22+ Excellent Things To Do In Philly This Week Summer is heating up, and the week’s lineup of events in Philly is downright hot. Center City District Sips makes its triumphant annual return this week, a
2017 IGLTA Honors Announced Annual awards celebrate individuals and businesses that are making the world more welcoming for LGBTQ travelers. Presented with support from Visit Philadelphia
LGBTMPA Interviews James Delmar - Philadelphia CVB Today, many destinations across the country have the ability to confirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) groups and meetings. The most successful destinations are able to leverage their assets and relationships to win and win big. We sat down with James Delmar, National Accounts Manager of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau to get his thoughts. Over the last 36 months, James has been able to confirm approximately $20M in economic impact for future years into the Philadelphia marketplace.
LGBTMPA Interviews Jeff Guaracino Jeff Guaracino, author of the forthcoming book, "Handbook for LGBT Tourism and Hospitality: A Guide for Business Practice" and President and CEO of Welcome America, shared his professional insights and tips on the industry with the LGBT Meeting Professionals Association:
The LGBT PrideDay Parade arrives in Philly Sunday, June 12 marks the city’s 28th annual PrideDay, an all-day LGBT extravaganza culminating with a parade and festival at Penn’s Landing. PrideDay is the finale to LGBT Pride Week, a week that includes trans health conferences, the Philly Dyke March and the kick off block party.
Philadelphia was likely first city to have a gayborhood The “Gayborhood” is easily identifiable thanks to the rainbow markers on 36 street signs in the neighborhood, which runs from Chestnut to Pine streets between 11th and Broad streets.
Nation's First Gay Jazz Festival Takes Over Philly For three days in late September, the nation’s first showcase of LGBT jazz composers, performers and arrangers will delight the crowds at Philadelphia’s OutBeat Jazz Festival, featuring performance...
Gay Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love >Gay Philadelphia is home to some of the most important and fascinating art museums and historic attractions in the country, not to mention a superb (if underrated) dining scene and a rich selection of stylish hotels.