Your Perfect Wedding: Location Scouting in Palm Springs
Birds do it… bees do it… even gay folks in Palm Springs do it! So if you and the love of your life are ready to do it, i.e., commit yourselves to lifetime of wedded bliss, Palm Springs is the perfect setting for your perfect day. As one of the first destinations to focus its efforts on attracting the gay traveler, Palm Springs has always opened its loving arms to the GLBT community.
Birds do it… bees do it… even gay folks in Palm Springs do it! So if you and the love of your life are ready to do it, i.e., commit yourselves to lifetime of wedded bliss, Palm Springs is the perfect setting for your perfect day. As one of the first destinations to focus its efforts on attracting the gay traveler, Palm Springs has always opened its loving arms to the GLBT community.
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Are boycotts an effective weapon? Activists on both sides of the gay rights battle seem to think so. The most recent example targets Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California. Manchester is currently facing a boycott organized by gay rights activists and supported by union allies.
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Once a secret queer desert hideaway, Palm Springs has become a global destination for gay vacationers thanks to the clear skies, warm nights and Mid Century architecture. GayWired.com spoke to one innkeeper about his business, what really goes on in those jacuzzis and how an impromptu spanking party saved an otherwise dismal weekend.
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I was asked to investigate The George Hotel, in North Norfolk by Paranormal Norfolk, a regional magazine dedicated to all things spooky. Paul Hanrahan; the television Ghost Detective, who also writes a column for them was to be involved and we were looking for a famous ghost known as The Green Lady. Instead, we found a ghost of an entirely different color.
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Living in Los Angeles, trips to San Diego happen at least four times a year. And every time I go it’s different. The beach front is pretty much as I left it—white sand far as the eye can see laced with miles of waves crashing on the shore. But downtown? As urban living lures yuppies to downtown high-rises all across the country, no city has seen its downtown spring up faster than San Diego.
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Gay and lesbian tourists spend big dollars all around the globe, which is a fact not lost on the many destinations that are actively courting the pink dollar these days. One destination that has done its fair share of courting the gay community is Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which is now the home of The Private Residences at Casa Cupula which is being billed as the world’s first condo hotel for gay men, lesbians and friends.
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Meet Wendy Lisogar Cocchia - self proclaimed 'product junkie' and energetic owner of Vancouver based Absolute Spa Group, with locations at the Century Plaza Hotel, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and the Vancouver International Airport. Wendy is both an expert and a pioneer in the Vancouver spa industry. Wendy talks about the growing popularity of spas in Vancouver and some of the big name celebs that have strolled through her spa doors.
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People from all over the world travel to Thailand for its lush beaches, edgy nightlife and great overall value, and, even more importantly, those same people tend to return time and time again. One of the Kingdom’s most popular destinations is the resort Island of Phuket, on which a sought-after accommodation of choice for members and friends of the gay and lesbian community is Club One Seven Bed & Breakfast.
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I’m a Taurus and I love to be pampered, so where did I go on my vacation? I kicked back at the Le Meridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort. Before you turn green with envy at my deep tan and the description of my pool villa, let’s delve into the significance of the resort's recent win of both 'Thailand’s Leading Spa Resort' and 'Asia’s Leading Spa Resort' at the World Travel Awards.
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With 30 gay resorts, Fort Lauderdale claims to be THE gay resort capital of North America. While you will get an argument from Palm Springs over that claim, no one would dispute that Fort Lauderdale's gay resorts offer something for just about everyone. With many changes over the past few years, the overall quality of the gay hotels has remained top-notch.
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Hotels at the Movies Six hotels with starring roles in major Hollywood flicks By Duane Wells
It’s almost time for one of the biggest events on the annual gay calendar – Oscar. So what better way to celebrate than to take a look at some of the hotels that have made a big splash on the big screen over the years? After all, who can forget the sight of the newly anointed James Bond, Daniel Craig, ambling onto the beach in the Bahamas in Casino Royale, his muscled body kissed by the sun and drenched with salty beads of water?
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With hotels constantly looking to offer guests top amenities, it comes as no surprise that many are starting to take the hotel experience outside of the guest room and into the lobby areas and beyond. The hope is that by adding these definitive touches, customers will be driven to make the hotels offering these luxurious flourishes staples on their annual travel itineraries.
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'I live only for passion, drama, sex, love, and things like that.' So said Philippe Starck in a recent interview with Tablet Hotels about the inspiration behind his design for the Faena Hotel + Universe in Buenos Aires.
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Sometimes it’s just great to be able to get away from all of the comforts of home and Cactus Canyon offers affordable and gay exclusive amenities that are sure to make you feel at home in the outdoors. This small piece of heaven sounds great, but over the past few years it has come under great obstacles because of legal battles and harassment by the neighbors who apparently object to an all male camping facility.
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Fussy travelers might want to give Hilton Hotels’ Homewood Suites another look beginning in 2007 because the chain has announced that it will begin allowing guests to not only book rooms online, but also to choose the room they want prior to check-in.
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When it opened its doors in 1995, the Delano Hotel, with its soaring and unforgettably beautiful lobby framed by cascading white drapes in 1995, ushered in a new era for South Beach, Miami, as a cool destination. Just over ten years later, the Delano demonstrates its continuing commitment to raising the bar of the South Beach hotel experience with a new guestroom design.
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W Hotels Worldwide has announced its plans to open W Austin Hotel & Residences in Texas, in what some have dubbed the ‘Live Music Capital of the World.' The new W outpost will feature approximately 250 guestrooms and 200 residential condominiums that will serve as an anchor for the City of Austin's vibrant Second Street District.
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Embassy Suites Hotels has opened the brand’s first hotel in Mexico – an 18-story, 162-suite boutique hotel located in the heart of Mexico City’s business and financial district. The opening of the new Embassy Suites Hotel also marks the debut of the first upscale, all-suite hotel in Mexico City.
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Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars turned out recently to get a first glimpse of the new Marqués de Riscal 'City of Wine,' a winery, hotel and spa in El Ciego, Spain, that also happens to be the latest creation from architect Frank O. Gehry.
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