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

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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.

Nordic Sea Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Nordic Sea Hotel located in Stockholm, Sweden has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Nordic Sea Hotel recently post a review about your experience.

The Square Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark

PinkChoice is pleased to announce that The Square Hotel located in Copenhagen, Denmark has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at The Square Hotel recently post a review about your experience.

Pink Choice Awards Are Coming!

We are eagerly anticipating the final ratings and reviews of 2007, as they will seal the deal for those destined to take home a Pink Choice Award!

In January, we will announce our second annual Awards, which will highlight 2007's top ranked gay friendly lodging establishments around the world. Winners will be chosen based on accumulated Pink Choice member feedback, with rankings compiled from travelers’ reviews and ratings throughout the year.

If you have a favorite property and haven't yet submitted a review, now is the time to let us know it is worthy of the highest praise...a Pink Choice Award!

Condesa Haus in Mexico City, Mexico

PinkChoice is very excited to announce that Condesa Haus located in Mexico City, Mexico has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Condesa Haus recently post a review about your experience.

Residence Verona in Prague, Checkoslovakia

Residence Verona located in Prague, Checkoslovakia has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Residence Verona recently post a review about your experience.

Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, Cambodia

PinkChoice is pleased to announce that Hotel de la Paix located in Siem Reap, Cambodia has been added to our listings!
If you have stayed at Hotel de la Paix recently post a review about your experience.

We're happy to watch the power of GLBT travelers as they change how cities approach their tourism industry. London, always a top destination for gay and straight travelers of all nationalities, has earned its keep as the official #1 destination for GLBT travelers out of the US. PinkNews tells us more in this article, with the very interesting subplot that:

Gays and lesbians are not going to Britain because they might see other gays and lesbians, their motivations and triggers are similar to those of other travellers.

They consider Britain a sophisticated, worldly destination and want to see it portrayed as such. They do not want it presented in a cheesy way.

VisitBritain vowed to change their advertising to feature situations like same sex couples enjoying country walks or traditional British images such as Buckingham Palace guards dressed in the rainbow colours of the gay pride movement.

We already have a number of destination reviews on our London page, and we think that will grow as this great movement takes hold.

Hail Britannia!