The Resilience of the LGBTQ+ Traveler
By John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org As the IGLTA team prepares for its annual strategic planning meeting (virtual, of course), someone joked that we could just pull up the unused…
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From the CEO: Reflecting on Global Pride
By John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org As Pride Month reaches its pinnacle with the commemoration of Global Pride this weekend, it’s indeed a cause for celebration over the progress…
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From the CEO: IGLTA Members Connect
By John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org Over our 37-year history, IGLTA’s efforts to develop close ties with our industry colleagues and the LGBTQ+ travel community has only deepened…
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From the CEO: Cooperation, Community, and Safety
By John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org At IGLTA, we are committed to the well-being of the world’s LGBTQ+ travelers. We are also pragmatic about challenges that can impact travel for…
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From the CEO: IGLTA Is Where the Heart Is
By John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org The new year is well underway and we’re just three months from the 2020 IGLTA Annual Global Convention in Milan, 6-9 May. It will mark our 37th…
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From the CEO: A Travel Marketplace Like No Other
The new year is bringing new opportunities in our travel industry, and in particular for our LGBTQ+ community. As you may have read in IGLTA newsletters and blogs, the past year has brought positive…
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From the CEO: Finding Face Time in 2020
John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org In just a few weeks, we will arrive in 2020. In a way, the year sounds very futuristic. And so it is—especially in terms of life in the digital age…
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From the CEO: Reaching the L in LGBTQ+
Featured image: ELLA Winter Davos, Switzerland John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org “LGBTQ+” is a powerful term on its own. But behind each of those letters is an identity. And…
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From the CEO: May in Milan
John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org Italy is magical in the spring—the flowers, the gelato, the seasonal artichokes and asparagus. But these are just a few highlights of what’s in…
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From the CEO: LGBTQ+ Travelers Journey in Many Styles
John Tanzella, IGLTA President/CEO, iglta@iglta.org At IGLTA, our team, partners, and members are connected by travel. But within travel, there are many niche markets—so very many. A quick Google…
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