After a year without travel, the tourism industry is preparing for a comeback and demand is skyrocketing for the highly anticipated summer vacation season. But even as the world prepares to reopen following one of the most prolonged and painful interruptions to “normal life” as we know it, this moment asks deeper questions than simply will travel recover and when. It asks us to reflect on what a year without has wrought on us—as people. As we ready ourselves to travel again, we’re asking not simply Where should we go? but Where do we go from here? Twenty years ago when IGLTA Global Partner Orbitz launched the first LGBTQ+ print ad encouraging travelers to “see the world on your terms,” they were advocating for a more welcoming world. Today, they embark on a more ambitious journey: to create a world where everyone can travel as they are.
LAST CHANCE! TAKE THE LGBTQ+ POST COVID TRAVEL SURVEY TODAY FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN US$100!
Since 1983, IGLTA, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, has provided free travel resources while promoting equality and safety within LGBTQ+ tourism globally. Now one year into the pandemic, IGLTA is conducting a second travel survey with the support of the IGLTA Foundation to gauge any change in consumer sentiment following the first survey, which was released May 2020. Information collected in this short (3 minutes) survey will help to support LGBTQ+ travelers as the tourism industry begins its recovery from COVID-19.
Share your thoughts on future travel for a chance to win US$100. Hurry, the survey ends today, 9 April.
MOVE YOUR DESK, CHANGE YOUR LIFE… AND WORK FROM BARCELONA!
Are you looking to change your working environment and can work remotely? If so, Barcelona is the destination for you, from the sea to the Pyrenees. Spend a period of time in the city and immerse yourself in local culture while you discover new places with their own unique personality, full of authentic experiences. Your work will be the same, but everything else will be new and feeling as if you were at home.
Mexico is a unique and colorful country with vibrant energy rooted in its culture, food and local history. Whether you're looking for a beach getaway, resorts with crystal-clear blue waters, adventures in the jungle, pyramid excursions, salsa dancing lessons or all-night parties, Mexico has a wide variety of travel options. Mexico is a melting pot of people and cultures with many conservative perspectives. Due to its size it has a very large LGBTQ+ population, but you’ll find more welcoming attitudes in the largest cities and popular tourist destinations like Mexico City (the capital) and the beach resort cities that line the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, such as Puerto Vallarta or Playa del Carmen.