All posts by Troy Petenbrink
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Let’s hear it for wine and chocolate
They are two of the most important food groups: wine and chocolate. To celebrate these decadent delights, next weekend and every weekend through the end...
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TripAdvisor announces its 2012 Travelers’ Choice winners
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced its 2012 Travelers’ Choice best hotel winners. Among the various winners are many LGBT-friendly properties. The 10th annual awards...
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Gay travel gets global spotlight
The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association announced last week that the United Nations World Tourism Organization unveiled its first report on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual...
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Philadelphia’s Blue Ball ends, Sapphire Ball begins
For the weekend of Jan. 27 to 29, Philadelphia’s Sapphire Fund will present Sapphire Weekend, a series of events to raise money for LGBT charitable organizations. Sapphire...
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Best gay cities (at least according to GayCities members): Tel Aviv to San Francisco
It is award season (and not just in Hollywood), and this week GayCities announced the 2011 winners in its annual “Best of GayCities” challenge, presented...
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Rehoboth Beach’s Lighthouse Inn among the 2012 Pink Choice Award winners
Rehoboth Beach’s Lighthouse Inn is among the winners of the 2012 Pink Choice Awards. The awards recognize hotels, guest houses and inns that have excelled...
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LAN Airlines launches gay travel website
South America-based LAN Airlines has launched a website dedicated specifically to gay and lesbian travelers. According to a company press release, the new site, found...
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Pack your bags for gay travel in 2012
It’s no secret that us gays love to travel. And, according to one recent survey, attending an LGBT event is a key motivator within the...
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Palm Springs: Lights, camera, action!
Long known as Hollywood’s playground, Palm Springs has announced that it will once again host several premier film festivals in 2012. Featured film festivals include the...
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Philly offers double flower power deal
The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are offering several ticket packages that combine the major exhibition Van Gogh Up Close (February...
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Las Vegas casino and hotel magnate supporting Newt?
Stories are swirling around a possible $20 million contribution by billionaire Sheldon Adelson to support Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid. Adelson, is the chairman and chief executive officer of...
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Maui’s Grand Wailea shows aloha for same-sex couples
As a new report finds that gay couples are honeymooning at increasing numbers and prefer warm-weather destinations, the Grand Wailea, on the beautiful island of...
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Gay travelers: Taking more trips, seeking bargains
Gay travelers in the U.S. have increased their travel in the last year, compared to the year before. That is one the key findings in the 16th Annual...
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“INNdulging” in Palm Springs
Rated one of the top gay male resorts in Palm Springs, Cal. and the U.S., INNdulge is offering rooms through the end of December 2011...
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Gay equality the rule among many of the nation’s airlines and hotels
Released yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign’s 2012 Corporate Equality Index chronicles the remarkable advances that have taken place on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
