The Two Gay Expats have announced their Top 5 Best Gay Travel Destinations in 2024, with Cape Town as Number One with its gorgeous beaches, wild gay nights out, and fantastic food. 

A small city with a big pink heart! Canberra is well known as Australia's most LGBTIQ+ inclusive and gay-friendly city. It's busting at the seams with stunning architecture, museums, parks and historical sites — and that's just the beginning. Dig a little deeper to find amazing restaurants and food experiences, beating nightclubs, quiet pubs and quirky cafes, hidden gems in back alleys, quiet nature, and so many awesome attractions to keep you entertained. Canberra has a thriving LGBTIQ+ community and plenty of great festivals and queer-friendly spaces spread around the city — it's no wonde...

From humble beginnings in 1997, ChillOut Festival has grown to become Australia’s largest and most popular LGBTIQ+ country pride festivals. Gear up for yet another fabulous celebration of pride as the ChillOut Festival returns to Daylesford in 2024, promising two weeks of vibrant and fun festivities, treating locals and visitors alike to a spectacular showcase of diversity and inclusivity. This year’s theme, “Boots and Bling,” sets the stage for a celebration like no other in Australia's queer country capital! ChillOut is an annual LGBTIQ+ pride festival that has become a hallmark of Day...

On Saturday, 2 March, Ovolo Woolloomooloo will be rolling out the rainbow carpet in celebration of Mardi Gras, hosting the ultimate brunch with partners Virgin Australia, Lululemon and Absolut Vodka, alongside ice plunge sessions, prize giveaways and goodie bags for guests who stay. Ovolo will be putting on a morning to be remembered in Alibi Bar and Dining with a brunch filled with delectable bites, fabulous cocktails and entertainment from the infectiously fun DJ, Victoria Anthony as well as Rupaul’s Drag Race star, Hollywould Star, and Brisbane-based drag queen, The Thin Lizzi. For tho...

This article was supplied by Visit Gay Australia. ACT local, Luka Musicki takes you through some of his favourite and fabulous queer points of interest in his home city Canberra.

If you have not already started, it's time to fill that online cart with all your favourite Mardi Gras event and party tickets; find somewhere awesome to stay, and get those sparkles out!

If you’re looking for LGBTQIA+ travel information or accommodation in Australia then the GALTA website should be your first port of call.

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With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, regardless of who they love or how they identify, Booking.com’s most extensive LGBTIQ+ travel research to date spotlights the steady progress, as well as the recent setbacks, for these communities when it comes to travel.