Every Hour is Happy When You’re Making Queer Memories with Big Gay Cruise

It’s that stranger you bond with on deck over a Sorrento’s pizza at 4 a.m. in the morning. It’s the drag act from RuPaul that blows your mind—and getting to meet the queen onboard afterward! It’s the Halloween or White Party in the ship’s nightclub when everyone tells you how fabulously creative your costume is. It’s connecting at cocktail hour with a beautiful myriad of queer people, each with their own stories to tell—and getting to tell yours too. It’s the friends you make, who you count the days to see on your next BGC cruise, and the next, and the next… This is the Big Gay Cruise experience! Come and be a part of it too, by booking yourself onto their Halloween and/or February 2026, cruises to sail the Caribbean while crafting your very own Big Gay memories!

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Spain it Like You Mean It in Barcelona and Sitges

Spain is one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries in the world and we’re proud to call it our home. There’s nothing we love more than sharing our passion for the country with our guests and so, once more in 2026, we’re pleased to announce the dates for our 7 Days in Spain group trip to Barcelona and Sitges. Join us from May 13-19, 2026, as we spend four nights of sightseeing, tapas and nightlife in Barcelona - everyone’s favorite European city. You’ll take tours through the city center, Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell. We’ll take you to all the best restaurants and introduce you to the city’s lively LGBTQ+ nightlife, visiting gay bars, enjoying drag shows and a Eurovision viewing party. Then we’ll head down the coast for three days to Sitges, a gaytopian coastal town, where the gays go to for a little TLC. Together we’ll explore its cobblestone streets and get some quality beach time under the Spanish sun.

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The price of the trip is $2,295 per person. Solo travelers who book by October 31, 2025, can also get a private room for the same price, with no single supplement.

8 Amazing LGBTQ+ Friendly Destinations for 2025

Some of the big European names like Amsterdam, Dublin, Berlin, and Barcelona are really feeling the brunt of over tourism lately. So, perhaps it's time to go slightly off-piste and develop a taste for more exotic destinations that are a little less obvious to the budding LGBTQ+ traveler.

Many of these may not yet be on your radar, but they should be, as they welcome LGBTQ+ travelers with open arms and have the inclusive rules and policies to back it up. They say life is a book, and those who haven't traveled have read but a page. If that's true, then here are a few underrated chapters you might have skipped over.

Gay Travel Guide to Bogotá

Bogotá is Colombia’s modern capital city, with glass and steel skyscrapers juxtaposed against a mountainous backdrop of lush green landscape. Steeped in ancient history, culture, and art, this sprawling city of over 7 million inhabitants boasts a wealth of museums, architecture, and natural beauty.

Colombia also happens to be one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly Latin American countries. In fact, it was the sixth country in the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage in 2016, one year after the U.S. Bogotá is the epicenter of the country's gay scene and a welcoming city for all travelers, as diversity is embraced as a valued part of this city’s social identity. It should come as no surprise that you’ll find hundreds of places for gay nightlife and entertainment, all centered around Chapinero, the gay neighborhood and full of smoking hot Colombian men.