Craig Smith: Source Events May 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Craig Smith of Source Events, an LGBTQ+ luxury tour operator getting ready to celebrate their 20 year anniversary. We chat about their upcoming tour to Morocco, as well as their Windstar cruise to Tahiti. They also have a tour to Egypt, as well as an Orient Express train journey from Venice to Paris. Coming out of the pandemic, with more and more travelers being vacci... | [LINK] | Miami, FL VIDEOS | @ILoveGayMiami | | Cruise and Luxury Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveGayCruises | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Bear Voyages: Dave Fowlie April 2021 #ILoveGay Today's guest host Aaron Paiva Leyton interviews Dave Fowlie of Bear Voyages. The name of the company should give you an idea of what his company does... unique travel for the bear community. We are all awaiting to go back on vacation around the world and Dave is moving forward with plans for the upcoming years. Be ready and start packing your sunscreen because I am ready to sail. | [LINK] | San Diego, CA VIDEOS | @ILoveGaySD | | Bears VIDEOS | @ILoveQBears | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Pink Summits: Dastan Kasmamytov April 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Dastan Kasmamytov, a young gay mountaineer who is on his way to ascent Seven Summits, the highest mountains of each continent. Originally from Kyrgyzstan, he now lives in Berlin, where he strategizes and plans for his next summit to traverse with his tour company, Pink Summits. He does this for his love of mountaineering, as well as to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ ... | [LINK] | Asia VIDEOS | @ILoveGayAsia | | Outdoors VIDEOS | @ILoveGayOutdoor | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Jeff Perla: The Travelin Bum April 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Jeff Perla, the face, the brains and the bum behind The Travelin Bum, one of the most popular LGBTQ+ travel Instagrammers online today. He's also developed a strong following on TikTok and other platforms as well. Jeff describes the history of The Travelin Bum... how it started out as an idea with a few photos taken here and there, and became an online phenomenon, wit... | [LINK] | New York VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNewYork | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Will Seccombe: Connect Thrive Summit April 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Will Seccombe of the Connect Thrive Summit, now in its 3rd year in Las Vegas, Sept 18-19, 2021, in partnership with US Travel's major event, IPW. We chat about the event's history, including speakers such as Joe D'Allesandro from San Francisco Tourism, Fred Dixon from NYC & Company, Anderson Cooper and a whole host of amazing speakers and presenters these past 3 years... | [LINK] | Las Vegas, NV VIDEOS | @ILoveGayVegas | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Jet De La Isla: Jet's Private Boat Tours March 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Jet De La Isla, recent transplant from Austin, Texas to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We chat about his travel company, Jet's Private Boat Tours, and his accompanying business, Jet's Gay Youth Hostel. We also explore the rise of remote workers in Puerto Vallarta, with an infrastructure that even allows Zoom calls on the beach [where we record this interview!) Jet also mode... | [LINK] | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico VIDEOS | @ILoveGayPV | | Nudist VIDEOS | @ILoveGayNudists | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Mikah Meyer March 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Mikah Meyer, the 1st person to visit all 419 US National Parks in a single journey. We chat about his inspiration for this grand adventure, as well as how at times it was more work than fun! He did an amazing job documenting his journey via social media, and had strong brands join him with support, including Eddie Bauer, Schwinn and REI. He has also recently finished ... | [LINK] | Minneapolis, MN VIDEOS | @ILoveGayMPLS | | Outdoors VIDEOS | @ILoveGayOutdoor | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Clark Massad: IGLTA March 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Clark Massad of IGLTA, where we talk about both his career as an "American in Paris", starting with Tetu Magazine back in 2001, and his current world of #GayTravel with IGLTA for the past 10+ years. We also chat about his use of the .LGBT domain, as well as IGLTA utilizing both .LGBT and .Gay, and what that means both professionally and as a support for the LGBTQ+ com... | [LINK] | Paris, France VIDEOS | @ILoveGayFrance | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Sebastian Southwell: Condor Travel February 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Sebastian Southwell of Condor Travel in Argentina. We chat about some of the travel highlights of Argentina, from Buenos Aires to Salta... from Cordoba to the glaciers of Patagonia. We also chat about their LGBTQ+ tourism initiatives, and how they've been a part of previous GNetwork360 conferences and events in Argentina as well. | [LINK] | Buenos Aires, Argentina VIDEOS | @ILoveGayBA | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Joe Bock: NMG Network & Lei Magazine January 2021 #ILoveGay Today meets up with Joe Bock, Partner and Chief Relationship Officer of NMG Network, a company that specializes in high-quality tourism videos for Hawaii, as well as publishes Lei Magazine, a premium LGBTQ+ magazine highlighting life in, and travel to, Hawaii. | [LINK] | Hawaii VIDEOS | @ILoveGayHawaii | | Media VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Greg Hamman: Undersea Expeditions January 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Greg Hamman of Undersea Expeditions, an LGBTQ+ scuba diving tour operator, based in Hawaii but bringing the world of scuba diving to LGBTQ+ travelers with dives all over the world, including their next dive tour in Curacao. | [LINK] | Hawaii VIDEOS | @ILoveGayHawaii | | Bears VIDEOS | @ILoveQBears | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Bastian Palma: Condor Travel January 2021 #ILoveGay Today connects with Bastian Palma, commercial manager of Condor Travel in Chile. We talk about travel overall in South America, and specifically travel opportunities in Chile. For LGBTQ+ travelers, the vast majority enjoy some combination of the sites and beauty of Chile, along with some of the vibrant gay life in Santiago and other areas. | [LINK] | Santiago, Chile VIDEOS | @ILoveGayChile | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
Travel Influencer Series: Couple of Men - Karl & Daan December 2020 #ILoveGay Today presents our special edition "Travel Influencer Series", where we'll be interviewing a group of LGBTQ+ travel bloggers, vloggers and influencers and then weaving their interviews into a virtual conference panel, bringing together 3-4 folks into one session. Today we meet up with Karl & Daan, a couple based in Amsterdam who run the Couple of Men blog. We chat about some of what m... | [LINK] | Amsterdam, Netherlands VIDEOS | @ILoveGayAMS | | Blogger VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | |
"Voices of Australia" - GALTA: Louise Terry December 2020 #ILoveGay Today presents our special edition "Voices of Australia" with a focus on LGBTQ+ travel, in partnership with GALTA [Gay & Lesbian Tourism Australia) and their site, Visit Gay Australia. Today we connect with Louise Terry, founder of Kindred Tourism and the Board of Directors President of GALTA. Louise has been involved with LGBTQ+ tourism in Australia for over 20 years now, starting with ... | [LINK] | Gold Coast, QLD Australia VIDEOS | @ILoveGayOzzies | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | Lesbian | | |
Travel Influencer Series: Jenna Howieson - "The Jenna Way" November 2020 #ILoveGay Today presents our special edition "Travel Influencer Series", where we'll be interviewing a group of LGBTQ+ travel bloggers, vloggers and influencers and then weaving their interviews into a virtual conference panel, bringing together 3-4 folks into one session. Today we meet up with Jenna Howieson, blogger and influencer with her online blog "The Jenna Way." Today we chat about how... | [LINK] | Glasgow, Scotland VIDEOS | @ILoveGayScots | | Blogger VIDEOS | @NewMediaLGBT | | Travel VIDEOS | @ILoveLGBTTravel | | Lesbian | | |
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