San Francisco, Ibiza, Miami ... Touristic destinations which directly relate to the LGBT community. When we do not stop reading in the press the situation of the tourism sector in general (with its slow recovery, with its low hotel occupancy ...) we are surprised to see the numbers of the homosexual niche: a Annual rise of 10,8% against the general 3,5%. Undoubtedly the pulse of gay tourism is going at another pace.
The LGTB community is the first issuer of the world of travelers and gay tourism is the 15% of world travel spending. These days is being celebrated in Madrid Fitur, the International Tourism Fair, and for the fourth year, gay tourism has an official representation. Fitur Gay is the name that receives the sector directed to the homosexual public, that counts in this edition with the representation of More than 400 brands, destinations and businesses.
Gay tourism moves between 160.000 and 180.000 millions of dollars per year, more than Chinese tourism. This does not mean that homosexuals have more money, but it is a community that can dedicate more money to tourism. In addition, generally the LGTB collective does not have as many limitations fruit of family responsibilities. This is a direct result of the legislation on the subject, which often places the rights of homosexual families behind heterosexuals.
So how does the LGBT community spend those "extras" of money, time and freedom? A very popular travel format is the cruise. Y all ports want to receive gay cruises for the money they report to the city when they pass. The company Atlantis It is one of the most important cruises aimed at gays, with tours around the world. They charter large company boats and organize an agenda of theme parties and activities aimed entirely at the gay public. The L Cruise It is one of the first European companies that also organizes cruises, focused on the lesbian public.
If we talk about gay tourist destinations, Tel Aviv (Israel) the Cape (South Africa) are cities where gay tourism is booming. Tel Aviv, for example, prepares important activities for its gay pride party in advance, making it an attractive themed destination. Curious also the celebration of Gay Disney Gay, an event held annually at the Disney theme park in Orlando. And do not forget the classic destinations of the Spanish brand, such as Maspalomas y Sitges.
Fitur Gay 2014 has taken as the motto of this edition «Tourism is peace«, A concept that seems most appropriate to us. The normalization and fight for equality that the LGTB collective defends has an important tool at the international level, which is tourism. There are more and more gay friendly destinations and more and more companies and associations that promote and support this sector. The traveling flow of the homosexual community, together with the advances of the egalitarian policies, helps the visibility and equalization of rights that we so desire. Y the world tourism sector is reviving, how touched is the economic situation we live today. Will the LGBT community be great savior of the crisis? For lack of consumption in tourism will not be
