Lgbtq+ tourism tips

During the European LGBTQ+ Tourism Summit held in Brussels recently, The Data Appeal Company, part of the Almawave Group, analyzed the impact of Brussels Pride on local tourism using the company’s proprietary LGBTQ+ Index. This analysis, timed ahead of global Pride Month in June, highlights the significant economic benefits that pride events around the world can instill in the LGBTQ+ community.

From 5 to 7 March at the LGBTQ+ Tourism Pavilion in Hall 4.1, LGBTQ+ tourism experts and interested parties can look forward to big-name exhibitors including the city of Valencia in Spain, the organiser of the Gay Games 2026, the LGBTQ+ cruise operator Vacaya, and Choose Chicago. Networking events and forward-looking lectures on the ITB segment’s own stage and at the ITB Berlin Convention round off events.

Brussels’ cultural sector will also be participating in events, with a programme of LGBTQIA+ artists and projects in collaboration with Brussels Pride.

3 – 5 June 2024, at Fairmont Century Plaza, LA.

For an impressive eighth consecutive year, Detroit has received a perfect score on the 2023 Municipal Equality Index (MEI) evaluated by the Human Rights Campaign. This esteemed recognition comes from an annual assessment of the inclusivity laws and policies for the LGBTQ+ community within Detroit, alongside 506 other cities.