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

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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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