Welcome to the First Annual Gay Travel Awards, presented by GayTravel.com.
The mission of the Gay Travel Awards is to recognize and promote select destinations and travel-related companies around the globe. These distinguished organizations lead by example and help to inspire other companies and brands around the world to follow their spirit of inclusiveness as well as to constantly improve their amenities and service levels.
The GayTravel Awards focus on a variety of travel-related categories:
1. Airline, Commuter: Cape Air
2. Airline, International: Virgin Atlantic
3. Airline, US: Southwest
4. Beach of the Year: 12th Street Beach, South Beach, Miami
5. Bed & Breakfast of the Year: The Candleberry Inn
6. Cruise Line of the Year: Royal Caribbean International
7. Destination of the Year: Las Vegas
8. Event of the Summer: Out in the Vineyard, Gay Wine Weekend
9. Event of the Winter: Whistler Gay Pride & Ski Festival
10. Gay Bar of the Year: The Abbey West Hollywood
11. Gay Pride of the Year: Madrid
12. Gayborhood of the Year: Zona Romantica, Puerto Vallarta
13. Hotel Collection of the Year: Starwood Hawaii
14. Hotel Luxury Europe: Hotel Alpine Palace
15.Hotel Luxury, US: The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale
16. Hotel of the Year: ME Cabo
17. Hotel, Wedding: Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
18. Spa of the Year: The Meadowood Spa
19. Theater/ Show of the Year: Hamilton
20. Tour Operator of the Year: (TIE) He Travel & Oscar Wilde Tours