Now boarding.Travel inspires us. ENCOURAGES US TO EXPLORE BEYOND OUR EVERYDAY WORLD and gives us a new perspective and energy when we return to it. With the New Year upon us, we thought it a perfect time to look forward to what new inspirations might be out there for the gay traveler. Inside you will find our special feature "Travel Trends 2006." Drawn from our own research and reports from colleagues in the field, it includes everything from new destinations to advances in luxury and technology that are making travel a more enriched experience. And then there are the surprises. The increase in Internet access See how to access the Internet. during flights is my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. . I have yet to experience this, but simply cannot wait to be shopping eBay while jetting across the sky. I am sure you will discover some favorites of your own. In this issue we look not only at destinations that are the next big thing but also places that are simply getting bigger. For us, that's Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . We wanted to explore why the city known for slot machines and showgirls increasingly is a destination of choice for the gay traveler (fantasies of being Sharon Stone from the movie Casino notwithstanding.) Writer Steve Friess and photography team Delaney + Gitte braved the bright lights, backstages, and buffets to answer for us, Just how gay can Sin City get? In a word, very. Inside we also introduce Tip Service, a travel tips column. It's a chance for readers to share thoughts and experiences on being a smarter, more sophisticated traveler. For the inaugural edition we invited staff and friends to give us their advice. Editor Darren Frei, who in this issue writes about his adventures in a very frigid frig·id adj. 1. Extremely cold. 2. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse. Finland, recommends buying luggage fashioned in obnoxious colors or patterns. Though running counter to his stylish sensibilities sen·si·bil·i·ty n. pl. sen·si·bil·i·ties 1. The ability to feel or perceive. 2. a. Keen intellectual perception: the sensibility of a painter to color. b. , it eases identification at the dreaded dread v. dread·ed, dread·ing, dreads v.tr. 1. To be in terror of. 2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: dreaded the long drive home. baggage claim Noun 1. baggage claim - an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided . Style director Gregory Wein, in an attempt to ward off potential airborne maladies during long flights, swears by a small dab of Neosporin in each nostril nostril /nos·tril/ (nos´tril) either of the nares. nos·tril n. A naris. nostril either of the two apertures (nares) of the nose that lead into the nasal cavity. . I tried this on a flight to Iceland and offer some additional words of wisdom; for delicate reasons that I am sure will be obvious, use a Q2tip and don't attempt it during take-off. Trust me. For more tips see page 14. Hopefully in the pages that follow you will find something to keep as an inspiration for your next journey. And as you embark on your first travel of the New Year, be sure to e-mail us with your own travel tips, especially if you are able to do it while cruising at 30,000 feet--although I will be jealous. BRYAN ERJCKSON Creative Director |
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