Travel. Learn. Connect.
During the convention we will be offering a small number of 45-minute individual breakout sessions. These sessions are scheduled on the morning of Saturday, 27 April, 2019. We are now accepting proposals for these Educational Breakout Sessions. Click here for the Call for Speakers application, complete it, scan it and submit it to convention@igtla.org.
We look forward to seeing you in NYC!!
We are very excited to announce the return of IGLTA Travel Talks as part of the educational content of our 2019 Anual Global Convention in New York City. Based upon the success of the previous IGLTA Travel Talk presentations in past conventions, we again want to involve our membership in our program content.
Is there a topic or cause that you're passionate about that you feel is relevant to the world of LGBTQ travel and from which you fellow IGLTA members could benefit? If your answer is yes, we would like to hear from you!
Click here to view the 2018 IGLTA Travel Talk: "Lessons Learned Three Years Post Marriage Equality in the U.S.," presented by Bernadette Smith, Equality Institute.
Click here to review the IGLTA Travel Talk guidelines.
As a Head of Industry for Travel at Google, based in New York, Dougal is focused on helping companies across the industry transform their business to stay ahead of the changes in consumer behavior resulting from advancements in technology. Prior to joining Google in 2010, he spent a decade at Procter and Gamble but left to find somewhere he could get an email address that rhymed with his name. Dougal has both law and commerce degrees from his native homeland of Auckland, New Zealand. A passionate traveler, Dougal is now two for three in living in his favorite cities: Sydney, New York and Barcelona.
Photo by: NYC & Company
It is such a privilege to explore the world—not to mention inspiring, enlightening, and just plain fun. As LGBTQ+ travelers, the connections we make add light and warmth to our lives.
In New York City, the 2019 forecast is rainbow-tinted. It’s the year the city commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising—the fateful event back in June 1969 that ignited the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. And next year, we’re thrilled to hold our 36th Annual Global Convention in the city where it all began.
Our association is built on community. And while that term often connotes something personal, a strong community also drives a successful business, no matter the size. At IGLTA, our ever-growing business community relies on partnerships, and our Global Partners play a vital role in our collaborations around the world.
