Royal Palms: North America’s Largest Gay Resort Now Open

Long-time popular gay resort Royal Palms announced their much-anticipatd renovations are complete. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based “RP,” as it’s known to friends and guests, is now the world’s largest luxury gay resort.

It’s a Dragapalooza in Philadelphia This Month

Who needs RuPaul’s Drag Race?! This month, check out Philly’s best queens as they go for broke at Dragapalooza: Broadway Divas—an uproarious celebration of the Great White Way’s music and choreography featuring 18 numbers from Broadway’s best shows, including Dreamgirls, Wicked, Rent, Chicago, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors and more. These girls have been practicingContinue reading “It’s a Dragapalooza in Philadelphia This Month”

Deal of the Week: Island House, Key West

Key West’s frisky and very popular Island House continues its popular winter special: Visitors who buy four nights this winter earn a free three-night stay next summer.(People: It was 20 degrees this morning in New York and 80 in Key West.) Island House is a self-contained, tropical gay mini-resort with comfortable five-star quality rooms, aContinue reading “Deal of the Week: Island House, Key West”

Cher Bids Adieu (Au revoir?) to Las Vegas

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Cher said farewell yet again this month, this time in Las Vegas, where she wrapped up her long run at the Coliseum at Caesar’s Palace just in time for Celine Dion to return in March. Our own Dennis Hensley caught one of Cher’s last shows. He took friend Tony and hisContinue reading “Cher Bids Adieu (Au revoir?) to Las Vegas”

Tour of the Week: Machu Picchu with Out Adventures

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Our friends at gay tour operator Out-Adventures have publicized several specials on their website. The trip to Machu Picchu is on sale for 10% off. The deal is only good till Monday February 28, 2011, the company owner, Robert Sharp, said he’d honor that deal until Friday March 4, 2011 ifContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Machu Picchu with Out Adventures”

Deal of the Week: Lufthansa’s Twitter Contest

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Lufthansa German Airlines is celebrating the launch flight of its sixth A380 — the world’s largest aircraft – which is coming to New York’s JFK on Monday, February 28. The “Big Apple” is the very first U.S. destination for Lufthansa’s A380, and they want to share our excitement with New YorkContinue reading “Deal of the Week: Lufthansa’s Twitter Contest”

Saba’s Other Gay-Friendly Hotel

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Back in December we wrote about a gay-friendly hotel property on the diver’s paradise island Saba. (Click here to read that story.) We were remiss in leaving out of our story an actual gay-owned property on that very island, the Shearwater Resort. Here’s a note from the owner, Paul Cizek: IContinue reading “Saba’s Other Gay-Friendly Hotel”

Tour of the Week Guatemala with Zoom Vacations

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com Surprsingly gay-friendly Guatemala City, the ruins of Tikal and colonial Antigua are just some of the highlights of this incredibly diverse and beautiful Central American country. Guatemala has a history of re-discovery and re-invention and as a result, modern-day Guatemala is a fascinating collage of cultures: full-blood Mayan people, the descendantsContinue reading “Tour of the Week Guatemala with Zoom Vacations”

A “Wynn-ing” Way to Spend President’s Day

Originally published in GPS.OutTraveler.com By Dennis Hensley Even chief executives need to cut loose from time to time. The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas understands this so they’re throwing their first-ever gay dance party, “All the President’s Men,” on President’s Day Eve, February 20. The setting is the Hotel’s intimate Blush nightclub.  But why stopContinue reading “A “Wynn-ing” Way to Spend President’s Day”