IGLTA Special Discount for Pink Choice Members

The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) is the leading global organization dedicated to connecting businesses in the GLBT tourism industry. Travelers count on IGLTA to search, contact and utilize our members around the world for all their travel needs. Many businesses join our association to be on the forefront of gay and lesbian travel.

Member benefits include:
Visibility to gay and lesbian travels around the world (great promoting)
Visibility at our monthly Networking Events
Complete member listing on IGLTA website and in the print directory
Weekly E-news letters
Opportunity to post your events on our calendar
Access to all IGLTA members and consumers
And many other great benefits…

Your membership with Pink Choice enables you to receive a discount off a new membership with IGLTA! We will waive the $100 administration fee on your new membership! In order to receive this special offer, please contact Membership Manager, Sheila Bryant by email at sheila@iglta.org.

Special Code: PC-IGLTA
Offer expires June 30, 2009!

Register today to attend the 26th Annual IGLTA Convention, being held in Toronto Canada, May 7-10, 2009. Information and registration www.iglta.org/convention

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.