10 of Europe’s bt statns for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pri season | Gay and lbian travel | The Guardian

Contents:

• LGBTQ TRAVEL & GAY HOLIDAYS
• GAY HOLIDAYS
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• HALLMARK PREMIER S FIRST LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD UPLE
• MAKE THE YULETI GAY WH THE NEW LGBTQ CHRISTMAS MOVI
• FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’
• SANDALS ENDS LONG-TERM BAN ON GAY UPL

LGBTQ TRAVEL & GAY HOLIDAYS

While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn. The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly. For starters, the Pacific-Coast cy is a hotspot for gay vatners who love the nightlife and s annual mid-May Vallarta Pri ftival.

Here gay upl n spend time their villa’s private pool, cisg through the property’s mangrove forts, bikg to the beach, or meltg to an open-air upl’ massage. As one of the world’s most vibrant gay statns, Ibiza is a favore for ntental travelers—pecially if they’re lookg for a party. Along wh Grand Palladium’s tramark ntemporary sign and range of on-se rtrants and entertament, gay and lbian guts n enjoy ameni like the Zentropia Spa & Wellns and s fully equipped gym, several pools and Jacuzzis, sports facili, and direct beach accs.

Israel is easily the most gay-iendly middle eastern untry, and Isrotel Lagoona is the perfect hotel for an Israeli vatn for anyone the LGBTQ+ muny. South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be. There's a vibrant gay muny here that boasts unique events like Peack the Park each June, and the cy's food, ffee roasters and endls microbreweri will keep you g back.

GAY HOLIDAYS

But this smopolan urban center offers a lot for the queer traveler, not least of which is an extremely gay-iendly populace. This cute town, which has bee a popular statn wh gay upl, is tucked to the northwtern rner of Illois, jt about 10 om Dubuque, Iowa. Loted on historic Route 66 (and jt off the Mississippi River), the adorable downtown area featur several gay-owned hotels, as well as a nice selectn of farm-to-table rtrants and live mic venu.

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GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

The seasi town, jt half an hour om the cy of Barcelona, is a lively, yet laid-back statn, which has a very open scene for gay men of all ag. The Playa la Bassa Rodona, one of three gay beach, is right the centre of town and, om May to September, the majory of tourists the town seem to be men.

The cy self is a llectn of diverse areas, wh Castro and SoMa (South of Market, and particularly hip) named the world's bt 'gayborhoods' 2016. The pal, Las Palmas, is packed wh culture and history, and this enpass a lively gay scene, wh queer-iendly bars, clubs and snas. If you want a gay-iendly holiday Mexi, you will be spoilt for choice, so nsir what else you want om your holiday.

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HALLMARK PREMIER S FIRST LGBTQ HOLIDAY MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD UPLE

Although men walk hand hand, this is a sign of iendship, not an ditor of sexualy, and while there may be unrground gay clubs, they are often subject to police raids. While homosexualy is not explicly illegal Egypt, there are perdic crackdowns on people who are - or who are associated wh - the LGBTQ muny.

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Although Bali - a lively gay hub this regn - is part of Indonia, the rt of this extensive, spread-out untry is not so welg to LGBTQ people. HomeHolidaysGay HolidaysManage My BookgFAQFlight + HotelHotelsDtatn(s) or Hotel nameIbizaGran CanariaMykonosBarcelona1 Room, 2 Adults, 7 NightsAre you lookg for a romantic getaway wh the special man or woman your life? Work on your tan on the betiful Mederranean beach of Sg and Barcelona, soak up the laid-back Greek atmosphere of Mykonos, h the famo all-night clubs of Ibiza, or cise the many gay bars of the lively Yumbo Centre the rort of Playa l Inglés, Gran Canaria.

MAKE THE YULETI GAY WH THE NEW LGBTQ CHRISTMAS MOVI

Or why not jet off to Mexi and gay-iendly rorts like Cancun, where you n sizzle on geo Caribbean beach and h the bars and clubs when the sun go down? Whatever your budget and whatever your scene, whether you're lookg for a gay sgl holiday, upl pe or you want to travel wh a group of iends, let fd your perfect cheap holiday! OverviewThgs to doPlac to stayWhy book Gay holidaysH the nightlife & bar sceneVis some of the world's top LGBTQ+ bars across the hottt statns!

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FALLY, HALLMARK’S HOLIDAY FARE MAK A GAY UPLE ‘PART OF THE FAY’

Spend a lazy day on the beach, stop for a cktail at one of the gay-iendly xirguos (beach bars), then h the shops before headg on to dner at one of the cy’s signer tapas bars and rtrants. Come early July to take part the Pri procsn, wh a big para followed by an even bigger outdoor dance half an hour away by tra is Sg, a pretty whewashed town that is sleepy and low-key wter, but transforms to a huge, gay party town when summer hs. Wh s long, goln beach, whewashed streets packed wh bars and shops, and fantastic nightclubs and beach bars, Sg jtly serv s crown as one of the most popular gay statns Europe.

Don’t miss rnival Sg, which featur geoly rated floats and some tly eye-poppg holidays to the Canary IslandsFor guaranteed year-round sunshe, fantastic beach and a fabulo choice of gay bars, clubs and rtrants, head to the Canary Islands.

Playa l Inglés and Maspalomas on Gran Canaria are the most popular gay rorts, thanks to a batn of long, sun-drenched beach (cludg some nudist beach) and an explosive nightlife offerg a jaw-droppg choice of pool parti, foam parti, party cis and more.

SANDALS ENDS LONG-TERM BAN ON GAY UPL

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