All posts by Troy Petenbrink
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Travel Channel names a gay resort to its list of top all-inclusive properties
The Grand Resort and Spa, which promotes itself as “Fort Lauderdale Beach’s largest and finest gay owned and operated men’s resort hotel,” was named one...
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Gay travel survey finds leisure trips up, New York City a big draw and free WiFi important
For the 18th year, San Francisco-based Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI) has released key findings from its annual LGBT travel survey. Here are CMI’s top ten...
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Elevation Tahoe added to 2014 schedule of LGBT ski weeks
First it was Mammoth, then Utah, and now it is Tahoe that will play host to a new LGBT ski week by promoter Tom Whitman....
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Shreveport proves it’s not all ‘Duck Dynasty’ thinking in Louisiana
Phil Robertson has put a big rainbow colored spotlight on Louisiana–land of alligators, gumbo and Mardi Gras. Just about everyone now knows that the star...
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HRC: American Airlines is an LGBT equality champ
It has been a big week for American Airlines. Not only did it officially merge with U.S. Airways to become the worlds largest airlines, American received...
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A one-minute tour of Phoenix [Video]
The capital of Arizona and its largest municipality, Phoenix is city rich with art and culture, resorts, shopping options, restaurants, nightlife, attractions and events, all...
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Orlando competes for same-sex honeymooners
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia now grant same-sex marriages, making LGBT honeymooners a hot commodity. With the launch yesterday of a new campaign...
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Gay-friendly Madrid makes its mark now and later
The capital of Spain and the country’s largest city, Madrid has become a top destination for LGBT travelers. Spain’s progressive laws favoring homosexual rights and...
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Calendar: 2014 LGBT Ski Weeks
Joey. Yard Sale. Pow Pow. Brain Bucket. Ripper. Don’t worry if you are not familiar with these ski terms, there are plenty of snow bunnies...
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Holy Mole: El Centro D. F. honors a traditional Mexican sauce with a special menu
It happens to everyone. You catch a whiff of something cooking and it transports you to a different time and place. For me, it’s the...
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Be thankful these 10 DC restaurants are open on Thanksgiving
Why waste time trying to calculate the roasting time for that 17 pound turkey (if you’re curious, according to the folks at Butterball, it is...
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US Airways and American Airlines merger moving forward, Justice Department and state AGs settle
The merger of US Airways and American Airlines took a big leap forward today with the announcement that the two airlines have reached a settlement...
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Ping Pong puts serious spirit into its drinks menu
Ping Pong, the hip dim sum eatery with locations in Dupont Circle and Chinatown, is a little late getting on the craft cocktail train, but...
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TravelChannel.com: And the winners are . . .
It seems like a new travel website or app is being released every day — and that is probably an understatement. And while they all...
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Et Voila! invites guests to ‘mussel up’ for Thanksgiving
Et Voila! might be housed in a small space but the Belgian French bistro has a big pre-Thanksgiving offer. On Wednesday, Nov. 27 — the...
