By Philip Sheldon, CEO HE Travel I flew to New York City on Labor Day weekend to attend my first officially licensed American gay wedding. The two spouses are from Florida, which is trying mightily to not recognize the deep commitment these two men have for each other. Happily, the State of New York welcomed […]
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Zach’s Account of Splash Grand Canyon Rafting (Part 1)
HE Travel has been rafting the Grand Canyon for 40 years. In fact, the first gay tour ever offered was a Grand Canyon rafting trip that our founder Hanns Ebensten organized in 1973. We are currently the only gay tour operator running annual trips down the Canyon, and we run about 5 all-gay boats each […]
Gay Travel in Barbados Tour?
In May I attended a familiarization (FAM) tour of Barbados, along with a dozen other winners of the 2012 “30 under 30 Top Travel Professionals” award from Travel Agent Magazine. The host’s goal for a FAM trip is to showcase their destination to travel pros that have the highest likelihood of selling their clients a […]
Mount Athos & Phil’s Millennial Momoment
2013 marks the 40th anniversary of HE Travel. As we’ve been reflecting what this means for us as a company, we’ve been looking back to other milestones in our company’s long history. While looking through our archives, we came across this “Millennial Moment” article written by our CEO Philip Sheldon as we approached the Millennium […]
What’s the Difference Between HE Travel Vs. Competitors
Dear Fellow Travelers, We often get asked “what’s the difference between your tours and ones offered by your competitors?” This is really a question of selecting a trusted “Name Brand” tour company instead of the other choices available. HE Travel is the original gay tour operator. In fact, the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association named […]
Zachary Moses is Man About World’s Newest Correspondent
Zachary Moses, our Director of Marketing & Adventure Tour Development was recently invited to become the newest Global Correspondent for the online “Man About World” magazine. You can read more about it by clicking here! Previously Zachary was recognized by Travel Agent Magazine as one of the top 30 young travel professionals in the country, and currently works as […]