The World Is Reopening and So Are LGBTQ+ Cruises and Resorts
It’s never too early to start planning your next trip. May 27 2021 3:21 PM EDT
Leading LGBTQ+ travel company Vacaya has seen record-breaking bookings for its trips since the U.S. election and vaccination news turned the tide on travelers’ perspectives. That being said, its travel packages are exactly what we need to start our post-pandemic life on the right track. “It’s so exciting the LGBTQ+ community is leading the way in bringing travel back,” says Vacaya CEO Randle Roper. “And during Pride Month, all of us here at Vacaya are so proud of the work we’ve done in leading that charge and advancing LGBTQIAPK unity. For so long, we’ve been segregated into our own tribes only really coming together with any consistency during Pride month. With Vacaya’s mission to throw the doors of LGBTQ+ travel wide open to our entire community, we all get to unite regularly throughout the year as we travel the world to
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Since the tragic events of 9/11 and the abrupt halt to travel that followed, about every 10 years, the tourism industry has been knocked back on its heels. The economic meltdown of 2008 and 2009 was even worse on the travel industry than 2001. And the COVID-19 pandemic is a once-a-century calamity exacerbated by the very things that make travel so enriching: large in-person events, meeting new friends at a hotel lounge, slaloming through a crowded bar in a far-flung city.
The travel industry rebooted before, and it will bounce back again soon. And if history is any guide, LGBTQ travelers will be leading the way.
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Since the tragic events of 9/11 and the abrupt halt to travel that followed, about every 10 years, the tourism industry is knocked back on its heels.
The economic meltdown of 2008 and 2009 was even worse for the travel industry. And the pandemic is a once-a-century calamity.
The travel industry has rebooted before, and it will bounce back again soon. And if history is any guide, LGBTQ travelers will be leading the way.
“Gays lead, and the rest follow, Roger Dow tells the National LGBT Media Association. Dow is president and CEO of U.S. Travel Association, the Washington, D.C.-based organization representing all segments of travel in America. They’re adventurous and like new experiences. They have a penchant for travel far greater than their heterosexual counterparts. They travel more and spend more when they travel. They’re the darlings of the travel industry when it comes to spending and dollars.
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