Press Coverage
Articles about GETA or those relevant to gay travel and marketing are listed below. If you're a member of the press, please visit our Media Centre for press releases and images.
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"Why LGBT homebuyers are looking beyond traditional 'gay resorts'"
- Financial Times, Nov 2016
GETA Executive Director Carlos Kytka quoted in an article on the changing tastes of gay property buyers.
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"Rich Gay Men Wanted: Spain's Conservatives Make Touris Appeal"
- Bloomberg Business, Sept 2015
GETA Executive Director Carlos Kytka quoted in an article on the potential of Spain's LGBT travel market.
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"Celebrating a Rainbow Moment"
- Travel & Tour World, Aug 2015
GETA Executive Director Carlos Kytka gives his views on the USA joining other countries in legalising gay marriage.
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"GETA and Sign Up launch Europe’s first LGBT language courses"
- LGBT Weekly, May 2015
Now you can take a European vacation and learn a language as the Gay European Travel Association (GETA) has partnered with Seville based language school, Sign Up, to create Europe’s first ever language courses specifically planned for LGBT students.
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"LGBT Tourism Discussion"
- Travel & Tour World Magazine, March 2015
Carlos Kytka of GETA and John Tanzella of the IGLTA are interviewd on the subject of LGBT tourism.
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"Lesbian and Gay Holidays"
- Visit Europe, March 2015
Visit Europe discusses the booming LGBT travel market, quoting official market size figures from the Gay European Tourism Association.
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"Banged up abroad for being Gay"
- Attitude Magazine, December 2014
Attitude quotes GETA's advice to gay travellers on travelling abroad and talks of our partnership with the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, then lists 'GETA's Top Travel Tips'.
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"Travel companies ignoring €50bn a year gay travel market, say experts"
- Gay Star News, November 2014
Coverage of the 'BrainFood' conference organised by PR agency Grayling and GETA - to discuss the opportunities presented by the €50bn gay travel market.
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"How to plan your perfect trip to Europe"
- Turismocuatro, October 2014
Two articles where GETA and Gaywelcome give advice to the South American gay traveller on how to get the most out of travelling to Europe.
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"Isolated, barren island once used as a penal colony pitched as 'perfect' place to for gay tourists to holiday in Croatia"
- Daily Mail, September 2014
GETA, and its estimate of the size of the gay travel market in Europe quoted in this piece by the Daily Mail.
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"5 travel tips for LGBT's touring Europe"
- Gay Star News, September 2014
Gay Star News covers GETA's new travel advice page.
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"Gay European Tourism Association launches LGBT travel advice"
- LGBT Weekly, September 2014
The LGBT Weekly magazine covers GETA's travel advice page for gay travellers touring Europe.
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"In Europe, LGBT tourism evolves and expands"
- Travel Weekly Magazine, August 2014
GETA's Executive Director, Carlos Kytka, talks about the expanding LGBT travel market in Europe and the opportunities it presents to mainstream travel companies.
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"Gay European Tourism Association launches new communications service aimed at gay travellers"
- Travel Daily News, August 2014
Coverage of GETA's partnership with top PR agency Grayling - to offer a suite of marketing services to companies and organisations keen to tap into the huge LGBT travel market.
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"Wein wird zur Schwulen-Metropole"
- Kurier Magazine, Vienna, August 2014
GETA's research into the size of the Gay European Tourism market is mentioned in this article by Vienna's evening newspaper, as the Austrian capital prepares to host the 60th. Eurovision Song contest and gears up to become a gay metropole.
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"Grayling to help promote gay tourism across Europe"
- PR Week, July 2014
The Gay European Tourism Association (GETA) has appointed Grayling as the organisation expands its offer into social media.
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"Tapping Into The Growing Gay-Friendly Market."
- 4 Hoteliers Magazine, April 2014
Interview with Carlos Kytka, Executive Director of GETA on the expanding gay travel market and the opportunity it offers to hoteliers.
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"Gay European Tourism Association"
- Pink Digest Magazine, January 2014
3-page article on the aims and activities of GETA.
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"Attitude speaks to Carlos Kytka of GETA"
- Attitude Magazine, January 2014
Our Executive Director Carlos Kytka gives his advice on issues to bear in mind when choosing destinations to travel to in 2014.
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"Croatians Back Constitutional Ban of Same-Sex Marriage"
- Bloomberg, November 2013
Article on Croatia's vote to make equal marriage constitutionally illegal, with quotes from GETA's Communications Director Paul Barnes.
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"Croatia’s anti-gay referendum is an economic own goal"
- Gay Star News, November 2013
Article on Croatia making equal marriage constitutionally illegal - with mentions Gay Welcome's coverage of hotels in Croatia, and GETA's director Carlos Kytka.
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"We chat with GETA's Carlos..."
- G'AT Magazine, November 2013
Carlos Kytka, GETA's Executive Director, interviewed on the European gay travel market and GETA and Gay Welcome's role in improving the 'gay holiday experience'.
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"Die Gays machen Reisebüros glücklich"
- Basler Zeitung, Switzerland, September 2013
German-language article about the rise of the gay travel market, quoting GETA's research findings on market size - €50b.
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"Demand to EU: Stop talking to Russia about tourism visa free status"
- eTN, August 2013
'The Gay European Tourism Association (GETA) has written to the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom, urging her to suspend negotiations on proposals to give 15,000 Russian officials the right to travel throughout the European Union without visas, in light of Russia’s recently introduced anti-gay laws.'
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"Gay European Tourism Association calls for suspension of visa-free travel to EU for Russian officials"
- Towleroad Blog, August 2013
'The Gay European Tourism Association is calling on the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström to suspend negotiations on proposals that would give 15,000 Russian officials the right to travel throughout the European Union without visas because of Russia’s recently introduced anti-gay laws.'
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"Gay European Tourism Association calls for gayest games at Sochi Winter Olympics"
- eTN, August 2013
'GETA, the Gay European Tourism Association, has called upon the International Olympic Commission to act against discrimination at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games and to make a clear and visible statement in support of gay rights.'
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"More than a niche"
- Bangkok Post, July 2013
Article on the size of the gay travel markets in Europe and the USA - with GETA mentioned as a source of information on the size of the European gay travel market.
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"Gay Trade worth billions"
- Bermuda Sun, June, 2013
Article on the power of the pink dollar, pound, euro... from the Bermuda Sun newspaper. GETA's findings re: the U$63b travel market is cited.
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"Gruppenreise zur Gay Pride"
- Zeit Online, June, 2013
Die Zeit, Germany's most widely-read weekly newspaper, cites GETA's research into the value of the European gay travel market.
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"Wo homosexuelle Urlauber willkommen sind"
- Die Welt, May, 2013
The Gay Welcome website is mentioned in this article by the huge German newspaper Die Welt in a reference to gay toruism in Austria.
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MORE COVERAGE OF GETA'S 'GAY TOURISM MATTERS' RESEARCH REPORT
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"Los destinos turísticos europeos en busca del turismo gay"
- Anodis.com, Nov, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay European Tourism Association starts comms drive for pink pound"
- PR Week, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Report: $65 billion spent annually by gay European tourists"
- GSFLA - The Miami Herald, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay Europeans spend up to $65 billion on travel"
- Gay Star News, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Studie: Schwule und Lesben geben mehr für Urlaub aus"
- Queer.de, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay Tourism Matters"
- TravelDailyNews, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Why Gay Tourism Matters"
- Edge Boston, Massachusetts, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay Tourism Matters"
- Bent Blog, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay European tourists spend €50 billion annually, new report says"
- My Gay Travel Guide Blog, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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"Gay Golf: The £50billion Market Sport Chooses To Ignore"
- Unofficial Partner Blog, Oct, 2012
More coverage of the GETA 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report.
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MORE GENERAL COVERAGE
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"Los destinos turísticos europeos se afanan por atraer al turismo gay"
- Tendencias del Turismo, Nov, 2012
Coverage of GETA's ground-breaking 'Gay Tourism Matters' research report, which estimates the value of Gay European Tourists at around €50 billion.
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"2012 London Pride - what went wrong?"
-  Magazine, UK, Sept, 2012
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When asked for his advice on how London Pride could be improved, Paul Barnes, Communications Director at the Gay European Tourism Association, said: "The dilemma is that Pride needs to be both professional and community-based,' he says. 'At the moment, it's a volunteer-led organisation. We are asking people in their spare time to close down Central London and handle massive budgets, which they've demonstrated they can't do. What they need to do is retain a professional company to deliver the event. That should be done for profit, which will make them do it properly and efficiently. The gay element will be the board, setting the values and strategy. It's like the gay cruises run by Atlantis and RSVP - you have a gay company to inject the gay elements, but you need a professional cruise line to run the ship itself."
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"Power of the Pink Pound"
-  Wealth Section, UK, Sept, 2012
Aaron Hicklin of the Financial Times discusses the emergence of the gay community as a distinct and politically powerful market, and the opportunity it presents to companies and marketeers.
"Gay men, we have learnt from attitudinal and behavioural research, will travel more often, spend more out of home and give more attention to home designs and fashion" says Bob Witeck, Chief Executive of Witeck Communications, which specialises in analysing the gay and lesbian market. None of this means gay men and women earn more money, just that they make different spending decisions - not least because many, gay men in particular, will not have children."
"Have we reached a point where the value of having gay consumers lies in what it signals to a broader audience? It may be that marketing to gays has long surpassed simple expressions of solidarity in favour of more deliberate strategies to position a brand's ethics and philosophy."
This is all good stuff and reinforces our view that the gay market is one that smart businesses should be appealing to.
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