Best gay vacation destinations
My love of highway trips started initial. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac’s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos appreciate me could detect their fit.
I wrote my college thesis on route trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as analyze. I guess I should have famous back then that I would conclude up writing about travel for a living!
I’ve taken two cross-country thoroughfare trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.
I’ve also taken shorter road trips: New York to Florida, New York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and Modern York to Michigan (state #43).
I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer’s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to travel the state with my partner, who flew out to Juneau to convene me.
Closer to home, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.
I love the US – even if I don’t always like my country’s laws and policies.
I eventually did turn my care of travel into a job, by t
LGBTQ travel & gay holidays
Welcome to your go-to LGBTQ travel hub with the latest savings on holidays, flights and more as well as advice on where to go and, crucially, where to avoid.
Recommended LGBTQ travel companies
We know that travel companies still have a long way to go in terms of existence fully LGBTQ-friendly but there are those that stand out as leaders of the pack. For example, both Hilton and Virgin Holidays have been shortlisted in the 2019 Diva Awards.
With that in mind, we've curated a collection of travel companies that we believe to be LGBTQ aware, whether it's through specific holidays or acceptable, open policies. Find out more about the brands below.
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LGBTQ & gay-friendly cruises
Cruising is enjoying a massive resurgence in popularity with more people than ever looking to these floating hotels for a remembered break in the sun, taking in more than just one location on their voyage of choice.
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In September 2024Instagram pushed me a post by Travel Gay, a website listing “the best gay bars, nightclubs, saunas, spas, beaches, shops and more, along with interesting travel ideas and fabulous offers”. There I saw the undated post (date your articles and posts, people) ‘LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Optimal Cities to Visit?‘ by Adam Reid. Being a solo gay traveller, it caught my attention.
Now, while I’m still very much a homosexual, it has been a while since I last travelled solo. My last solo trip was Tel Aviv in 2018. Since then, I’ve travelled with Danny, Oriol, Steve, Philippe, Nicolas, Thanh, my sister Florence. In 2021 I wrote ‘SINGLES DAY | Why everyone should travel alone sometimes‘ and reading it support I feel the cringe but I stand by its content.
It’s 2024. I should do a proper solo trip again soon(ish). I feel ready.
“LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Leading Cities to Visit?”
“Solo tour is an intimidating prospect to many of us but it’s one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. Solo travel is on the rise and it’s simple to understand why with the unmatched feel
If you are anything like us and love to explore all year circular no matter the weather, then these gay winter explore destinations might be for you!
Whether you are simply hunting the sun (see Gran Canaria) or wanting to trial the epitome of a snowy winter wonderland (see Modern York) then we think this list will have something to suit you.
We have chosen these destinations based on our experience to date and will continue to stretch the list in the future! Please drop us an email with any suggestions of where we can move next.
Our Top 8 Gay Winter Journey Destinations
In no particular order, here are our favorite queer winter destinations:
8. Reykjavik, Iceland
First up on our list of the best queer winter destinations is Reykjavik in Iceland.
Reykjavik is super welcoming for LGBTQ+ travellers and when we travelled to Reykjavik for Pride, we we thrilled to see how committed the local society was in the celebrations.
Beyond this organism a great destination from an LGBTQ perspective, Iceland as a whole is a magical place with many unreal experiences on extend. Head to the famous Blue Lagoon, or Sky Lagoon if you are feeling fancy, proceed whale watching out to see or chase the Norther