Acts of daring
New York City
When it comes to New York City’s alternative-cabaret scene, nobody knows their ‘alt-alt’ from their ‘alt’ better than Michael Musto. Here, he uncovers a world ...
Featured stories
Hip hotels
New York City
Luxury-hotel aficionado Uwern Jong discusses this year’s OutThere hotel-and-travel trends and what some of New York City’s best hospitality brands are doing to...
Kurhaus Cademario: A century of wellness
As they say in luxury hoteling – location, location, location. We found that the magnificent Kurhaus epitomises this luxury hotel and spa philosophy. Set ...
The Modern Concierge
New York City
Whether it’s chartering a private plane for a pooch
or arranging an illicit encounter with an off-duty policeman, New York
concierges are well used to pand...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: An OutThere treat!
For some it was a new year's resolution. For us, it is a motto. And we'll never get sick of saying it – 2019 is the year to treat yourself! Take yourself off th...
Inside Illinois
Illinois is a treasure trove for those with a spirit of discovery. When we visited there last year to put our “Inspiring Illinois” Issue together, we said that...
Stockholm – The open city for modern families
OutThere travellers with kids in tow are looking for destinations that offer two things: firstly, a variety of family-friendly entertainment options and activi...
We’ve got Pride
In June of 2019 New York State welcomes WorldPride, a month-long series of events celebrating the LGBTQ community and marking the 50th anniversary of...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: A fabulous year
Where has the year gone? Our friends at Preferred Hotels & Resorts is coming to the end of their 50th Anniversary and we wish them much love and luck for 50...
Honeymoon in style in Sweden’s Open City
With LGBT honemoons becoming big business, destinations are upping their game to attract same-sex newlyweds. Whilst some may be content with getting away from i...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Happy 50th Birthday
They say time flies when you're having fun. This month, we say a very Happy Birthday to our friends at Preferred Hotels & Resorts a brand we have come to kn...
Visit Sweden: Here comes the big gay summer
While the world celebrates Pride month in June, in Sweden it's all about August. I may be biased of course, as the LGBT+ Travel Ambassador for Sweden, but I'm s...
Stockholm LGBT: A city for creative souls
Stockholm is one of the most inspirational cities in the world. It's no wonder that its a natural habitat for the arts, creative innovation, fashion and music. ...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Here’s to 50 more
For five decades, Preferred Hotels & Resorts has curated the very best independent hotel experiences for discerning travellers. Their portfolio of more than...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: The anniversary continues
For 50 years, Preferred Hotels & Resorts has curated the very best independent hotel experiences for discerning travellers. Their portfolio of more than 700...
Stockholm LGBT: 5 OutThere hotels in Stockholm
Stockholm is one of the world’s most open-cities and for us it is one of the most OutThere cities in Europe, if not the most in Scandinavia. It offers some amaz...
Welcome to Stockholm: The open city
There is no secret about my love for the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Throughout 2018 the city are inviting people from all around the world (and OutThere trav...
Puro Prestige: The art of smoking
There has always been a relationship between cigar smoking and travel. Cigar aficionados will tell you that they do it primarily to relax, to take a quiet momen...
ME Sitges Terramar: The big reveal
It's no secret that many OutThere travellers have a love affair with Sitges. So, it's going to be very welcome news that one of our favourite hotel brands, ME w...
Five Star Greece: Getting Syros
So you've done Mykonos (can one seriously go each and every year?). And Santorini, albeit having risen back into jet-set fame over the last few years is bucket-...
IGLTA: We are family
would do. In fact, like so many of us kid-free LGBTQ types, I never gave it any thought at all, unless of course it involved me gritting my teeth as a toddler i...
Visit Sweden: 4 exquisite swedish restaurants to try in 2018
Did you know that the infamous turnip-cross-cabbage vegetable we call a ‘Swede’ is so called because we used to call it a Swedish turnip? Its original name is a...
5 unique experiences in Amazing Thailand
There’s more to Thailand than meets the eye. Seasoned OutThere travellers will know about the boundless culture and mysticism, history and spirituality; fabulou...
Visit Sweden: Stockholm, a Proud city
Stockholm, an ever open-minded city and host to Scandinavia's largest Pride celebrations put on quite a show this year. After all, the city is gearing up ...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Piste perfect
As first world problems go, picking where you’re going to spend your winter on the piste is a big one; coming just second to figuring out what you’re going to w...
IGLTA: Diversity is Nice
The door to the hotel room stood open, allowing passersby to see the crystal beads elaborately draped across the ceiling by artist Choi Jeong Hwa in criss-cross...
Visit Sweden: Swedish nature
If there is one thing to love about Sweden, it is its phenomenal natural wonders. The best bit, it is all pretty accessible from major cities and tourist spots....
Sound Leisure: The sound of Yorkshire
What springs to mind when you think of Yorkshire? Rolling hills, stately homes and viking heritage perhaps. Maybe even David Hockney.
But a lesser known York...
SLH.com: All Thai’d up
To celebrate Bangkok’s coming out of the closet (again), with the Thai capital set to host its first LGBTQ-Pride festival in over a decade, we’ve “Thai’d up” wi...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: In fashion
This season's Preferred showcase collection has both the jet-set and fashionistas alike super excited. Why? Well, it’s an inherently chic and upbeat season with...
Visit Sweden’s: Designer Sweden
The Swedish design phenomenon is well known throughout the globe. The craze took the world by storm back in the 1950s, but has since developed into something ul...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Sweet suites
So you’ve travelled the world, stayed in the best hotels and you’re rapidly checking off the key items on your life’s bucket-list. It’s getting much harder to i...
IGLTA: Staying power
The downside of being a travel obsessive is that it creates a peculiar kind of tunnel vision. Your eyes are always on the furthest reaches of the map, the less-...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: The great escape
We're nearing that time again, where we get set to celebrate our achievements for the year. 2017 has been quite a year and many of us feel the need to get away ...
Capital of the Alps
Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, the capital of Austria’s Tyrol region is a true fusion of history, natural beauty and modernity. From elaborate architecture, to its Nordkette mounta...
Ritz Carlton, Kyoto, Japan
Easily the most luxurious hotel in the city, the Ritz Carlton Kyoto adds its own level of contemporary sophistication to the traditional Kyoto ryokan. Our suite...
IGLTA: Japanese dawn
When I checked into my hotel room at the Hotel Granvia Kyoto, a sextet of origami birds were perched in greeting on my coffee table, one in each color of the ra...
Alpine summer
Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, the capital of Austria’s Tyrol region, delivers far more than just the skiing paradise it’s best known for. In the summer months, the city and its su...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Luck of the Irish
Another St. Patrick’s day is looming – and the stereotypical Irish caricatures are beginning to show their colours – in any shade of green you like. But while t...
The Royal Palm, Mauritius
For this year's must-go honeymoon or a ‘just because’ luxury vacation, the Royal Palm, a Beachcomber property, is right up there. Our expectations were high for...
Preferred Hotels & Resorts: Taking pride
Gay Pride season is among us.
That's much easier to say when the sun is finally shining outside. Across the world, it is said that there are over 120 Pride e...
Amazing journeys
Thailand
Thailand is a country that has grown in global credibility. But there is something that makes it truly special – an ever welcoming, indiscriminate spirit. Thail...
Discover Thainess: The sophisticate
Thailand for the highly discerning, luxury traveler who values the finer detai ls in their everyday lives and vacation time.
LIKE ROYALTY: THE SIAM BANGKOK
...
Discover Thainess: The adventurer
Thailand for the avid explorer who looks for life-changing experiences totally different from their everyday routine.
ROCK CLIMBING: RAILAY, KRABI
Railay’s ...
Discover Thainess: The culturalist
Thailand for the switched-on, cerebral traveler, looking to immerse themselves in the destination’s cultural offering.
THAI DESIGN: 137 PILLARS HOUSE
We lo...
Discover Thainess: The hedonist
Thailand for those that don’t sleep – the traveler that ’s all about connecting with the destination’s playgrounds and party scene.
BEACH CLUB: CATCH, SURIN ...
Discover Thainess: The escapist
Thailand for those that want to get away from it all, check-out of the rat race and experience some real ‘me time’ in blissful surroundings.
BUNGALOW BOY: THE ...
Discover Thainess: The insider
Thailand for those who want a little bit of local flavor, and to experience the things that tourists usually don’t get to see.
ROYAL PEDIGREE: CHAKRABONGSE VIL...
IGLTA: Going places
About nine months ago, while perched on the edge of boat off the Argentinean coast, one of the southern right whales we’d been observing, swam in for a closer v...
IGLTA: Bridging borders
There we were, five casual acquaintances thrown together on a youth hostel tour, in a car headed out of South Africa. As we neared the border, our driver said, ...