DEAL OF THE WEEK: CARIBBEAN MARRIAGE SPECIAL

By Ivan Quintanilla By signing the Marriage Equality Act on June 24, allowing same sex couples to legally marry in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo set off a wave of celebration that reached the shores of Curacao. The Kura Hulanda Resorts, two of our favorite properties on the Caribbean island, are offering all newlyweds who presentContinue reading “DEAL OF THE WEEK: CARIBBEAN MARRIAGE SPECIAL”

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.

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”

SUITE DREAMS: OLD MONTEREY INN

  By John O’Ceallaigh Conditions weren’t ideal for our trip to theOld Monterey Inn B&B. The rain that day was so heavy it threatened to splinter the windscreen of our rental car, and we arrived weary, waned and later than expected. The inn’s receptionist should consider a career in marketing though, because a few well-chosenContinue reading “SUITE DREAMS: OLD MONTEREY INN”

DEAL OF THE WEEK: MILLENNIUM SHOWS ITS PRIDE

Millennium Hotels and Resorts has created a PRIDE rate of 15% off to visit one of their hotels in gateway cities throughout the U.S. Whether for business or pleasure, it’s always nice to get a little price break. Millennium Hotels and Resorts is a long-tome supporter of LGBT travelers and travel organizations. Links to their individual propertiesContinue reading “DEAL OF THE WEEK: MILLENNIUM SHOWS ITS PRIDE”

Suite Dream: Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, Calif.

By Louise Rafkin Attention surfer dudes and dudettes: want to check the waves from your private balcony?  Maybe even from the comfort of your luxury king bed? And be the first on Santa Cruz’s morning swell?  Get yourself beachside to Santa Cruz’s Dream Inn. Under the management of the Joie de Vivre hotels, all roomsContinue reading “Suite Dream: Dream Inn, Santa Cruz, Calif.”

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”

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”