June is a special month for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies.
While some of the world’s largest pride celebrations (such as the iconic New York Pride Parade), thousands of pride celebrations, parades and festivals take place throughout the year.
With that in mind, it’s no longer too late to plan a pride-themed trip to waving your rainbow flag and express support for a vibrant, caring community that has made significant progress in some corners of the planet while facing the rhetoric, persecution and violence of hate.
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As always, the LGBTQIA+ community stands up in the face of adversity and can go all out in the year-round pride events.
If you are curious about where to go, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association will have a convenient online calendar with events throughout the year. The organization also has a vast amount of resources to help the LGBTQIA+ community plan in safe and inclusive destinations around the world.
Here are useful links to some of the major events around the world:
Outside of Pride Events, LGBTQIA+ travelers are still always moving. A recent survey conducted by Expedia found that LGBTQIA+ Americans travel at least three times a year on average, spending an average of nearly $4,000 a year.
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Where are those travelers visiting? According to Expedia, this summer, the LGBTQIA+ community is traveling around the world, including urban destinations such as New York, Paris, Bangkok and Sao Paulo, as well as beach attractions such as classics such as Key West, Florida; Puerto Valata, Mexico; and Provincetown, Massachusetts.
“Destinations like Key West, Puerto Vallarta and Provincetown are amazing, energetic and unceremoniously welcomed – no wonder they are summer favorites,” said husband and influencers Taylor Phillips and Jeff O’Donnell. “We were lucky enough to visit these three, and what they tied them together is, without a doubt, the same atmosphere as you, which immediately makes you feel celebrated and at home.”
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Expedia shares a list of upcoming destinations, including the popularity of the LGBTQIA+ community, including Singapore. Sardinia; Zurich and Cuopos, Costa Rica. According to Expedia’s report, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco, as well as New Orleans, Miami, Austin and San Diego, among others.
Phillips and O’Donnell shared. “It is also encouraging to see progress in places like Singapore, seeing how visibility and inclusive travel change culture.”
For travelers seeking to guarantee an inclusive experience, Expedia has a special filter that can group over 40,000 hotels worldwide, which has signed an inclusive commitment to implement a zero-tolerance policy to achieve abominable, disrespectful and discriminatory behavior.
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