: China is perhaps the fastest-changing country in the world. Even if you went when it first opened up to tourism, chancesContinue reading “Tour of the Week: China with Venture Out”

Deal of the Week: LGBT Package in Waikiki, Honolulu

The Waikiki area of Honolulu is a great place to start a vacation in Hawaii. In fact, it’s the only place you can really ‘get your gay on’ in the islands, meaning it’s here you’ll find the most gay infrastructure (gay bars, tours, a beach, etc.). Marriott’s Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa has been reachingContinue reading “Deal of the Week: LGBT Package in Waikiki, Honolulu”

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”