D.C. Travel and Adventure Show to highlight LGBTQ travel
This weekend D.C. welcomes travel enthusiasts and adventure seekers looking to find their next destination. The ticketed event is open to travel professionals and consumers alike.
It’s the first time the event comes to the nation’s capital. One may wonder why LGBTQ travelers need a pavilion of their own.
Ed Salvato, a consultant for the organization hosting the event, is a travel professional who is an educator in tourism, hospitality and marketing at New York University recently spoke with the Washington Blade. “Vendors, suppliers, destinations, marketing companies, airline marketing companies, etc.
when they think of travelers the image that probably comes to mind is heterosexual couples. Maybe 1.5 kids,” Salvato said. “Most likely able-bodied, and maybe white.” Gay travelers, however, may feel compelled to ask, “Will I be comfortable with my same-sex partner at your resort, destination, venue?
