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WHY IT RATES: The awards recognize travel industry partners that welcome LGBTQ travelers. 鈥擩aneen Christoff, TravelPulse Senior Writer
GayTravel.com, a trusted resource for LGBTQ travelers across the globe, announced the winners of the 2018 Gay Travel Awards.
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The mission of the Gay Travel Awards is to recognize and promote select LGBTQ welcoming properties, events, destinations and travel-related companies around the globe. These distinguished organizations lead by example and help to inspire other companies and brands around the world to follow their spirit of inclusiveness and acceptance.
This year, 25 winners were selected from over 100 nominees.
“The Gay Travel Awards support and promote LGBTQ travel and tourism by identifying and rewarding select organizations which exemplify a spirit of inclusiveness, acceptance, exemplary customer service and hospitality excellence. We are delighted to reveal all of this year鈥檚 winners鈥?said Stephen Prisco, Vice President of GayTravel.com.
A complete list of this year’s categories and winners are listed alphabetically below:
Bed & Breakfast 鈥?Mauger Estate B&B
Car Rental 鈥?Advantage Rent A Car
Casino Resort 鈥?The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Destination, Domestic 鈥?Miami, FL
Destination Honeymoon 鈥?Riviera Maya, Mexico
Destination International 鈥?Paris, France
Gay Bar 鈥?Cafe Lafitte in Exile, New Orleans
Gay Pride 鈥?Vallarta Pride
Glamping 鈥?Patagonia Camp, Chile
Hotel, Best Restaurant 鈥?The Restaurant, Meadowood, CA
Hotel, Boutique 鈥?The Orlando Hotel, West Hollywood
Hotel, City Domestic 鈥?The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square
Hotel, City International 鈥?The St Regis Mexico City
Hotel, Beach Resort 鈥?The St. Regis Punta Mita
Hotel Luxury, Europe 鈥?Hotel Romazzino, Costa Smeralda, Italy
Hotel Luxury, Mexico 鈥?The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun
Hotel Luxury, US 鈥?Monarch Beach Resort, CA
Hotel, Pet-Friendly 鈥?Atlantic Hotel & Spa, Fort Lauderdale
Hotel, Seasonal 鈥?AWOL, Provincetown, MA
Hotel, Spa 鈥?Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Puerto Rico
Hotel, Value 鈥?Best Western Plus Inn Of Sedona
Hotel, Wedding 鈥?Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
LGBT Event 鈥?Life Ball Vienna
LGBT Friendly Cruise 鈥?Celebrity Cruises
LGBT Tour Operator 鈥?Venture Out
SOURCE: GayTravel.com press release.
