The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), the world's leading travel trade association committed to growing and enhancing its members gay and lesbian tourism business, holds an annual convention and four symposia in different tourism destinations around the world. Each symposium attracts over 100 representatives of tour agencies and travel publications that specialise in the gay and lesbian market. The association was founded in 1983, and it currently represents over 900 mem ...

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Executive Travel Associates, a full-service travel management company, writes in their Travel News article "Same-sex vacations" (Tuesday, April 06, 2004) that "The travel industry, already excited about the growing niche of gay tourism, hopes the recent surge in same-sex marriage translates into a new travel segment: gay honeymoons." Travel companies of all types are aligning themselves with the gay community in general and the gay tourism market, specifically. American Airlines is a sponsor o ...

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The following destinations have proven to be popular over the course of time. They are listed below along with some noteworthy gay statistics that impact their desirability as gay travel destinations. With expanding efforts to woo savvy gay travellers many areas are trying to catch the attention of this market and promote themselves as gay-friendly. Regions throughout the world from the KwaZulu-Natal to the Dominican Republic to Nepal are putting their pinkest faces forward in the hope of expanding their tourism sector. A ...

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The city was founded on January 25, 1554, by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries José de Anchieta and Manoel da Nóbrega, who established a mission — the Colégio de São Paulo de Piratininga — to convert the Tupi-Guarani Native Brazilians to Catholic religion. Located just beyond the Serra do Mar cliffs overlooking the port city of Santos, and close to River Tietê, the new settlement became the natural entrance to the vast and fertile plateau that would even ...

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São Paulo is the financial and industrial centre of Brazil. The city is said to have more German companies than any other single city outside Germany. São Paulo's stock exchange is the Bovespa, while its futures exchange is BM&F. Its financial districts are located on the surroundings of Avenida Paulista and in the Centro Velho (Old Centre). Other important business districts are located near Avenida Berrini, Itaim Bibi, Vila Olímpia and ...

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Because of its economic and demographic weight, São Paulo has always played a pivotal role in Brazilian politics. With a constituency larger than that of many Brazilian states, the mayor's office is viewed by politicians as a springboard for state and national-level offices. São Paulo's current mayor is José Serra of the Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy (PSDB). His mandate expires on December 31, 2008. São Paulo's latest mayors were: See ...

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São Paulo is divided into 31 boroughs, whose names are: Aricanduva Butantã Campo Limpo Capela do Socorro Casa Verde Cidade Ademar Cidade Tiradentes Ermelino Matarazzo Freguesia do Ó Guaianazes Ipiranga Itaim Paulista Itaquera Jabaquara Jaçanã Lapa M'Boi Mirim Mooca Parelheiros Penha Perus Pinheiros Pirituba< ...

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Here is as summary of the events that occur every year or every two years in the São Paulo City: São Paulo - Festival for Electronic Art. Every two years, Associação Cultural Videobrasil's International Electronic Art Festival brings groundbreaking work by cream-of-the-crop artists from all over the world to São Paulo. In keeping with the constant transformations in media and support, the curatorship has added installations, performances ...

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The following is an incomplete list of gay villages around the world. It should be noted that gay villages can vary widely from city to city and country to country. Furthermore, some large cities develop "satellite" gay villages that are essentially "overflow" areas; in such cases, lesbians and gay men become priced-out of gentrified gay villages and move to other, more affordable areas, thereby creating entirely new gay villages. Some cities have a well-defined gay village in the heart of a larger area with a significant gay populati ...

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The term ‘ghetto’ is often used to describe gay communities in urban areas, though it is a term that was employed by sociologists to describe a city housing a segregated cultural community, and using this definition, it is not an entirely inappropriate term. Historically, it was a term applicable only to the Jewish community though it has, throughout the twentieth century, been used to describe a variety of groups that mainstream society deemed to be outside of the norm, including poor blacks, gay men and lesbians, and “moral deviants” (s ...

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The gay ghetto is a relatively new invention. Prior to the 1960s and 1970s, spatialized gay communities did not exist as such; bars were usually where gay social networks developed, and they were located in certain urban areas where police zoning would implicitly allow so-called ‘deviant entertainment’ under close surveillance. In New York, for example, the congregation of gay men had not been illegal since 1965; however, no openly gay bar had been granted a license to serve alcohol. The police raid of a private gay club called the Stone ...

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The gentrification of once run-down inner-city areas, coupled with the staging of pride parades in these areas, has resulted in the increased visibility of gay communities. Parades such as Sydney's Mardi Gras attract significant investment and tourist revenues, and cities are beginning to realize, firstly, that the acceptance (or promotion) of lesbian and gay culture is fast becoming a sign of urban "sophistication," and secondly, that gay-oriented events, such as pride parades, the World Outgames and the Gay Games, are potentially lucrative ...

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It has been argued that gay villages are often exclusionary in nature, even though they would seem, on the surface, not to be. Additionally, it has been argued that those who are not a part of "mainstream" gay culture, including lower-income gay men, people of color, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered community, sometimes find that there is no place for them in gay villages. Thus, urban transformations that result from gentrification seem to, in certain cases, only benefit a specific subculture within the gay community, while ...

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The city was founded on January 25, 1554, by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries José de Anchieta and Manoel da Nóbrega, who established a mission — the Colégio de São Paulo de Piratininga — to convert the Tupi-Guarani Native Brazilians to Catholic religion. Located just beyond the Serra do Mar cliffs overlooking the port city of Santos, and close to River Tietê, the new settlement became the natural entrance to the vast and fertile plateau that would even ...

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São Paulo is the financial and industrial centre of Brazil. The city is said to have more German companies than any other single city outside Germany. São Paulo's stock exchange is the Bovespa, while its futures exchange is BM&F. Its financial districts are located on the surroundings of Avenida Paulista and in the Centro Velho (Old Centre). Other important business districts are located near Avenida Berrini, Itaim Bibi, Vila Olímpia and ...

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São Paulo is divided into 31 boroughs, whose names are: Aricanduva Butantã Campo Limpo Capela do Socorro Casa Verde Cidade Ademar Cidade Tiradentes Ermelino Matarazzo Freguesia do Ó Guaianazes Ipiranga Itaim Paulista Itaquera Jabaquara Jaçanã Lapa M'Boi Mirim Mooca Parelheiros Penha Perus Pinheiros Pirituba< ...

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Here is as summary of the events that occur every year or every two years in the São Paulo City: São Paulo - Festival for Electronic Art. Every two years, Associação Cultural Videobrasil's International Electronic Art Festival brings groundbreaking work by cream-of-the-crop artists from all over the world to São Paulo. In keeping with the constant transformations in media and support, the curatorship has added installations, performances ...

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São Paulo is a major business centre. The city has a multicultural metropolitan area, with heavy Italian, Portuguese, German, Arabian and Japanese influences. São Paulo is known for its varied and sophisticated cuisine, ranging from Chinese to French, from fast food chains to five star restaurants. Its night life is animated by thousands of bars, pubs, lounges and discos that cater for a variety of music tastes and are often open all night. São Paulo is home to University of São Paulo, to two major art museums (MASP and Pinacoteca do Estado), a major symphonic orchestra (OSESP), and a Formula On ...

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The city is crossed by many of the most important motorways in the country, such as the BR-116, SP-270, SP-280, Rodovia Anhanguera, Rodovia dos Bandeirantes, Rodovia Anchieta, Rodovia Castelo Branco and Rodovia dos Imigrantes. Some railways also cross the city. They are, however, very old and were constructed intending not to transport people, but to transport coffee to the Santos seaport. São Paulo has three airports. Congonhas Domestic Airport operates domestic and regional flights, mainly to Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Bras ...

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