Q.Digital Announces Winners in "Best of GayCities" 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- GayCities, the world's most popular LGBTQ community-driven city guide and travel site, today announced winners of its annual "Best of GayCities" awards (gaycities.com/best-of-2017/).
GayCities readers cast more than 48,000 votes for their favorite destinations and travel icons in 13 categories from best "Travel Instagrammer" to city that has the best "Singles Scene."
San Francisco took gold honors as the "Most Welcomeing City 2017" along with two other reader-voted awards. Joe D'Alessandro, CEO of San Francisco Travel Association, was also presented with the annual "Travel Innovator" award for his leadership and committment to welcoming LGBTQ travelers to San Francisco from across the globe.
Complete list of categories, winners and nominees:
Most Welcoming City
Gold = San Francisco
Silver = New Orleans
Bronze = New York City
Runners Up = Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City
City That Makes You Happy
Gold = Key West
Silver = Palm Springs
Bronze = Vancouver
Runners Up = Buenos Aires, Nice, Puerto Vallarta, Vancouver
Travel Instagrammer
Gold = Nomadic Boys (@nomadicboys)
Silver = Two Bad Tourists (@twobadtourists)
Bronze = Kasedna Travel (@kasedna_travel)
Runners Up = Blake Sterling (@byblakesterling), Danny Boy Travelz (@dannyboytravelz), Nattalia Dantas (@nattaliadantas)
Foodie Paradise
Gold = San Francisco
Silver = Paris
Bronze = Barcelona
Runners Up = Bangkok, Brooklyn, Philadelphia
Fun in the Sun
Gold = Provincetown
Silver = Miami
Bronze = Sydney
Runners Up = Gran Canaria, Las Vegas, Orlando\
Bar/Club
Gold = Eagle Bar (San Francisco)
Silver = Good Friends (New Orleans)
Bronze = Boxers (New York City)
Runners Up = Berghain (Berlin), G-A-Y Bar (London), The Abbey (Los Angeles)
Travel YouTuber
Gold = Davey Wavey
Silver = Marco in a Box
Bronze = Courtney Act
Runners Up = Allie & Sam, Fiona Solis, Matthew & Ryan
Hotel Experience
Gold = Axel Hotel (Barcelona)
Silver = Bellalgio (Las Vegas)
Bronze = Four Seasons (Maui)
Runners Up = Palomar (Washington, DC), Renaissance Vinoy (St. Pete, FL), St. Regis (New York City)
Singles Scene
Gold = Fort Lauderdale
Silver = Montreal
Bronze = Seattle
Runners Up = Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Portland
Romantic Getaway
Gold = Paris
Silver = Barcelona
Bronze = Amsterdam
Runners Up = Manchester, Montreal, Reykjavík
Festival Destination
Gold = Mardi Gras (New Orleans)
Silver = Stonewall 50 (New York City)
Bronze = Market Days (Chicago)
Runners Up = Circuit Festival (Barcelona), Tel Aviv Pride (Israel), Winter Party (Miami)
Best Gayborhood
Gold (tie) = Boystown (Chicago) & West Hollywood
Bronze = Wilton Manors (Fort Lauderdale)
Runners Up = Capitol Hill (Seattle), Gayborhood (Philadelphia), Oak Lawn (Dallas)
Inaugural "GayCities Icon"
Gold = Armistead Maupin (Author)
Silver = Ellen Page (Actress)
Bronze = Arne Sorenson (Marriott CEO)
Runners Up = Chip Conely (Author), John Tanzella (President, IGLTA)
GayCities Travel Innovator Award
Honoree = Joe D'Alessandro (CEO, San Francisco Travel)
"We are thrilled and honored with this recognition," commented San Francisco Travel Association CEO, Joe D'Alessandro, "It clearly demonstrates that San Francisco continues to be a preferred destination for LGBTQ travelers."
"I'm thrilled to accept the 2017 Best of GayCities "Travel YouTuber" Award!" Davey Wavey reacted upon learning of his win, "I've been sharing LGBT content with my audience for more than ten years - and taking viewers on globe-trotting adventures to learn about our community, our culture and, in turn, ourselves. It feels silly being honored for doing something that you love doing, but I'm grateful for everyone who has been a part of this journey."
Q.Digital CEO Scott Gatz said the awards program would not have been possible without the intense interest of GayCities readers in amazing worldwide destinations. "It's the contributions of GayCities members that have made GayCities into the number one LGBTQ site and mobile app to discover where to go and what to see all over the world," said Gatz. "So it's only fitting that our members picked such spectacular destinations for this year's winners."
For more information on the awards, please visit: https://www.gaycities.com/best-of-2017
ABOUT Q.DIGITAL
Q.Digital is a fast-growing media company targeting the LGBTQ community. It operates GayCities, a location-based social network that helps people uncover the best of what's happening everywhere, Queerty, the entertainment site that's "Free of an agenda, except that gay one," and LGBTQNation, the world's most followed LGBTQ site with more than 1.8 million social media fans. Together, Q.Digital reaches over seven million consumers each month, making it a first stop for advertisers looking to reach a valuable, highly targeted audience.
For more information, please visit:
For Media & Press Inquiries:
Tim Winfred
209-206-5208
Media Contact: Tim Winfred, Q.Digital, Inc., 2092065208, [email protected]
News distributed by PR Newswire iReach: https://ireach.prnewswire.com
SOURCE Q.Digital
These press releases may also interest you
|
News published on and distributed by:
