Starts FITUR GAY (LGTB) 2016

GAYLES.TV.- Today, January 20, kicks off the 6th edition of the contest  FITUR GAY (LGBT) which will last until the 24th with unbeatable expectations in order to exceed the figures of the last edition. In 2015, it went from the initial 10 stands to 30, representing around a hundred companies that showed some of the most emblematic gay tourism destinations. A jump that supposed a growth of 300%. In this way, proposals are offered to a type of traveler with specific needs and to a segment of tourism with a growing demand.

The data in figures continue to be a powerful attraction for the industry linked to vacation leisure since tourismor LGBTI moves more of the 10% of the volume of tourists worldwide, corresponding between a 15% and an 16% of total tourist spending. With 185.000 millions of dollars per year, it exceeds in one Present in several = 55% to the world's leading tourism issuer, China, whose total spending is around 120.000 million.

On the other hand, the growth of LGTBI tourism at an annual rate of 10'3 % versus 4'8% of general tourism, makes destinations around the world, hotel chains, airlines, administrations, leisure promoters, department store chains, tour operators, fashion, cinema, television, press, etc., interested in tourism and consumption habits of the LGTBI segment.

FITUR GAY (LGBT) 2016 It will have a renewed space where the active participation of all LGBTI groups will have a reinforced presence, making it easier for each sub-segment to develop its own activities. This is the case of the specific presence of lesbians within the global concept of LGTBI tourism. Just as it happened with gay men 15 or 20 years ago, before it was shown su high value as a niche market, the tourism offer for lesbian women is now in a development phase and is a great opportunity for companies because not always the needs of lesbians in terms of leisure and tourism coincide with the gay segment. Thus, it is born ELLA Travel within FITUR Gay (LGBT), the 1ª section of lesbian tourism within an international tourism fair.

Among the novelties of this year, it is worth highlighting the existence of an anti-bullying volunteer day organized by the U.S. Embassy and backed by It Gets Better Spain.

On the other hand, inform you that Gayles.tv have the honor and satisfaction of being, for the second consecutive year, the official televisionl of FITUR GAY (LGTB), which will allow us in a few days to offer a detailed report on the current edition.

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