Comments on: Meet the Academy Behind the 2009 TripOut Gay Travel Awards!

By: sidney lecther

sidney lecther — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:40 +0000

Not that I really care who has won the “best bar” category, but for you judges to say that the Abbey in WeHo is better than the “The Week” in Rio it is absolutely false. Perhaps, because most of you that vote are from the U.S. and obviously, for personal reasons, the “cariocas” are not too keen in “metro-sexuals nor afemminated men”, in which the Abbey that is all there is. The Week has an incredible gruop od Dj’s with music that makes you go to the dance floor even if you don’t dance. It fits almost 3 thousand people (beautiful Men) and excellent sound system. Perhaps the smoke maybe a factor, but, we are in Brazil not in the US. I am not the type that hangs out at gay bars/discos, specially in the States, where most gay men either is or want to be a star, metrosexual, diva or starlet….I like men that acts like a men…and at The Week, I have found everything I was looking for. Next time you vote, make sure you select judges that are more impartial. I want to make clear that I have no relation to The Week, I have been there twice last year for the first time and there is no personal gain for writting these lines. I just find an absurd compare The Abby with The Week….Please judges go out more often and do your home work.

By: David

David — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:26:16 +0000

How about a Bed and Breakfast category? When our community wants romantic character and personal attention in their travels, they “stay gay” – in a B & B.!

By: Susan Hersey

Susan Hersey — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:37:11 +0000

Where the heck would Lesbian travel be without Olivia. You people may know GAY men travel but really need to get out and about when it comes to Lesbian travel. OLIVIA is the best!!!

By: Richard Gray

Richard Gray — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:57:29 +0000

I really do appreciate and am sincerely humbled by your votes for the recipient of your first ever Gay + Award.
LGBT travel is no longer a niche market but a market in its own right.
BTW, Fort Lauderdale ROCKS and it will for a long time.

By: David

David — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:42:27 +0000

what about Paris ?
This city is so…gay !

By: Ben van des Mauer

Ben van des Mauer — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:37:32 +0000

Well, I do not know about the lesbian choices… But i have been living in Amsterdam for quite a while and Montreal is definitely a gayer city then Holland’s capital. Never did I find myself so ”mainstream” as when I kissed my boyfriend in the streets of Montreal… It is so accepted there to be gay or lesbian… Vive Montreal!

By: Tami NEwsom

Tami NEwsom — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:08:01 +0000

Your choices are no surprise – predictable and boring. I would love to see interesting places that I never suspected would be gay friendly.

By: Lisa Winkler

Lisa Winkler — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:22:33 +0000

I find it very suspect that Olivia was left off of your list.

By: Betty Lawson

Betty Lawson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:23:58 +0000

Seems that one biased link to why Sweet is on the list and not Olivia is Aefa Mulholland.
From the article she wrote about them:
“My friend Maggie and I are getting increasingly excited about the prospect of joining 1900 other women on the first ever Sweet cruise….”
Yeah, lets all vote for something that hasn’t even happened yet. Back to the Future!

By: Jana

Jana — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:47:04 +0000

OK…I did a article search on TripOut
Sweet Travel came in at a screeching “0″
Olivia Cruises came back with 5 different articles
Yet you put Sweet on the list of Best LGBT Tour Operators!?!
How can anyone vote for a company that has not even shown the community it’s product?
And how can any of you say with all good intention that your list was fair? How can somebody “be best” at something they’ve never done??? And I can see Russia from my house!
I’d say someone’s paying someone off. At least be fair and add Olivia to the list and let the community decide. Don’t let a true pioneer in the LGBT community (whether you like them or not) not even have a chance!
You choose to be professional journalists – so please show the rest of the world you don’t operate with this kind of bias. I’m a professional photographer and a member of SPJ (also PPA and ASMP) and this whole thing slaps the LGBT community and professional journalism in the face!