Queer Luxury, Culture, and Sacred Awe: 7 days in Tibet’s Saga Dawa Festival

Queer explorers seeking meaning, beauty, and depth are invited to experience Tibet during Saga Dawa — the most sacred period in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar.

This 7-day luxury small-group LGBTQ journey runs on multiple fixed departures in May-June 2026 (groups of 2–16 travelers) and is based in Lhasa at the St. Regis, with panoramic Potala Palace views. Timed to Saga Dawa — honoring the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana — the journey immerses travelers in living ritual and devotion: Sang (juniper) offerings, butter-lamp prayers at Jokhang, pilgrim koras along Barkhor Street, and the famed monastic debates at Sera.

Guests explore Drepung Monastery, the Nechung Oracle Temple, meditate in the ancient caves of Drak Yerpa, hang prayer flags at Nak Pass, share a traditional vegetarian festival meal, participate in a compassionate fish-release ceremony, and reflect beside sacred Yamdrok Lake.

Seek & Savor Travel creates affirming LGBTQ+ journeys across Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Nepal (Mustang), Uganda, and Tanzania.

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Castles, Cocktails and Caballeros: This is Madrid!

We fell in love with Spain when we first visited over a decade ago—so much so that we decided never to leave! Let us show you why on our 7 Days in Spain – Madrid, Toledo & Segovia, from September 17-23, 2026.

David will take you on a historic tour through the gorgeous city center. A gay Spanish guide will show you around the spectacular Reina Sofía gallery (home to Picasso’s iconic Guernica), and local Brit Richard will introduce you to the debaucherous delights of Chueca, the local gayborhood. There’ll also be a Spanish drag show, more city exploration, group dinners at the best restaurants, and plenty of tapas. We love our neighbors too, so there will be two day trips to nearby old-school Spanish cities—each with their own distinct personality and iconic sights, like a Roman aqueduct and medieval castles. 

Oh, and we’re easy! As in, we welcome guests from all walks of life—be they solo travelers, couples, throuples, or groups. Just like our city, we welcome everyone! So, get yourself over to our home city and let us share our love for it with you.

SPECIAL OFFER! Book by January 31 (extended!) and get:

1. For solos: get a private room & pay no single supplements!

2. For couples & friends: Save $100 per person.

Perceptions and Experiences of LGBTQ+ Travelers

In cooperation with their partners A3M Global Monitoring and Diversity Tourism, ITB Berlin cordially invites you to participate in this survey. The assessments from the survey will be used by A3M Global Monitoring to adjust the categorization of the annual LGBTQ+ Risk Map, which is currently primarily based on a country's legal conditions. Your feedback would be a very valuable supplementary source for this. Completing the survey will take 5-15 minutes of your time, depending on how extensively you use the open comment fields. Participation in our surveys is voluntary, and your data will be analyzed only anonymously.

Moroccan Marvels & Mediterranean Magic: Announcing Our New 2026 Cruise!

Cruise, cruise, another cruise—no sleep! Two Bad Tourists are serving up five Virgin Voyages cruises in 2026, and we’re thrilled to unveil our brand-new Moroccan Marvels & Mediterranean Wonders cruise—just as fabulous as it sounds.

This 10-night adventure, July 26 - August 5, 2026, takes us from Barcelona, Spain, all the way to Portsmouth, UK. First stop: Tangier, a vibrant port city on the northern tip of Africa where cultures mix and converge. Next, we head to one of our favorite European capitals—Lisbon, Portugal, bursting with color and charm. From there, we’ll swing back to Spain and dock in La Coruña on the lush, green northern coast (you’ll swear you’re not in Spain!). Then it’s on to the port nearest Bilbao, home to world-class Basque cuisine and the iconic Guggenheim Museum. Our final call is Bordeaux, France—the wine capital of the world, because everything’s better with a bottle… or three.

As always, you’ll enjoy our group perks: shared dinners, onshore excursions, cocktail parties, and—best of all—instant friends.

SPECIAL OFFER!

1. For solos: join for just $2,350 and get a private cabin. Only 1 cabin left.

2. For couples & friends: Book a Sea Terrace cabin by January 27 and save 10%. That's $500+ in savings and works out to just $2,544 per person (double occupancy). Prices will go up on January 28 with no extensions on this offer.

Gay Travel Guide to Boston

Revolution was born in Boston. The capital city of Massachusetts is the largest city in New England and the place where the seeds of the American Revolution were first sown. This rich history is one of the city’s main selling points, and tourists come from all over to visit iconic sites like the Boston Massacre site, where tensions with British soldiers erupted in 1770; the Old South Meeting House, inside which the infamous Boston Tea Party took place; and the famous Freedom Trail, where you can trace the steps of patriots like Paul Revere, whose midnight ride warned of British advances. In short, Boston is a living museum of America’s fight for independence, ripe for exploration.