Palm Springs

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Girls Gone Wild
The Dinah began as a little getaway for party-hearty lesbians. Twenty years later it’s a major stop on the festival circuit.
Ace's Wild
There’s a certain urbane sensibility at play at the growing Ace hotel chain -- and yup, all three founders are gay.
Going My Way: Palm Springs Eternal
Our monthly columnist, Dennis Hensley celebrates the pleasures of California's gay desert getaway, where the clothing is optional but relaxing is mandatory.
Top Resorts
Five queer meccas that offer something for every gay traveler, even in the off-season.
Exclusive | Palm Springs: Where to Stay
We continue to visit Palm Springs regularly to provide you with the most up-to-date ratings on more than 30 guesthouses in this desert community.
Exclusive | California Woos Gays With Wedding Packages
California legalized marriage for same-sex couples and hotels reacted quickly with offers of legal gay honeymoon packages.
May/June 2005 | Palm Springs Eternal
Where to sleep, romp, and chomp in California's big gay desert oasis
March/April 2005 | Where the Girls Are!
In Dinah! Three Decades of Sex, Golf, and Rock 'n' Roll, the debut title from Out Traveler Books, Michele Kort digs up the sun-kissed history of the lesbian phenomenon that is Dinah Shore Weekend
Gay Family Travel by Way of Disney
Adventures by Disney helps one gay travel guru find his inner child from The Sound of Music in Salzburg, Austria. And his niece had fun, too!
Exclusive | Nudism's New Luxury Bent
Dropping trou on holiday is no longer as seedy as it once was, thanks to a new crop of upscale gay naturist offerings.
Exclusive | Readers' Choice Awards 2008 Part Three
Our fourth annual Readers' Choice Awards reveal the best in gay travel.
Exclusive | Provincetown: Introduction
It's hard not to love Provincetown, or P-town as anyone who has been there calls it. Great New England cuisine, sunny beaches and thriving seasonal nightlife attract a diverse, friendly range of queer folks from every walk of life.
Exclusive | Going My Way: Entourage Gets a Hollywood Makeover
Our regular columnist Dennis Hensley imagines what the HBO comedy hit Entourage might look like if the show's fearsome foursome were gay.
Exclusive | Three Gay Days Detroit Part Three
Exclusive | Women's Travel: Tours & Events Part Four
Exclusive | Women's Travel: Tours & Events Part Two
Exclusives | Ask the Travel Expert, July 18, 2008
Spas for gay couples
Exclusive | Palm Springs: Introduction
In the dead of winter, when the East Coast is buried under three feet of snow and Florida is experiencing a cold snap there's one gay destination you can count on for heat.
Exclusive | California Woos Gay Travelers With Wedding Packages Part Two
Exclusive | Key West: Where to Stay
EXCLUSIVE | Las Vegas: Where to Stay Part Three
SUMMER 2008 | Odyssey to Cambodia Part Two
SPRING 2008 | Desert Roads and Wildfires
Spring 2008 | Viva Diva!
For the ultimate fan pilgrimage, celebrate the lives and times of gay-popular icons old and new at these carefully (sometimes obsessively) curated private collections and diva museums.
SPRING 2008 | The Best Gay-Owned Spas in the U.S.
With the phenomenal growth in spas, how can a traveler tell the true-blue homosexual establishments from the merely metrosexual ones? Our top picks.
Exclusives | Top 10 Hot Spring Parties
Shake off the winter blues and bound into spring's sizzling hot social schedule. There is a thrilling slew of parties about to perk up gay and lesbian calendars, from ostentatious oceanside options to decadent desert diversions. Check the dates, check your luggage and come out to play.
EXCLUSIVE | User-generated Content and Gay Travel: An Assessment
These travel-related Web sites promise Web 2.0 features, including connecting voices and opinions about hotels. Do they deliver for LGBT travelers?
Essential Listings
FROM THE SPRING 2008 ISSUE OF THE OUT TRAVELER
SPRING 2008 | Palm Springs Pilates Weekend
Gay health retreats are a surprisingly rare species, but Dirk Shafer's brand-new Pilates desert escape especially stands out.
Exclusive | Work Off the Holiday Pounds: Top Gay Gyms
It's cold outside and staying home and staying cozy seems enticing. Two words: Uh-uh. Don't let the "short days, long cold nights" blues force you into hibernation this winter. Work off the post-Thanksgiving blues (and all that delicious stuffing and pumpkin pie) at the gym.
Winter 2007 | Essential Listings
All the Web sites (and other information) you need from our Winter 2007 issue, "The Island Issue."
Exclusive | Insider Guide: Rehoboth Beach Pride
Rehoboth is popular with lesbians and gays from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia], Richmond and increasingly New York and New Jersey , who escape their urban confines to frolic by the sea.
Exclusive | Beach getaways: Gay summer resorts
As the mercury climbs, thoughts turn to cooling sea breezes, refreshing beachside beverages, and steamy nightlife. Every year, gay and lesbian vacationers travel in droves to a handful of gay-popular destinations around the country for a little fun and frolicking in the sun.
Summer 2007 | Gay Family Travel
But planning a gay-friendly family vacation isn't always as simple as heading to the nearest airport. It requires striking a balance between the gay and heterosexual travel worlds. Fortunately, several companies are taking notice.
Summer 2007 | Key West Travel Guide
Spring 2007 | Gays Gone Wild
Ready to shake the winter blues? Skip those straighter-than-thou spring break bashes and get your groove on with the gays in 5 different sunny locations.
Spring 2007 | Gay Travel Forecast 2007
Want to be the first on your block to visit the latest hot destination? Get a leg up on your competition, er, friends, right here.
Spring 2007 | P.S. Where to Stay
Spring 2007 | P.S. Where to Stay
Spring 2007 | Spa Adventures: Las Vegas
Also check out: PALM SPRINGS, TAOS, LOS CABOS, and PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE
Spring 2007 | Spa Adventures: Los Cabos
Also check out: PALM SPRINGS, LAS VEGAS, TAOS, and PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE
Spring 2007 | Spa Adventures: Scottsdale/Phoenix
Also check out: PALM SPRINGS, LAS VEGAS, TAOS, and LOS CABOS
Spring 2007 | Spa Adventures: Taos
Also check out: PALM SPRINGS, LAS VEGAS, LOS CABOS, and PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE
Spring 2007 | P.S. Meet the Mayor
Ron Oden, America's first elected gay black mayor, dishes on why this desert oasis is such a perennial draw for LGBT travelers
Spring 2007 | Palm Springs: Behind the Scenes
Escape to the desert with model T.J. Wilkes in these sexy outtakes from our Spring 2007 cover shoot
Spring 2007 | P.S. Where to Stay
Palm Springs is chock full of gay guesthouses in a diverse range of styles. You'll find bear dens, lush lesbian lairs, and even one lodging option with a full-on spa! Below you'll find some of our favorites.
Spring 2007 | Desert Spa Adventures
Five gay-friendly destinations are blooming with earthly delights this spring

Also check out: LAS VEGAS, TAOS, LOS CABOS, and PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE
Spring 2007 | Where to Stay in Las Vegas
From gay-owned guesthouses to ersatz world wonders, Sin City's accommodations can entertain virtually any fantasy
Winter 2006 | Readers' Choice Awards
You voted, and the results are in! While the "next gay hot spot" will always be on the horizon, only a few spots have what it takes to stay hot year after year. The same can be said for hotels, airlines, events, and tour operators.
Fall 2006 | Hotels We Love
Escape. Sanctuary. Hedonism. Sleep! Hotels can satisfy many cravings. The Out Traveler scoured the globe to bring you a selection of properties that do it with extra élan.
January/February 2006 | Luxe Vegas
After rolling the dice with a lavish makeover, Sin City is making room for the glamour amid the glitz. No wonder queer thrill seekers are showing up in spades!
January/February 2006 | Spin the Bottle
Uncorking the wines and wineries that are going after your rosé dollar
January/February 2006 | The Lure of Death Valley
Where the Weird Meets the Wondrous
January/February 2006 | Essentials Listings
November/December 2005 | Away With The Gays!
November/December 2005 | Readers' Choice Awards
Where is the world’s hottest nightclub? Best island? Top ski lodge? All is revealed in our first reader survey
November/December 2005 | Readers' Choice Awards
November/December 2005 | Essentials Listings
Books to Pack
September/October 2005 | Canary Islands Escape
Move over Ibiza! Gran Canaria is Europe’s hottest queer sun and fun destination
Fall 2003 | Travel Queeries
Fall 2003 | Essentials Listings
February 2004 | Travel Queeries
May/June 2005 | Las Vegas Confidential
Behind the rhinestone-studded truth of Vegas's fast and flashy queer side
March/April 2005 | Behind the Scenes: Vertigo a Go-Go!
Go behind the mise-en-scene of our San Francisco Vertigo homage with Style Network's domestic goddess Brini Maxwell, who flawlessly filled Kim Novak's star shoes (after finding look-alikes in a thrift store!)
Fall 2004 | Travel Queeries
Summer 2004 | Essentials Listings
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