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”

Ed Salvato on Sirius Radio Tuesday, May 17

From our friends at Sirius OutQ: Ed Salvato is scheduled for a live in-studio interview with Derek and Romaine of Sirius XM Satellite Radio Tuesday May 17th at 7PM.  The interview will last about 15-20 minutes.  This will broadcast live on Sirius XM OutQ 108.  Listeners and fans are welcome to participate by calling 866-305-6887. Continue reading “Ed Salvato on Sirius Radio Tuesday, May 17”

Tour of the Week: Southern Skiing

We’re talking way south! If you’ve ever wished to ski South America, here’s a way to do it gay. The annual Bariloche (Argentina) Gay Ski Week takes place September 10-17, 2011. Details follow. You’ll have to make your way to Bariloche but the group week includes transfers to and from the airport, hotel stay, dinners,Continue reading “Tour of the Week: Southern Skiing”

Deal of the Week: Dine About Town San Francisco

Foodies know San Francisco is about as good as it gets in the U.S. for fabulous cuisine and wine. Now’s your chance to experience some of the best eats in the land — for unbelievably inexpensive prices. “Dine About Town San Francisco” returns for the second half of its tenth year on June 1-15, 2011. Continue reading “Deal of the Week: Dine About Town San Francisco”

Suite Dreams: Hotel Durant, Berkeley, Calif.

By Jenni Olson The smartly designed, green-certified Hotel Durant is a terrific Berkeley getaway, immediately adjacent to the UC Berkeley campus and just steps away from colorful Telegraph Avenue (come on a weekend for the street vendors, people watching and great funky shops). It’s plenty gay-friendly and an obvious choice for visiting Cal sports fansContinue reading “Suite Dreams: Hotel Durant, Berkeley, Calif.”

Tour of the Week: Rio with Orpheus Travel

It may seem a long way away, but tours to Rio for New Year’s — one of the sexiest and hottest gay events on the calendar — get booked up fast. Celebrate New Year´s Eve in the South America’s main gay holiday destination. Witness the biggest New Year´s party in the world, visit one ofContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Rio with Orpheus Travel”

Preview of Miami Beach Gay Pride

By Ivan Quintanilla; photo by Felix Becerra This week, Miami Beach gets a little gay(er). It’s raining men. Hallelujah! On Saturday, April 16, it’s time to celebrate the 3nd Annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade, now the city’s largest single-day event. Starting at noon on 5th Street, elaborate floats will shake and shimmy their wayContinue reading “Preview of Miami Beach Gay Pride”

Tour of the Week: Source Events 10th Anniversary Cruise

Sail from Rome to Venice September 3-10 with the great folks from Source Events on their 10th aniversary cruise aboard a luxurious, intimate five-masted, 617-foot long msy Wind Surf. Source Events recently announced that world renowned novelist, Armistead Maupin, will be their featured guest speaker aboard the cruise.Armistead’s latest Tales of City book, Mary AnnContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Source Events 10th Anniversary Cruise”

Tour of the Week: Venture Out’s Turkish Delight

Venture Out’s tour name: Turkish Delight: Istanbul, Ephesus & Sailing the Turquoise Coast Brief Description: This amazing trip starts out in fascinating Istanbul  — crossroads of Europe and Asia — with its tantalizing sights, sounds,  and smells. Read on for Venture Out’s incredibly generous deal for GPS readers only! Three nights here are then followedContinue reading “Tour of the Week: Venture Out’s Turkish Delight”

Suite Dreams: South Beach’s European Guest House

Story and photo by Paul VanDeCarr Even when South Beach gets what passes for “chilly” weather there (60-degree lows in January), the European Guest House has a warm atmosphere to make up for it. Owner Carlos Mejias tells of how he opened the place in 1987, well before the area was a gay mecca. Carlos,Continue reading “Suite Dreams: South Beach’s European Guest House”