For the just-concluded World AIDS Day commemoration, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association and its charitable IGLTA Foundation stand in support of those living with HIV and have released a new resource specifically for HIV-positive travelers with the generous collaboration of Gilead. The guide, “LGBTQ+ Travel and HIV: Navigating the World Safely,” contains tips for pre-trip…
For many LGBT+ people living in the Caribbean, homophobia is a very familiar reality. A 2018 report by Human Rights Watch focusing on seven Eastern Caribbean countries showed how discriminatory legislation in these societies negatively impacted LGBT+ populations while making them victims of discrimination, violence, and abuse. However, young people in the region are seeking…
The City of Atlanta played host to the 2021 edition of the IGLTA Global Convention, the world’s premier educational and networking event for LGBTQ+ tourism professionals. Organized by the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), the week-long event in its 37th year connected gay, lesbian, and gay-friendly travel/tourism suppliers and buyers through its hosted buyer and…
WTM Africa 2020 will see the introduction of an LGBTQ+ travel event named EQUAL Africa in partnership with IGLTA. EQUAL Africa stands for EQUAL Love, Rights, Experiences & Opportunities and will be a bolt-on, full-day conference at #WTMA20, taking place on 6 April. IGLTA is the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, which works to advance LGBTQ+…
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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