Hey jetsetters, globetrotters, and lovers of pink passports! ✈️🌍 If you’re anything like us at Pink Rhino Travel, you know travel isn’t just about ticking places off a list—it’s about living boldly, loving openly, and finding your fabulous tribe in every corner of the globe.
So when we found out that Lonely Planet just dropped their first-ever dedicated LGBTQ+ Travel Guide, we squealed louder than a drag queen at a duty-free sale. 💅🏽🌈
💖 What’s Inside This Rainbow-Wrapped Wonder?
The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide (authored by queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski) is more than just a book—it’s your new best friend with a passport. It features 50+ destinations around the world, all lovingly handpicked and narrated by queer locals who spill the tea on where to eat, stay, play, and slay.
Think:
✨ Hidden queer cafés in Tokyo
✨ Wild nightlife in Berlin
✨ Pride-perfect beach spots in Puerto Vallarta
✨ and even safety tips for traveling while fabulous 🛡️💋
Inside The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide:
- 50+ LGBTQ+ travel destinations around the world where the queer community can thrive outside of just Pride parades, including: The USA, South America, Europe, South Africa, Asia, Canada, and Australia
- Insider recommendations and travel tips from LGBTQ+ locals and tastemakers highlighting queer-owned businesses and queer-friendly experiences
- Intimate interviews bring you into LGBTQ+ communities with honest, helpful insights for queer travellers planning to visit their hometowns
- Handy ‘Know Before You Go’ boxes for each destination share details on the local languages, currency, Pride celebrations, and information on when to go
- Stunning photography and beautifully illustrated maps featuring colour-coded points of interest
- Additional LGBTQ+ travel hit list for travellers with specific interests that include adventure; art; family-friendly festivities; island escapes; trailblazing experiences
- Essential travel information for first-time and seasoned travellers covering rights, practical safety tips, advice for emergencies, and more
- Author Alicia Valenski is a queer, neurodivergent travel writer paving the way for more inclusive, diverse, accessible travel information and inspiration to be available to the global LGBTQ+ community and beyond
📍Why It Slays: Local Voices, Real Vibes
We’re all about authentic experiences here at Pink Rhino Travel, and this guide delivers. No more Googling “Is this place gay-friendly?” at midnight. The guide gives you firsthand advice straight from the community from “this bar is queer-owned” to “avoid this hotel, sis.”
Now that’s the kind of insider scoop we live for. 🥂
🌈 The Ultimate Travel Companion (Next to Us, Of Course)
While The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide is the perfect read for dreamers and planners, don’t forget—you can also travel with Pink Rhino and skip the research stress entirely.
We specialize in queer-curated trips, from luxe retreats in Patagonia to island-hopping escapades in the Philippines. And yes, we read the book cover to cover and already added a few of their hidden gems to our 2025 itineraries. 😉
🛫 Ready to Travel Proud?
Here’s your Pink Rhino plan:
- ✨ Buy The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide for inspiration
- 💌 Slide into our DMs or visit pinkrhinotravel.com
- 🦄 Let’s book you the gaycation of your dreams
Whether you’re flying solo, honeymooning, or just vibing with your chosen fam, let us help you travel bold, stand proud, and go places. 💖
🎁 BONUS: Join our book club giveaway!
We’re giving away 5 copies of The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to folks who book a Pink Rhino trip by the end of Pride Month! 🌈📚 Follow us o Instagram @pinkrhinotravekl.com
Stay pink, stay proud, and let the world be your runway.
With love,
Pink Rhino Travel
We don’t follow paths. We blaze them. 🦄🌍
