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Now that he’s a retired man of leisure, our beloved Father Tony has entered GayTravel.com’s contest to become their Gay Travel Guru, a six-month gig which would take him all around North America to sample and review gay hotspots. The contest has now entered its second round and is open to voting from the public. Please click over and view …

Long-running gay travel title, Guide Magazine, announced today that after 30 years in business, their final print edition will be published in July as the company migrates to a web-only presence. Via press release: Pink Triangle Press (PTP) today announced plans to migrate the international gay travel publication Guide magazine from a print publication to an internet-based publishing operation. A …

Heralding it as the first of its kind, the state of Massachusetts has launched an iPhone application for gay tourists. “From restaurants to lodging to attractions, this iPhone app gives travelers an easy way to plan a trip and experience the Commonwealth.” The app can be downloaded on iTunes and at the above link. Below is the list of functions. …

Nepal is courting gay tourism by offering same-sex honeymoon travel packages to Mount Everest. Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink with a campaign urging gay honeymooners to take a trek through the Himalayas. There are also plans to host the world’s highest same-sex “weddings” at Everest base camp. But mainly, the conservative Hindu nation wants a chunk of the …

According to the 14th annual survey by the LGBT-focused Community Marketing, Inc, New York City remains the top choice for LGBT tourists. The reports notes that the poor economy has affected gay travel to most destinations in the last year. The top five: 1) New York2) Las Vegas3) San Francisco4) Los Angeles / West Hollywood5) Chicago Overall trends included:1) Due …

For about as long as I can remember, Beirut has been the go-to comparison for describing another place as desolate and dangerous. As in “the Bronx is the Beirut of America.” But according to a lengthy travel piece in yesterday’s New York Times, Beirut is now the “Provincetown of the Middle East.” While homosexual activity (technically, sexual relations that officials …