Malibu Country Inn in Malibu, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Malibu Country Inn located in Malibu, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Malibu Country Inn recently post a review about your experience.

Vista Salinas in Ibiza, Spain

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Vista Salinas located in Ibiza, Spain has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Vista Salinas recently post a review about your experience.

Pink Choice announces top 20 destinations for 2008

We have released our list of the top 20 Destinations for 2008. The list, culled from over 300 destinations worldwide, represents the most popular locations on Pink Choice website.

Provincetown, MA leads a list that includes hotspots such as Fort Lauderdale, Palm Springs, and New York. Whilst there is no surprise that many of the well established US gay travel destinations make the list, it’s evident that gay travelers are increasingly seeking new and exciting hotspots off the well trod gay vacation circuit. Two new destinations that made the list are from down under - Cairns, Australia and Kerikeri, New Zealand.

Top 20 Destinations by Reviews

1 Provincetown
2 Fort Lauderdale
3 Ogunquit
4 Puerto Vallarta
5 San Francisco
6 Palm Springs
7 Rehoboth Beach
8 Saugatuck/Douglas
9 Key West
10 Bethlehem
11 Cairns
12 New York
13 San Jose
14 Mexico City
15 Montreal
16 Wellington
17 New Orleans
18 Seattle
19 Waterbury
20 Kerikeri, Bay of Islands

Wayne Pihlgren of Skinny Dips Resort and Spa in Cairns commented that “with winter lows of 26C (82F) and balmy summer temperatures of 32C (94F) visitors can swim all year round, explore the magnificent Great Barrier Reef, the world’s oldest rainforests and our unique wildlife and leave boasting a healthy tan.”

Geoff and Chris from the 88 Lodge Luxury Bed and Breakfast in Kerikeri weren’t surprised by its inclusion and commented that “For the gay and lesbian traveler however the biggest attraction has to be the sheer pleasure and freedom of being amongst the friendly and accepting locals. It would be hard to find anywhere in the world that would be more homofriendly than Northland and especially Kerikeri.”

Next month, we will release the prestigious Pink Choice Awards. The award recognizes those hotels, guest houses and inns that have excelled in providing the very best in gay and lesbian accommodation, based on the reviews and ratings made by guests during 2008.

River's Edge Resort in Winthrop, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that River's Edge Resort located in Winthrop, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at River's Edge Resort recently post a review about your experience.

Airesbuenos Hostel in Valdivia, Chile

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Airesbuenos Hostel located in Valdivia, Chile has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Airesbuenos Hostel recently post a review about your experience.

Williams Pond Lodge Bed & Breakfast in Bucksport, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Williams Pond Lodge Bed & Breakfast located in Bucksport, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Williams Pond Lodge Bed & Breakfast recently post a review about your experience.

INN ON THE CANAL in Panama City, Panama

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that INN ON THE CANAL located in Panama City, Panama has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at INN ON THE CANAL recently post a review about your experience.

GayStPete House in St Petersburg, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that GayStPete House located in St Petersburg, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at GayStPete House recently post a review about your experience.

Hotel de Oro in Santa Nella, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Hotel de Oro located in Santa Nella, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Hotel de Oro recently post a review about your experience.

Sans Souci Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Sans Souci Hotel located in Fort Lauderdale, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Sans Souci Hotel recently post a review about your experience.

Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast in Saugerties, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast located in Saugerties, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Barclay Heights Bed & Breakfast recently post a review about your experience.

Greenbank Hotel and Restaurant in Llangollen, UK

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Greenbank Hotel and Restaurant located in Llangollen, UK has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Greenbank Hotel and Restaurant recently post a review about your experience.

Check out TheGLBT.com

We recommend TheGLBT.com which welcomes all who want to become more informed and who want to join the movement for equality, fairness, and justice!

TheGLBT.com is a gateway established for the purpose of providing information and support as a search engine inside the GLBT community.

Island Cottage Oceanfront Inn, Cafe' & Spa in Flagler Beach, USA

PinkChoice is pleased to announce that Island Cottage Oceanfront Inn, Cafe' & Spa located in Flagler Beach, USA has been added to it's listings!
If you have stayed at Island Cottage Oceanfront Inn, Cafe' & Spa recently post a review about your experience.

WHERE ARE THE BEST GLBT ACCOMMODATIONS IN VANCOUVER

Vancouver should be proud. It has been named the #1 Gay and Lesbian destination in Canada and the 4th preferred international destination. Candice Gibson of Tourism Vancouver made the announcement this week and it looks like the city is getting behind a major advertising campaign in Curve to reach out to the American lesbian market. Pink Choice congratulates Vancouver and askes gay and lesbian travelers to post reviews of their favorite Vancouver hotel, inn, guesthouse and bed and breakfast so that others in the gay community can benefit from their experience. And remember, that with each review posted before October 31, 2008, you will be entered in the Pink Choice Sweepstakes with the chance to win a 2 night stay in a Kimpton Hotel in the USA plus $1,000 spending money.

PINK CHOICE CONGRATULATES ARTHUR FROMMER

Travelers, gay and straight, often turn to the travel guru, Arthur Frommer, for tips and recommendations when planning their vacations. Today, Emediawire reported that Frommer posted his 1,000th blog. As avid travelers, the Pink Choice team have long respected and relied upon the opinions and recommendions of Mr Frommer and in our way, our mission is to compliment his work as the foremost source for gay friendly hotel reviews for the gay and lesbian traveler.

TOP GAY-FRIENDLY HOTEL CHAINS

So now you know. According to Jessica Hyndham of 365gay.com, the Top Gay-Friendly Hotel Chains are W Hotels, Wyndham Hotels, Kimpton Hotels, MGM Mirage, Harrah's and Hyatt Hotels.
Pink Choice wonders, is this true and accurate? Tell us your hotel chain experience and post a review the way you see it. If you post before October 31, 2008, you could win a two night stay in a Kimpton hotel PLUS $1,000 spending money.

Show your Pride

The end of July means Pride Week! Vancouver plays annual host to the sensational celebration that turns the city streets into parades and beaches into beer gardens. Join in the half million “Celebrating 30 Years of the Rainbow” for all the fun. From cruises to carnivals, your ticket to good times waits for you in Vancouver.

Don’t miss all the action

Be a part of the party. Pride Week in Vancouver (July 26th to August 3rd ) is packed with nine full days of dynamic arts and culture, theme park thrills and chills and beach parties all leading up to the big parade. Dine with Pride with acclaimed comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, get a sneak preview of the Queer Film Festival at Pride Movie Night, ride a rollercoaster on Gay Day at Playland, or get your groove on at the Davie Street Dance Party.

For more information on gay-fabulous Vancouver check out:
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/
http://www.gayvan.com/

Stone Mill of Little Falls, NY prepares for its first guests!

Stone Mill of Little Falls announces plans to expand the 3rd floor space of their historic 1839 stone mill to include 9 overnight guest rooms and a conference room. They have created a special atmosphere for the GLBT community to come and enjoy. Their second floor offers hair styling, hair coloring, nails, pedicures, waxing, laser skin care center, tanning rooms, gym herbal wraps and so much more. They also feature a fully-equipped 50-seat black box theater on their second floor. Once the guest rooms are completed they will be listed Pink Choice. Now through September 30, 2008, they are offering a special pre-opening package. Check out their website for details…10 nights for $500!
Little Falls has a lot to offer, architecture, hiking, rock climbing, arts, antiques, Erie Canal, fine restaurants, the list goes on and on. You might say this is the up and coming affordable diversified community of the Northeast. Many people who visit often return and buy and restore older homes. The waterfront over the past decade is becoming the place to be. Canal Place is now a state and national historic district, and Stone Mill is located in the heart of it.
Check out Stone Mill of Little Falls and see what it has to offer. If you are a performing artist, you will love their black box theater!
David and Richard are looking forward to becoming your future innkeepers.

Pink Choice Launches $1,500 Weekend Getaway Competition

Leave reviews, be automatically entered, and help your fellow gay and lesbian travelers.

PROVINCETOWN, MA, June 29, 2008 – Pink Choice a trusted website for gay and lesbian travelers seeking information about accommodations worldwide, today announced the launch of the $1,500 Weekend Getaway Competition. Visitors to the site who leave a quality review of a gay or gay friendly hotel are automatically entered to win. Visitors receive additional entries for each review they leave.

Get Away in Style

The prize includes 2 free nights at any Kimpton hotel in the world as well as $1,000 in spending cash, to make the weekend as memorable as possible. Kimpton hotels with 43 properties across North America is highly regarded by the LGBT Community, having won the PlanetOut Hotel Group of the Year Award in 2007 and 2008.

Help Fellow Gay and Lesbian Travelers

In addition to automatically entering the contest, every review left on Pink Choice helps a fellow gay or lesbian traveler find the right hotel, guest house, or inn. Pink Choice has already built a database of over 250 destinations and 1,500 gay and gay friendly hotels.

“Our goal with this contest is to excite and motivate the gay and lesbian community to help build a travel resource that benefits everyone,” said Stephen Mascilo, founder of Pink Choice.

In addition, the hotel that receives the most reviews when the contest ends on October 31, 2008 will be featured on the Pink Choice homepage for the month of November. “If there’s a hotel that you particularly like, leaving a review is another way of saying thanks for their service,” said Trevor Pinker.

For more information about the contest, visit the official contest page on Pink Choice.

About Pink Choice

Pink Choice is a web site where gay and lesbian travelers share information and reviews about accommodations worldwide. Pink Choice covers over 250 global destinations featuring 1,500 hotels, inns and guesthouses. Since its inception in 2006, the site has helped tens of thousands of gay and lesbian travelers find the perfect destination for their trip or vacation.

Villa Venti in Vieques, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Villa Venti located in Vieques, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Villa Venti recently post a review about your experience.

Show Your Pride

The end of June marks Pride Week! Toronto plays annual host to ten days of a sensational celebration that turns the city streets into parades and parking lots into parties. Be one of the one million plus hitting the downtown core for all the fun. Or take in one of hundreds of other cultural events the city of Toronto offers year round.

Don’t miss all the action.

Be a part of the party. Pride Week in Toronto (June 20-29) is packed with ten full days of dynamic arts and culture, headliners like Sandra Bernhard, Jully Black and Thelma Houston, a 20-block street festival, 9 stages and 5 patios where you can toast your friends and take it all in. It’s all waiting in Toronto - world-class freedom, urban edge and excitement starting at just $359. Now that’s a vacation!

Play along with Sandra Bernhard, Uh Huh Her (featuring L Word star Leisha Hailey), Melanie C (former Spice Girl), indie darlings Dragonette, Hidden Cameras, dance divas Thelma Houston and Suzanne Palmer and 80’s sensation Parachute Club, “plus many more”!

Book through http://www.pridetoronto.com/ now and you’ll get special access to signature events all while supporting Pride Toronto!

Toronto Pride June 20-29 – Unparalleled Freedom, Exclusive Travel Packages!

Colours Oasis Resort in San Jose, Costa Rica

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Colours Oasis Resort located in San Jose, Costa Rica has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Colours Oasis Resort recently post a review about your experience.

Geranium Moonlight Hotel in Mykonos, Greece

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Geranium Moonlight Hotel located in Mykonos, Greece has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Geranium Moonlight Hotel recently post a review about your experience.

Geranium Moonlight Hotel in Mykonos, Greece

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Geranium Moonlight Hotel located in Mykonos, Greece has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Geranium Moonlight Hotel recently post a review about your experience.

PINK CHOICE CONGRATULATES CALIFORNIA

What great news! Today, same sex couples from all over the country have the right to marry in the State of California. California joins Massachusetts in recognizing the rights of same sex couples to legally marry and to enjoy the security and benefits that has been denied us for far to many years.

West Hollywood News lists a load of information to help couples plan their long awaited right to marry including accommodation options in LA. We encourage happily married couples to share their accommodation experience by posting a review on Pink Choice to help other same sex couples find the best hotel, inn or guest house that meets their budget and requirements.

Abel Tasman Lodge in Bellawongarah, Australia

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Abel Tasman Lodge located in Bellawongarah, Australia has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Abel Tasman Lodge recently post a review about your experience.

AsiaLatina Hotel & Guest house in Granada, Nicaragua

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that AsiaLatina Hotel & Guest house located in Granada, Nicaragua has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at AsiaLatina Hotel & Guest house recently post a review about your experience.

Newton Farmhouse in Salisbury, U.K.

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Newton Farmhouse located in Salisbury, U.K. has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Newton Farmhouse recently post a review about your experience.

1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage in Asheville, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that 1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage located in Asheville, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at 1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage recently post a review about your experience.

green ROCKS Inn in Ridgefield, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that green ROCKS Inn located in Ridgefield, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at green ROCKS Inn recently post a review about your experience.

Golden Pai and Suite Resort in Mae Hong Son, Thailand

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Golden Pai and Suite Resort located in Mae Hong Son, Thailand has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Golden Pai and Suite Resort recently post a review about your experience.

Axel Hotel Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Axel Hotel Buenos Aires located in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Axel Hotel Buenos Aires recently post a review about your experience.

Maui Sunseeker Resort in Kihei, Maui, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Maui Sunseeker Resort located in Kihei, Maui, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Maui Sunseeker Resort recently post a review about your experience.

Deer Brook Inn in Woodstock, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Deer Brook Inn located in Woodstock, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Deer Brook Inn recently post a review about your experience.

Laurel Lodge in Harpers Ferry, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Laurel Lodge located in Harpers Ferry, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Laurel Lodge recently post a review about your experience.

Kimpton Hotels Embraces IGLTA

Pink Choice congratulates Kimpton Hotels on their ground breaking decision to partner with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA). Kimpton Hotels have become the first lodging company to join forces with IGLTA on a property wide basis. Their decision positions Kimpton as the leading hospitality company and a first choice for gay and lesbian travelers.

Pink Choice encourages all gay and lesbian travelers to support Kimpton Hotels and to post reviews and share their hotel experiences after staying in any of their 41 distinct hotels for the benefit of other gay and lesbian travelers.

Harlem Renaissance House in New York, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Harlem Renaissance House located in New York, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Harlem Renaissance House recently post a review about your experience.

Blue Moon Bed and Breakfast in Ashland, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Blue Moon Bed and Breakfast located in Ashland, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Blue Moon Bed and Breakfast recently post a review about your experience.

Rainbow Mountain Resort in East Stroudsburg, USA

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Rainbow Mountain Resort located in East Stroudsburg, USA has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Rainbow Mountain Resort recently post a review about your experience.

Is "gay friendly" the new tourism marketing mantra?

The article by gay Canadian travel co host Charles David raises questions about the future marketing stratagies of specifically gay destinations. Pink Choice is seeing evidence of more gay and lesbian travelers are writing positive reviews about "gay friendly" accommodation in destinations world wide and more and more hotels, inns, guesthouses and resorts are using the term 'gay-friendly' in their marketing. Pink Choice encourages GLBT travelers to write reviews about their accommodation and destination experience so that other GLBT can get a better understanding to what's on offer when making their room reservations.

Trelawn Place Bed & Breakfast in Queenstown, New Zealand

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Trelawn Place Bed & Breakfast located in Queenstown, New Zealand has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Trelawn Place Bed & Breakfast recently post a review about your experience.

Guardian's Call for Reviews!

We were thrilled to see The Guardian take an interest in gay friendly establishments, the Pink Choice Awards, and especially their call for travelers to share their favorite spots. We encourage you to let them -- and us -- know of any great destinations that have stayed below the radar too long!

Top 10 Destinations for 2008

The Ottawa Citizen has recently publish the Top 10 Destinations worldwide for 2008. If any of our members has experienced any of these destinations and want to write a review about the accommodation experience, we encourage you to write to support their distinction.

Anndion Lodge in Wanganui, New Zealand

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Anndion Lodge located in Wanganui, New Zealand has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Anndion Lodge recently post a review about your experience.

Partiers' Guide to a Carnival in Rio

Heading to Rio for this year's Carnival? Here an article that may help you get the most out of the festivities. And whilst you're there, take notes and post a review on Pink Choice about your accommodation experience. That's if you ever make it back to your hotel room!

Wyndham Hotels Discount Same Sex Ceremonies

Wyndham Hotels is offering same sex couple discounted weddings in their hotels. This great marketing offer would cut 50% off the $1,200 price of a wedding ceremony. Pink Choice applauds this great marketing initiative and encourages couples taking up this offer to write a review of their experience in any Wyndham hotel.

Gay Customer Service Training for the Travel Market

Pink Choice was interested to read that one company at least is attempting to help hotel companies deliver on their "gay friendly" promise. Gay Comfort, developed by leading gay marketing specialists Out Now, is launching a new training and accreditation system this week covering such areas including how gay customers differ from other customers, how they are the same, what concerns them when dealing with travel industry staff, what language to use and what words or phrases to avoid.

With so many companies appearing to be jumping into the "gay friendly" marketing bandwagon, it's encouraging to see one company helping to deliver the promise.

Pink Choice Awards Name Top Rated Gay Friendly Destinations

Awards season is here! Pink Choice is pleased to announce the winners of its 2007 Pink Choice Awards. The Awards highlight gay friendly properties that earned the highest traveler ratings in their price range for 2007. Ratings take into consideration essential categories such as guests’ first impressions, check-in, staff, and overall value.

Pink Choice Award winners deserve the highest praise, having captured the loyalty of so many of our members. Gay and lesbian travelers today expect more from their hosts, and our winners have answered the call by providing welcoming, relaxing safe havens for guests from around the world.

Celebrating our second annual Pink Choice Awards, we are thrilled to see that while destinations well known to gay travelers remain highly ranked, new regions are also attracting visitors by providing outstanding service and amenities. We enthusiastically congratulate both our repeat winners and those properties receiving their first Award!

And the winners are…

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Carpe Diem Guesthouse, Provincetown, MA
www.carpediemguesthouse.com

Pineapple Point, Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.pineapplepoint.com

$$$ Price Band

Alexander’s Guesthouse, Key West, FL
www.alexanderskeywest.com

Gabriel’s at the Ashbrooke Inn, Provincetown, MA
www.gabriels.com

Inn at Cook Street, Provincetown, MA
www.innatcookstreet.com

Oxford Guesthouse, Provincetown, MA
www.oxfordguesthouse.com

Villa Venice, Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.villavenice.com

White Porch Inn, Provincetown, MA
www.whiteporchinn.com

White Wind Inn, Provincetown, MA
www.whitewindinn.com

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Christopher’s by the Bay, Provincetown, MA
www.christophersbythebay.com

Grand View Inn, Provincetown, MA
www.grandviewinn.com

Highlands Inn, Bethlehem, NH
www.highlandsinn-nh.com

Jameson Bed & Breakfast, Dalton, PA
www.thejamesonbedandbreakfast.com

Liberty Suites, Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.libertysuites.com

New Zealand House, Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.newzealandhouse.com

Newnham Suncatcher Inn, Saugatuck, MI
www.suncatcherinn.com

Skinny Dips Resort & Spa, Cairns, Australia
www.skinnydips.com.au

For more information about Pink Choice Awards, please visit http://pinkchoice.com/pinkChoiceAwards.aspx.

Pink Choice partners with Rainbow Tourism

Pink Choice is excited to announce a partnership with Rainbow Tourism which will extend its reviews of gay and lesbian accommodations into the Southern Hemisphere!

Rainbow Tourism provides comprehensive information about properties in Australia, New Zealand, Bali and Pacific Islands that have been accredited as being 'gay friendly'.

At RainbowTourism.com, their motto is Go Gay, Stay Gay, Play Gay - and their team of travel technology and marketing gurus who live in Australia and New Zealand strive to make it easy for you to book a complete itinerary online. RainbowTourism.com is a one-stop shopping experience for gay-owned/gay-friendly accommodations and tours in the most most dazzling destinations. All you have to do is CLICK, BOOK and GO! The site also has special packages surrounding many of the events on the Rainbow Calendar in the Southern Hemisphere.
Every listing on the site is for genuine gay-owned or gay friendly operators, and all these properties are individually listed on Pink Choice. The Rainbow Tourism accreditation program will incorporate Pink Choice member reviews to determine just who wears the GOO or RTA status symbol. (GOO means the operator is a lesbian or gay owner and RTA means Rainbow Tourism Accreditation standards have been reviewed and monitored.)

RainbowTourism.com is a member of:
New Zealand Tourism Industry Associaton (NZTIA)
Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia (GALTA)
International Gay and Lesbian Tourism Association (IGLTA)

Pink Choice is delighted to be working in partnership with Rainbow Tourism to bring properties in the Southern Hemisphere to its members.