Tagged: lgbt

The Safest and Most Dangerous Destinations for LGBTQ+ Travelers in 2026

The arc of the moral universe is long and (supposedly) bends toward justice, but it appears to be doing a loop-de-loop with regard to LGBTQ+ rights and safety worldwide.That’s the…

The Best Spring Vacations in the U.S.

When flowers are blooming, allergies are raging, and stores are selling the world’s finest seasonal candy—that would of course be Reese’s chocolate-and-peanut-butter eggs—it can only…

7 Companies You Can Trust for Great Family Vacation Packages

Updated January 9, 2023 Planning a successful family vacation is work—but not if you let a packager do the work for you. Buying a vacation through a tour operator frees you from the…

Arthur: For Gay Americans, Some International Travel Is Exceedingly Dangerous

Like many standard Americans, my business relations include dealings with gay men, and I know a pair that recently had a same-sex wedding. They have asked me to recommend a…

The New P-Town: 10 Reasons Why Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Should Be Your Next LGBT Vacation Destination

For years, Provincetown, Massachusetts, has been known as the go-to beach town for LGBT travelers. But what many don’t realize is that there’s an equally welcoming destination in…

Arthur Frommer: Decent People Will Avoid All Contact with Brunei

It is highly unlikely that many of our readers will travel as tourists to the nation of Brunei on the island of Borneo in the South China Sea. The economy and currency of that nation…

How Bermuda's Same-Sex Marriage Repeal Affects Cruise Weddings Worldwide

This week, the governor of Bermuda, John Rankin, signed a legislature-approved bill that reinstates the British island territory's ban on same-sex marriage, reversing a decision to…

Same-Sex Couples Can Now Get Married on Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises will soon begin offering legal weddings for same-sex couples aboard ships in international waters, the company announced on October 11 (which, not coincidentally, was…

Forgotten Tourist Spots from the Earliest Frommer's Guidebooks

Though there are a number of perennial must-see tourist attractions across the globe—your Great Walls, Grand Canyons, and Big Bens—they are far outnumbered by the travel establishments…

After a Quiet Winter, the World of Travel Has Suddenly Erupted with Distinctive Developments

Americans are often left unaffected by various changes in the rules and policies of travel—but that hasn’t been the case in recent weeks.  Consider the following:The proposal of the…

$7,500 Fine for Using a Phone on a Plane, Transgender Tourist Detained in Dubai, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

USING A MOBILE PHONE IN FLIGHT? THAT'LL BE $7,500 (Shanghai Daily)China's not putting up with any more monkey business, do you hear? A draft amendment to the country's Civil Aviation…

Dubai Detains Tourist for Being Transgender

Canadian transgender YouTube personality Gigi Gorgeous says she was detained in Dubai's airport, interrogated for five hours, and summarily denied entry to the United Arab…

Checked Luggage Fees, Carry-On Luggage You Can Ride, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* RUSSIA'S HARASSMENT OF AMERICAN VISITORS (Washington Post). Russia's recent treatment of Americans should make anyone considering…

LGBT Travel After Orlando

In the wake of the Orlando shooting, which took place at a gay bar and appears to have been motivated by homophobia, the New York Times spoke with several leaders in LGBT tourism to…

Family Travel: 4 Fun-in-the-Sun Escapes

With spring break right around the corner, great family vacation deals are sprouting like daffodils. Whether you feel like heading to a resort, a theme park or the beach, we've got…

Spooky, Tasty & Furry: 5 Fall Festivals for Families

Nothing says a fall family getaway like a visit to working farm, a harvest festival, or a pre-Halloween haunted house or pumpkin patch. There are literally dozens of day trips or…