Tel Aviv declared world's best gay travel destination

[Ruby the Liberal]

(Cross posted from I/P)

Israel's LGBT community has a reason to be proud: It has officially been proclaimed the best gay travel destination of 2011.

In a world-wide survey hosted GayCities.com and American Airlines, 43 percent of voters cast their ballot in favor of the White City, followed by New York City with 14 per cent, Toronto with 7 per cent, Sao Paulo with 6 per cent, Madrid and London with 5 per
cent each and New Orleans and Mexico City with 4 per cent each.

The crowning title of Best City was just one of the categories included in the competition of gay destinations. New York scored top votes for Best Night Life, San Francisco took Best Pride, Paris won Best Food and Seattle got Best Settle Down City. The smaller city of Buffalo took in quite a few votes itself, and was declared Best Up and Coming City.

Tel Aviv has always been known as a gay-friendly place, but it upped its presence around the world this year with a number of different activities, including its Tel Aviv Gay Vibe campaign, organized in coordination with the municipality's Ministry of Tourism.

More: http://www.haaretz.com/travel-in-israel/tel-aviv-declared-world-s-best-gay-travel-destination-1.406699

[DURHAM D]

1. And then we have this from the Advocate -

Salt Lake City best gay friendly US city.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084891/Is-Salt-Lake-City-gayest-town-America-Magazine-says-Utah-capital-tops-nude-yoga-LGBT-bookstores.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

go figure...

[William769]

2. My two road trips across the U.S.

All the Cities I stopped in, I have to admit hands down Salt Lake City was the best.

[joeybee12]

4. Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi!

I get pounced on by their elders whenever I go there!

[William769]

3. And then there is this.

Is Israel The Gay Capital Of The Middle East?

Ministry spokesman Gal Ilan said Thursday that the goal was to highlight Israel’s diversity. He said when people think about Israel, the gay community is often overlooked.

http://newsone.com/nation/tjstarr/israel-recruiting-gays-lesbians-as-envoys/

[Bluenorthwest]

5. When I was there I was quiet young....still, there was this kid my age who tried to

explain the holiday going on, L'ag Ba Omar I think it is called,and the fire light reflected in his dark eyes was a distinct early moment of notice.Such a smile....
This was so long ago that Golda addressed the nation a few nights later.

[BigDemVoter]

6. Wow. . . .

I never would have thought "one of the best. . . " That's great to hear!