Mi Sunseeker LGBT Rort & Lnch ‘Marriage is for Everyone, Say I Do, On Mi' Campaign - CURVE

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• GAY MI TRAVEL GUI
• MI SUNSEEKER LGBT RORT & LNCH ‘MARRIAGE IS FOR EVERYONE, SAY I DO, ON MI’ CAMPAIGN

GAY MI TRAVEL GUI

Across the street om wd-swept Sugar Beach North Kihei, this cheery, adults-only boutique property wel all, but ters pecially to gay and lbian travelers. In June, a vigil was held on the shorele ontg the rort for victims of a shootg at a gay nightclub Orlando, Fla. The creasg acceptance of the LGBT muny and the tablishment of the nstutnal right for gay people to marry the years sce Spence bought the Sunseeker Augt 2008 have been good for the LGBT muny but generated “an evolutn the market, ” he said.

“It is a very posive thg that society has accepted the LGBT muny and unrstood the discrimatn issu agast them, ” said Spence, who his gay.

When he took over the rort 2008, Spence said that the Sunseeker already had a very strong gay male gut rate.

MI SUNSEEKER LGBT RORT & LNCH ‘MARRIAGE IS FOR EVERYONE, SAY I DO, ON MI’ CAMPAIGN

He expand the clientele base by marketg to gay women and later addg an LGBT foc. He said that beg a rort that tered to the gay muny was an advantage durg those years bee that group tend to have higher disposable e and traveled more than the general public. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. As popular as GayMi has bee for tourists—as crowd as the Honoapilani Highway is at almostall tim— is still possible to fd plac of great bety and tranquily. Do that make a difference for gay travelerswhen they are on vatn?

CS: We strs LGBT sothat our guts know that we are not jt gay iendly.

We are a proudly gayowned and gay operated bs. Wh the passage of civil unns Hawaii, we’ve had atremendo filtratn of hotels and rorts that are now llg themselv‘gay iendly’ to ‘sh ’ on what they see as the gold sh of LGBT weddgsand 's a b tratg as none of the bs were the trench wh . Mahalofor lettg me rant polilly……The difference is not jt about the gay dollarexpendur.

We know LGBT guts at the‘gay iendly’ rorts or ndos will not be able to hold hands or kiss thepool whout distrsg the fai wh hundreds of kids nng aroundthem. Here we say “E Komo Mai” (Wele to all) andare very What are some hotspots gay and lbiantravelers should check out when they are visg? Whileall rtrants and bars are ‘gay iendly’, there is no full time gay orlbian bar… We are workg onthat.

We do have Lulu’s for the gay menon Sunday night and we have Ambrosia that’s popular for Lbian women. Is there a need for more gay-iendlyhotels and rorts? The BEST Gay-Friendly Hotels, Rorts, Lodgg, Bars/Clubs & Events Mi.

Featured Gay Friendly Hotels Mi. Gay Travel Mi. What's the Mi Gay Scene Like?

MUST EAT: Mi Gay-Friendly Dg. MUST VISIT: Gay-Friendly Bars & Nightlife. Lol Expert: Gay Scene Mi.

Mi may not have a gay scene or hub per sé, but that don’t mean there won’t be anythg fun to do! Beg a predomantly uple-centric island away om the htle and btle of the bigger ci on Oahu means Mi don’t have any gay-specific clubs or bars. South of Wailea, Makena State Beach, there's a nu beach that's popular wh gay lols and tourists lled "Ltle Beach.

" Mi also has a Pri celebratn June, and make sure to check out Both Sis Now’s and Mi Gay Pri’s s to see if there are any schled events for when you might be visg!

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While Mi don't have a gay scene, that don’t mean that you nt have a good time!

As gay-iendly as Mi is, the Hawaiian island only has one rort exclively for LGBT travelers: the Mi Sunseeker LGBT Rort. The rort's new webse reflects a hotel rebrandg self to ensure gay visors keep g back.