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International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Launches Facebook-powered Chatbot to Assist LGBTQ Community in Planning Travel
ByThe Rustin Times July 25, 2018

The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association has teamed up with the Paris-based startup company Hopstay to develop an LGBTQ travel chatbot to assist travelers in planning their trips. The chatbot, which resides within Facebook Messenger, is available on desktop, tablet andmobile and shares LGBTQ-welcoming travel opportunities, including recommendations for destinations, travel agents, hotels, transport, tours, events and…

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IGLTA Foundation Announces 2018 Conference Scholarship Recipients
ByThe Rustin Times April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

The IGLTA Foundation announced today the recipients of this year’s conference scholarships for the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s Annual Global Convention (9-12 May, Toronto). IGLTAF’s scholarship program was created to support the next generation of LGBTQ travel professionals (and allies). Convention scholarships are awarded to small travel business owners in emerging markets and…

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Fabrice Houdart Announced as a Keynote Speaker for the IGLTA’s 2018 Annual Global Convention in Toronto
ByThe Rustin Times December 11, 2017

The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association announced today that Fabrice Houdart, Human Rights Officer at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York, will be among the keynote speakers at the association’s 35th anniversary convention at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto (9-12 May 2018). Houdart works on…

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Milan steps forward as candidate to host the 37th Annual IGLTA Global Convention
ByThe Rustin Times September 7, 2017

At the residency of U.S. Consul General Philip T. Reeker, at the initiative of the President of the Italian Association of Gay & Lesbian Tourism (AITGL), Alessio Virgili, IGLTA President/CEO John Tanzella met with the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, and Roberta Guaineri, Councilor of Tourism, Sport and Quality of Life, Commune of Milan. The…

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