Gay pride. (L.A. Stories).While the nation's tourism industry struggles to crawl To search the Internet for hosts, Web pages or blogs. See crawler. out of an economic slump, many gay-friendly travel companies have been flourishing. Evidence of that strength was on display at the 11th International Gay & Lesbian World Travel Expo held Thursday at the West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. Convention Center. The event drew 80 gay-friendly exhibitors, ranging from car rental agencies and cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America to tour operators and hotels, pitching popular and welcoming locations for the gay traveler. This year's show boasted more than a dozen more exhibitors than last year's, making their presence felt in one of the few growing segments of the travel and tourism industry. "In today's very uncertain travel industry, gay tourism is again attracting attention as one of the most viable and resilient markets," said David Paisley David Paisley (born February 2 1979) is a Scottish actor, especially well-known for roles as midwife Ben Saunders in Holby City and Ryan Taylor in Tinsel Town. Openly gay himself, both his characters were controversial due to their sexual orientation. , a production manager at Travel Alternative Group, a division of Community Marketing Inc. of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . "Our goal is to bring a rich, fun, educational opportunity to gay and lesbian travelers, and give something back to our community every year' he said. |
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