The 1st GLBT Online Travel Store

We are pleased to announce the 1st GLBT Travel Store. This new One-Stop Travel Shop can be found at www.glbttravelstore.com.

The GLBT Travel Store, the premier gay travel store for the prolific LGBT traveler. We're happy to bring you a specially curated array of travel accessories and services for the LGBT community. The gay travel store opened just in time for the holidays when the most traveling happens. It will be featuring select gift ideas to make your Online shopping easy here and on facebook: Like us on facebook, join the facebook group and our newsletter. We know what you want to arrive in style! We've shopped the Internet for eco-friendly luggage options and everything to fill it from swimwear, underwear, and accessories to skincare and hair care. They have designer labels from Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, D & G Dolce & Gabbana, and Hugo Boss as well as sexy labels like 2Xist, Pistol Pete and Gregg Homme.

“In recent years, I have produced events across the country and realized that there was not one place where I could get those travel accessories that made things a bit easier for me” said Steve Levenberg, Co-founder of the GLBT Travel Store. Certainly, none that appealed to a gay Aesthetic. For myself and the other members of the LGBT community, I wanted to put together a site where we could do one stop shopping.”

“Our site is easy to navigate and provides a varied selection of items from the very best suppliers. We are always looking to add to the selection. I believe Our Travel Store is a unique and exciting purchasing venture. Our blogs will be insightful, helpful and of course, humor filled” said Herb Hernandez, Co-founder of The GLBT Travel Store.

About Co-founders

Steven Levenberg has produced LGBT events since 1994. These events have migrated all across the country from the Javits, LA to the Miami Beach Convention Centers as well as other venues. In recent years, he has successfully produced The GLBT Travel Expo, www.glbttravelexpo.com that has herald in NYC, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Ft. Lauderdale. He was excited to add Miami and Chicago to the 2012 tour.

Herb Hernandez is co founder and President of H2Internet Services, a NYC based computer and internet services company. He has a 15-year background in retail sales.

TODAY in Philadelphia - 2011 GLBT Travel Expo come down FREE Admission

Win Your Very Own Glo TV Travel Bag

GLO TV Network is honored to be a media sponsor for the 2011 GLBT Travel Expo. Join us in Philadelphia on TODAY, Thursday, April 28th from 4pm - 8pm and you could walk home with the 2011 Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag.

GLO TV created the Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag with a few of our sponsors & event partners. The 2011 FIBO WEEKEND (Aug 12th – 14th) Blue HBO Tote Bag is full of some amazing gifts & prizes which includes: (2) FIBO Weekend General Admission Bracelet's, Carol's Daughter Spring/Summer Skin Products ($125 retail value),Universal Motown Records CD Pack including (Melanie Fiona, Nicki Minaj, Drake, KEM, Nelly, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Shontelle, and Erykah Badu.), The 2011 ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN CARIBBEAN CRUISE (Oct 29th – Nov 6th) adds a Carnival Cruise Line Beach Robe, Baseball Cap & Books from Author George Kevin Jordan all courtesy of ZENBIZ TRAVEL.

To WIN an Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag, visit the GLO TV table in Philadelphia and sign up for a FREE raffle ticket. One lucky WINNER will be given The Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag at the end of the evening.

We look forward to seeing you.
Check out the new 2011 Spring/Summer Season of GLO TV in May at WWW.GLOTVNETWORK.COM

Penn Relay & FIBO's Ready, Set, Go Party

FIBO welcomes everyone to the 2011 Philly Black Pride and Penn Relays. During this time of community outreach, workshops and fellowship, FIBO would like to invite you to TABU this Friday, April 29, 2011 for the "Ready, Set, Go!" Party. Along with having a fabulous time at TABU, FIBO will be giving away a FREE package to FIBO, 2011, which includes free hotel stay and two Admission Bracelets. Simply stop by the registration table Friday night and sign up to win.

TABU

200 S. 12th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Friday, April 29, 2011

($10 before 11pm & $15 afterwards)

Tourism Campaign Luring Black Travelers to Philly

By Suzette Parmley

Philadelphia Inquirer

Wanted: Well-traveled, technologically savvy, energetic African Americans to sample the City of Brotherly Love's nightlife, culture, and rich history.

To get those travelers here, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. is launching an aggressive campaign today called Philly 360. While the tourism group has marketed to African Americans since 1997, this is the first time it is targeting the emerging and coveted group of urban African Americans under 40 who travel.

Philadelphia's "creative ambassadors" (from left): Ethel Cee, Rakia Reynolds, Stacey "Flygirrl" Wilson, Rah Crawford, Syreeta Scott, Tayyib Smith, Rich Medina, and Khari Mateen. As part of the marketing campaign to attract young, affluent African Americans, they represent what the city offers in arts, culture, film, and business. Photo by Ron Tarver

"It's not to make us Atlanta. We want to have the buzz of Atlanta," said Patricia Washington, vice president of cultural tourism for the marketing firm. "Philly has a lot that it can deliver." Recent studies show African American travelers were getting younger and more affluent. African American buying power was at $913 billion last year, or 8.5 percent of all U.S. buying power, up from 7.4 percent in 1990, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth.

Nationwide, African American travelers are more likely to have been born between 1955 and 1981; they are quick to adopt mobile technology; and they often seek out urban travel experiences rather than rural areas, according to a May 2009 joint report by the U.S. Travel Association and YPartnership.

The campaign is called Philly 360 because it aims to give visitors a full, 360-degree view of all the city offers. Its goal is to get Philadelphia on the list of hot spots for African Americans, joining destinations such as Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, Washington, and Miami.

Perhaps the tourism group's biggest marketing tool is its "creative ambassadors" - nine trendsetters in the local arts, culture, film, and business community who were chosen by the marketing firm in February as the campaign's first faces.

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Tourism Campaign Luring Black Travelers to Philly