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

Contents:

• 40 BT GAY DTATNS WORLDWI, ACRDG TO TRAVELERS
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020
• LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• 14 POPULAR GAY TOUR & VATN COMPANI
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

40 BT GAY DTATNS WORLDWI, ACRDG TO TRAVELERS

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. 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. For a wild time off the beaten path, Piñata PV Gay Hotel offers stic charm and clothg optnal pool Cy ns a close send, particularly for the electric gay nightlife loted at the heart of the cy Zona Rosa, the area’s official gayborhood (which also has some of the bt shoppg).

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

See the famed Oxford Street gay district wh a private tour om The Fabulo Wonr Mama (@thefabulowonrmama), a wealth of knowledge and humor who also posss some of the biggt peaks this si of the Grand Beach is perfect for workg on your tan or takg a surfg lson. Queer visors should head to Ibiza Town’s gay neighborhood, Calle la Virgen, wh s terraced rtrants and gay bars ial for fun tim, people watchg, and cisg for you’d rather not party like Paris Hilton but prefer to relax luxury and relative solu, leave behd Ibiza Town and head north to the Six Sens Rort. Jt 90 mut outsi of the natn’s pal, the gay-owned Inn at Ltle Washgton has hosted Capol Hill’s most prtig policians sce s lnch 1978 — and all tak is one be to unrstand what keeps the dignari g back year after year.

THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020

As travel on the high seas ntu to bounce back om the COVID-19 panmic, gay and lbian travelers should nsir settg sail on a fun-filled cise vatn as their next planng a cise, vatners should first nsir what their ial sailg looks like. This le gets the stamp of approval om prev LGBTQ cisers, who praise the ships' genr-ntral bathrooms, onboard shows wh rint drag queens and diverse Voyag offers gay-specific sailgs through travel pani like Atlantis Events, but s more mastream erari still offer a welg, clive atmosphere that attracts LGBTQ cisers year-round.

For s all-gay cis, Atlantis charters megaships om popular l like Royal Caribbean Internatnal and Norwegian Cise Le, so cisers will have a fully immersive board, travelers n enjoy all the perks the megaships have to offer (thk: pools, hot tubs, sports urts and plenty of dg choic), pl special events like drag performanc, motivatnal speakers, LGBTQ movi on mand each b and high-energy circu parti across the ship. Private travel pani like VACAYA also charter Celebry ships for all-gay voyag throughout the (Getty Imag)Specifilly marketed toward lbians and LGBTQ women, Olivia has hosted more than 350, 000 travelers by land and sea over almost five s. Outsi of the sailg experience, Royal Caribbean has also publicly mted to support the LGBTQ muny throughout the year, and was the first cise le to earn the tle "Gay Traveler Approved" om GayTravel 2023, nsir a Royal Caribbean voyage that sails to gay-iendly statns.

Prev cisers had high praise for the erari – which exclively vis gay-iendly lotns – as well as the uy cktails, themed nights (stum strongly enuraged), glamouro entertament, and unique events like drag bgo and high heel Demence sails every summer to statns like Rome; Athens and Mykonos, Greece; Kotor, Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Croatia; and more. So get ready to pack your bags as our blogger iends handpick the most LGBT-iendly ci and statns the world.Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAmsterdam, remend by Roxanne & Maartje om Once Upon A Journey.Amsterdam has been our hometown for the past four years and is the (former) gay pal of Europe!

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In Amsterdam, the gay scene is mostly ncentrated around the many gay bars the Reguliersdwarsstraat, and we’ve had many fun parti at the Amstel Fifty Four on Wedndays, the drks night of stunt associatn A.S.V.

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Gay.Amsterdam Pri tak place every July/Augt.Hostels Amsterdam | Cheap flights to AmsterdamBerl, GermanyBerl, remend by Adam om Travels of Adam.I love Berl for the creative and open spir that this cy seems to nurture.

14 POPULAR GAY TOUR & VATN COMPANI

There are great queer bars such as SilverFuture Nkölln and Faccla Krzberg, both wh their flare and social atmospher that make them great plac for tourists, whilst mega techno clubs and parti (what gui to gay Berl uldn’t clu Bergha?!) still attract a mix of LGBT lols and tourists.Berl Pri, known as Christopher Street Day (CSD), tak place every July.Hostels Berl | Cheap flights to BerlBrighton, Uned KgdomBrighton, remend by Cora & Helen om The Mi Millnaire.Brighton: is there anywhere more gay-iendly the UK? I know I’ll be back there aga very soon.Brighton Pri tak place every Augt.Hostels Brighton | Cheap flights to GatwickGuadalajara, MexiGuadalajara, remend by Sam and Zab om Infe Adventure.Guadalajara may be Mexi’s most gay-iendly cy.

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Fally, ’s not far om the famo Pacific beach towns Banras Bay, cludg the super gay Puerto Vallarta.Guadalajara Pri tak place every June.Hostels Guadalajara | Cheap flights to GuadalajaraBuenos Air, ArgentaBuenos Air remend by Stefan and Sebastien om Nomadic Boys.Argenta is extremely progrsive wh LGBT rights. The right to change legal genr has been place sce 2012 and anti-discrimatn laws are full force Rosar and the big pal cy, Buenos Air.We love Buenos Air bee has one of the bt gay scen across Lat Ameri, which is heavily supported by the ernment, particular Augt when has s BADiversa week every Augt.

The two ma queer tango ongas the cy are La Marshall ( San Telmo) and Tango Queer ( Releta).Buenos Air Gay Ftival tak place every November.Hostels Buenos Air | Cheap flights to Buenos AirAuckland, New ZealandAuckland, remend by Robyn & Ey om Backpackg Bab.New Zealand was the first ternatnal stop on our year-long journey abroad. We knew Auckland would be somethg special but we had no ia jt how unique our experience of the cy, and wh Fna, would actually be!Each year Auckland hosts a week of Pri events, one of which is lled The Big Gay Out (as if New Zealand wasn’t already the most epic spot). It’s a MUST SEE our book.Auckland Pri tak place every Febary.Hostels Auckland | Cheap flights to AucklandGran Canaria, Canary IslandsGran Canaria, remend by Stefan and Sebastien om Nomadic Boys.Gran Canaria is an extremely famo statn throughout the year for European gays.

TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

From the 1960s, tourism really started to take off, attractg more and more foreigners and therefore even more tolerant attus.We love Gran Canaria bee there is a massive gay scene at Maspalomas and Playa l Ingl the southern part of the island. Gran Canaria also has several gay pri ftivals happeng throughout the year such as the Maspalomas Fetish Week October, Maspalomas Wter Pri November, Carnivals Febary (both Maspalomas and Las Palmas), Maspalomas Gay Pri May and fally numero bear parti October and another March.One of our favoure experienc Gran Canaria was takg a boat trip (n by Canarias Gay) wh iends to the remote beach lled Gui Gui.

This was the perfect day trip and a more relaxg way to see a different si of this remarkable island.Maspalomas Pri tak place every May.Hostels Gran Canaria | Cheap flights to Gran CanariaMilan, ItalyMilan, remend by Luigi & Daniele om Gayly Pla.We love Milan bee has the bt GLBT scene Italy.