France is up but Paris is down, Washington, DC didn't make the cut and the USA lost its top spot according to a new report ranking desired LGBT tourism destinations in 2013. These findings are among the first data released from the 'Out Now Global LGBT2020 Tourism Report' 2013 edition. This new research is designed to reveal which countries and ... [Read]

Everyone loves a nice package, and the historic Art Deco Beacon Hotel South Beach offers multiple promotional packages. Among hotel's getaways for couples is the "Amour Package" that comes with an ocean front room, bottle of bubbly and chocolates. For it's "Girls Weekend," guests can get up to 15% off when booking multiple rooms.   With 73 beautiful rooms and two VIP suites, the ... [Read]

Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Philadelphia has lots of LGBT-friendly activities planned to help fill your autumn travel calendar: Restaurant Week: September 23 to 28 and September 30 to October 5During Restaurant Week, more than 100 of Center City’s finest restaurants are offering indulgent prix fixe menus that are both delectable and easy on the wallet with three-course ... [Read]

A spin-off of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco, Folsom Europe is an annual gay BDSM, leather and fetish street fair held in Berlin, Germany. This year's event was held last weekend, and attracted more than 25,000 participants. Folsom Europe 2013 will be held September 14 and 15. [Video from 24GAY.FR]  Follow @thegaytraveler ... [Read]

The Wexner Center for the Arts, located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, will devote its entire gallery space to a major presentation of work by photographer Annie Leibovitz from Sept. 20 through Dec. 30. ”Annie Leibovitz,” organized by the Wexner Center, will feature more than 200 photographs. The bulk of the exhibition comes from ... [Read]