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Winners Announced for the 2022 Gay Travel Awards

GayTravel.com has revealed its list of official 2022 winners for its Gay Travel Awards. The goal of the awards is to support and promote LGBTQ+ travel and tourism by identifying and rewarding select destinations, properties, events, influencers, and other organizations that exemplify a spirit of inclusiveness and hospitality excellence. These distinguished winners lead by example and inspire other inclusive companies and brands.

Identifying these queer-inclusive places is so important for LGBTQ+ consumers since, unfortunately, we still have to take our security into account when planning our travel. These awards, if anything, provide a signifier that members of our community have vetted these destinations and properties for us, providing peace of mind when making a reservation. This is especially important as travel continues to boom in the aftermath of COVID.

GayTravel founder Steve Rohrlick said: “Once again, this year has been a challenging one for travelers. With the pandemic ebbing and flowing across the globe and the uncertainty related to the latest variants, many are restricted from traveling or waiting for a safer time. The Gay Travel Awards affords us all a moment to focus on the industry’s best as a prologue to getting back out there.”

Choose public train or bus rather than a plane or car to reduce your carbon footprint. (Photo Credit: martin-dm / iStock)
(Photo Credit: martin-dm / iStock)

Below is a partial list of winners of the 2022 Gay Travel Award Winners:

AIRLINE
Virgin Atlantic Airways

DATING APP
HER

DESTINATION, BEACH

Cancun, Mexico

DESTINATION, CITY (NON-US)

Mexico City, Mexico 

DESTINATION, CITY (US)

San Francisco

DESTINATION, FAMILY
Orlando 

DESTINATION, ISLAND
Cozumel, Mexico

DESTINATION, NATURE
Costa Rica | Central America

GAY TRAVEL INFLUENCERS, COUPLES
Lez See The World | @lezseetheworld

GAY TRAVEL INFLUENCERS, SOLO TRAVELER
Zoe Stoller | @zoestoller

GAY SKI WEEK
Winter RendezvousStowe, VT

HOTEL, ALL-INCLUSIVE
The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa |Costa Rica

HOTEL, BEACH
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort | Puerto Rico

HOTEL, BOUTIQUE (TIE)
Fairlane Hotel | Nashville, TN
Moxy NYC Chelsea | NY

HOTEL, HONEYMOON
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort | Mexico

HOTEL, LGBTQ+ SCENE
INNSIDE New York NoMad

HOTEL, LUXURY
Rosewood Mayakoba |Mexico

INN
Station House Inn | Lake Tahoe, CA

LODGE/RANCH
The Lodge at Spruce Peak | Stowe, VT

PRIDE (NON-US)
Amsterdam, Netherlands

PRIDE (US)
San Francisco

See the complete list of winners for The Gay Travel Awards here.

John A. Hernandez

John A. Hernandez is a staff writer for Vacationer and Queer Forty Magazine. He is also a contributor to Bear World Magazine and Gayming Magazine. In his free time he loves to travel and watch as much horror as he can get his hands on. He resides with his husband in New York City.

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