Travel operators eye pink dollars as rich LGBT tourists are more willing to go off the beaten track.

March 17, 2018 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, BUSINESS, DESTINATIONS, LIFESTYLES Comments Off on Travel operators eye pink dollars as rich LGBT tourists are more willing to go off the beaten track.

From gay-friendly honeymoon destinations to party escapes, tourism has long catered to LGBT travellers. As acceptance grows, so do calls for the industry to broaden its offers, and avoid clichés.

All too often travel professionals stuck to stereotypical views of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual guests as hedonistic holidaymakers, says Thomas Boemkes of the consulting agency Diversity Tourism at Berlin’s ITB fair, the world’s largest travel trade show.