100 Reasons to Celebrate

PUERTO Vallarta’s annual LGBTQ cultural celebration, Vallarta Pride, will bring a new level of camp to the city’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding with a “100 Reasons to Celebrate” theme, which will culminate on Saturday, May 26 with a grand nighttime shindig worthy of any small-town summer carnival – if that carnival featured half-naked “go-go boys” and drag queens galore.

Taking place in Puerto Vallarta from May 20 to 27, Vallarta Pride has grown yearly, with its 2017 edition attracting more than 17,000 visitors. The event has become a staple in the international Pride calendar, and now drives a considerable influx of visitors during what used to be the end of Puerto Vallarta’s traditional high season for tourism.

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Ibiza named Europe's most LGBT friendly beach destination

#IBIZA has been named as the most LGBT friendly beach destination in Europe, followed by the Costa del Sol, Corfu, and Costa Brava. 

Mykonos, often considered the gay capital of Europe, was named only the fifth most LGBT friendly destination, according to a survey by On the Beach.

On the Beach marketing officer, Alistair Daly, said: ‘Spain has always been a very popular destination for the LGBT community and with so many Pride events held throughout the year, it’s easy to see why.

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Malta promoted for gay travel

MALTA’S tourism authority has launched a campaign in the US and Canada promoting the island as a ‘winter escape for the #LGBTtraveller’. 

‘LGBT travellers have long been associated with higher-spending brackets of worldwide tourism flows,” says a #Malta Tourist Authority (MTA) spokesman said. ‘This niche has the characteristics of being well-educated, frequent travellers, higher net income earners with a propensity to travel all year round.’

The MTA began targeting gay travellers, focusing particularly on the winter months, last year in the German-speaking market before expanding to the US and Canada this year. Further initiatives are planned for Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and Scandinavia.

The Gay European Tourism Association estimates the value of the gay tourism market in Europe at €50 billion (£39. 4 billion) a year, while a study in Philadelphia found that for every dollar invested in marketing gay tourism returned $153 (£109) in spending on shops, hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

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