Laporan afiliasi benchmark wis diterbitake dening Asosiasi Pariwisata Dunia PBB (UNTWO) kanthi kemitraan karo Asosiasi Perjalanan Gay lan Lesbian Internasional. Laporan Global babagan pariwisata LGBT dirilis ing Januari 2012 lan nemokake yen tujuan sing nyedhiyakake budaya toleran entuk manfaat saka tambah lelungan menyang - lan mbuwang - lelungan homo.

Laporan kasebut ngelingake supaya ora nggawe asumsi babagan pasar iki, amarga seksualitas ora kudu dadi indikator status sosial-ekonomi utawa pilihan luang. Sanajan angel kanggo ngukur dampak pariwisata gay kanthi akurat, sumber ing AS ngubungake 5 persen pariwisata mbuwang menyang pasar LGBT. Ing Cape Town, iki dianggep 10-15 persen kabeh turis.

Sikap progresif ing negara kayata Afrika Kidul, Argentina, India, Spanyol, Meksiko, lan Korea Selatan wis narik kawigaten pasar LGBT. Pasar manten kanggo sektor iki minangka pembalap gedhe, lan sektor LGBT katon wis ngalahake tren resesi, nggawa belanja sing luwih dhuwur tinimbang rata-rata menyang tujuan liburan. Kajaba iku, tekane saka hukum marriage padha-jinis wis temenan akeh pasangan gay saiki lelungan karo anak lan mbuwang ing pasar kulawarga.

Umume pinter ing media digital, lelungan LGBT dipengaruhi dening media sosial lan tembung digital utawa nyata. Cape Town minangka favorit para wisatawan gay amarga kaendahane sing ora ana tandhingane, gaya urip sing maneka warna, wong sing warni, lan populasi gay lokal sing akeh. Acara Afrika Kidul kayata Gay Pride, The Pink Loeries Mardi Gras, Festival Film Out in Africa, MCQP, lan Pak Gay Afrika Kidul minangka alasan liyane kanggo lelungan LGBT milih SA minangka tujuane. Guardian Inggris ngakoni Cape Town minangka "Salah sawijining Sepuluh Tujuan Gay Paling Populer ing Donya."

Asosiasi pemasaran tujuan sing kasil narik kawigaten pasar LGBT makarya kanthi proaktif ing pameran lan pameran sing ditargetake gay nanging uga selaras karo organisasi hak sing padha sing ningkatake toleransi. Asosiasi Perjalanan LGBT Internasional ujar, "nyelaki wong sing seneng lelungan LGBT kanthi cara sing ngerti lan asli iku penting." Khususe, lelungan LGBT sensitif marang tujuan sing mung kasengsem karo dhuwit.

Ing taun 2011, total 76 negara ing donya isih nglarang homoseksualitas lan saka lima kasebut isih bisa diukum pati. UNTWO nedahake yen perjuangan kanggo hak gay minangka perjuangan hak asasi manungsa.

APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:

The Global Report on LGBT tourism was released in January 2012 and found that destinations offering a tolerant culture were reaping the benefits of increased travel to – and spend by – gay travelers.
The wedding market for this sector is a big driver, and the LGBT sector appears to have bucked the recession trend, bringing higher-than-average spend to their holiday destinations.
Although difficult to accurately measure the impact of gay tourism, sources in the USA attribute 5 percent of tourism spend to the LGBT market.