Tag: marriage
Homosexuality is a sin: South Korea’s Gay Pride Festival
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 1, 2019 22:01Thousands of members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community from Korea mixed with tourists from around Asia and beyond were hitting the streets for South Korea's Gay Pride ... Read More
In the footsteps of Leonardo in France: The enigma of the Last Supper tapestry
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- May 21, 2019 21:45This is the title of the study day that was held at the Vatican Museums at the end of the restoration of the famous tapestry preserved today in the Pinacoteca ... Read More
Skinny Fabulous to unleash the power of soca on Rum and Rhythm
Chief Assignment Editor- May 20, 2019 16:50The leading Caribbean food and rum event in New York will be rocking under the power of Skinny Fabulous, the leading Vincentian soca artiste and Trinidad carnival 2019 road march ... Read More
Malta ranked No.1 European LGBTQ+ travel destination
Chief Assignment Editor- May 16, 2019 16:15ILGA-Europe has announced that Malta has been ranked the number one travel destination on the Europe Rainbow Index 2019 for the fourth year running. Out of a total of 49 ... Read More
The IGLTA Foundation brings Voyage to New York City
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019 18:47The IGLTA Foundation is putting finishing touches on Voyage, its signature fundraising event, unfolding at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on Friday, 26 April. Produced in conjunction with the IGLTA ... Read More
Surrey introduces world’s first AI-powered travel guide
Chief Assignment Editor- February 28, 2019 19:15The University of Surrey has developed the world’s first AI-powered travel guide to work alongside Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Slow Travel book. A team of researchers at Surrey ... Read More
Portugal, Sweden, and Canada most LGBT-friendly travel countries
Chief Assignment Editor- February 25, 2019 17:35Thanks to legal improvements for trans- and intersex persons as well as anti-hate crime initiatives, Portugal for the first time managed to jump from 27th place to the top of ... Read More
Traveling to Hawaii? How LGBTQ friendly is the Aloha State?
editor- January 31, 2019 22:36Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect ... Read More
Reunion and Madagascar Presidents discuss regional cooperation
Alain St.Ange- January 29, 2019 01:44A meeting took place between the President of the Réunion Region, Didier Robert, and the new President of the Republic of Madagascar, His Excellency Andry Rajoelina. On official travel to ... Read More
Americans now opting for travel before house, marriage, kids
Chief Assignment Editor- January 14, 2019 17:2530 and 40-somethings are giving ‘early retirement’ a completely new meaning! With more disposable income, flexible hours and retirement looking very different today than it used to, the next generation ... Read More
Tulsi Gabbard US President in 2020? She told CNN but not her father
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 12, 2019 07:57His daughter Tulsi Gabbard is running for president in 2020. Hawaii Senator Mike Gabbard is currently attending the Farm Bureau convention in New Orleans where President Trump will speak on Monday. ... Read More
Brazil president: I’d rather have a dead son than a gay son
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 4, 2019 06:08Rio may no longer be a pink destination. How will the future of the traveling #LGBTQ world change if they took a stance against growing anti-gay leaders of Brazil? The ... Read More
Jakarta New Year’s Eve: Over 500 say I do in mass wedding
editor- December 31, 2018 19:23New Year’s Eve was chosen as the day that over 500 couples said I do. Read More
Ghanaian Tourism Ambassador: Sex is a tourism booster
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 00:30Ghanaian radio and TV presenter, Abeiku Aggrey Santana, who in 2016 was announced as a Tourism Ambassador for Ghana, has stressed the need to encourage and promote sex as a ... Read More
IAG: Final assault on CEO of Norwegian Air?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 4, 2018 14:48Willie Walsh, CEO of the International Airlines Group (IAG), decided to give the final assault to Norwegian Air Shuttle. Read More
New Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration Tour marks historic changes to Cuban constitution
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2018 10:15A Miami-based travel agency specializing in customized experiences of Cuba, is launching an exciting new tour for 2019: the Havana LGBTQ Pride Celebration tour. The five-day trip will coincide with ... Read More
Guam Visitors Bureau goes LGBT with IGLTA at the Annual Global Convention in Toronto
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 10, 2018 07:13On May 8th 2018, the Guam Visitors Bureau attended the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Annual Global Convention, the largest expo in LGBT tourism in the world. The ... Read More
Raped by tourists: Children in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 26, 2018 12:27Tourists rape children in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam; it's a sad reality of the global travel and tourism industry. Silence ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism follows LGBT Hawaii suggestion, releases study on Taiwan and Japan
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2017 23:05The studies on Japan and Taiwan provide valuable information from survey respondents in each country that Hawaii tourism industry partners can utilize to attract more LGBT travelers from these two ... Read More
Civil Unions now available in Hawaii
editor- January 2, 2012 09:36Today, Hawaii moved a step closer to equality as the state's civil unions law went into effect, affording the rights, benefits, and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples. Read More
A win for gay marriage and California tourism
editor- August 13, 2010 09:26Tourism officials in California hope that gays from around the country will opt to get married in sunny California, infusing money into the fiscally-challenged state. Read More
The new gay mecca next door: Iowa may ring up tourism dollars
editor- April 6, 2009 06:00Nine years ago, Omahans Donna Colley and Margaux Towne-Colley ventured off to a picturesque village in Vermont to exchange rings and vows of lifelong commitment. Read More
Weddings on a high note
editor- November 13, 2008 01:14Thailand – Experience a true adventure wedding as you and your loved one swing down a cliff-face via a rope while decked out in a tuxedo and wedding dress, repelling ... Read More
Reaching the height of marriage
editor- November 13, 2008 01:06Phu Kradueng National Park, Thailand – Much like a successful marriage, climbing a mountain takes persistence, hard-work, and the objective of reaching that topmost moment of Zen and sharing it ... Read More