Dance Calling gay men everywhere Experience the world’s only gay meditation dance retreat! This May will see the world’s only meditation run for and by gay men take place in Turkey. Led by skilled gay teachers, Vacation will run for five days, between May 20 and 25. The event aims to offer a rare chance for gay men of all ages from By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
National News ABTA join LGBT Travel Network Travel giants ABTA have become a partner in the new Travel Trade Gazzette (TTG), LGBT Travel Network. The new initiative aims to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in travel, and will run three national events during 2015. ABTA have been at the heart of travel for more than 60 y By Alice Blezard • 1 min read
Los Angeles Convention Centre International News IGLTA announces annual Travel Honours The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLAT) will be celebrating trailblazers in LGBT tourism at its 32nd Annual Global Convention in Los Angeles from April 8-11. The convention is the LGBT tourism industry’s premier networking and educational event, as well as an opportunity to ackn By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Features & Longread Celebrate a Big Day for the LGBT Community in Philadelphia Famously nicknamed the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia is well-known for its links to the gay community, which stem back to the principles that the city was founded on more than 300 years ago: equality and freedom of expression. In the 1960s Philadelphia was home to some of the first gay rights By Alice Blezard • 3 min read
General News Want to be a city champion? VisitBrighton, Brighton and Hove City Council’s tourism arm, is looking for people with local knowledge and a passion for the city to join its team of on-street volunteers, the City Champions. The role involves welcoming visitors and offering help and advice about what to see and do in the city duri By Besi • 2 min read
Istanbul Pride 2014 Features & Longread The hottest international Pride events of 2015 Hollie Mantle highlights the Prides in 2015 she thinks have the most to offer the international tourist and deserve checking out. Bored with your local annual Gay Pride march and fancy swapping it for something international? Here is my pick of the best, the boldest, and the bawdiest marches from ar By Contributor • 5 min read
Features & Longread Beat the January blues with a detox stay in Bath This January, Bath Tourism Plus is launching a new series of detox packages, including four hours for the price of two at the world-famous Thermae Bath Spa. Bath has long been a centre of well-being, in fact the word ‘spa’ is associated with the Latin phrase ‘Salus Per Aquam’ or ‘health through wate By Besi • 1 min read
General News Hastings Pier – set to reopen Summer 2015 Once Hastings, the ancient Cinque Port was one of the country’s most important resorts, and its 910ft‑long pier – thought to be the first of the 99 in Britain that were built for entertainment, rather than as landing stages – was at the heart of its fortunes. By Besi • 1 min read
News 1066 Country Tourism Businesses crowned at ‘The Beautiful South Awards’ 1066 Country Tourism Businesses crowned at The Beautiful South Awards. Brighton’s Grand Hotel provided the setting for this year’s Beautiful South Awards on Thursday, December 4. The event welcomed over 275 industry professionals from the elite visitor experiences across the South and South East of By Besi • 2 min read
National News 1066 Country businesses shortlisted for prestigious ‘Beautiful South Awards’ Swan House boutique B&B, Hastings, Crowhurst Park Holiday Village and Rye Tourist Information Centre are among the South East’s leading tourism businesses to have been chosen for the finals of the Beautiful South Tourism Awards 2014. This year saw over 120 entries from the cream of the tourism indus By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread TRAVEL: Winchester: In the footsteps of Alfred the Great Roger Wheeler visits the county town of Hampshire and former capital of the ancient Kingdom of Wessex. Most of us learnt about King Alfred at school and the mythical story of him burning the cakes, almost certainly he didn’t burn any cakes, but it takes us to the fascinating history of Alfred and hi By Roger Wheeler • 4 min read
General News VisitBrighton celebrates city’s tourism successes Over 100 people from sixty local businesses gathered last week to celebrate some of the city’s tourism successes over the past year. THE NETWORKING event, hosted by VisitBrighton, the city’s official marketing tourism arm, was held at the Verano Lounge, Western Road, Brighton. A round-up of the unit By Besi • 3 min read
