22 marks 50 years since HE Travel’s founder Hanns Ebensten put a small ad in New York’s After Dark arts magazine. Hanns’ future tour director Cal Culver (aka gay porn star Casey Donovan) appeared on their cover. Hanns invited “discerning gentlemen” to join him for a week in the Grand Canyon the following year, thus initiating a half-century of gay travel.
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Gay Las Vegas: All Your Entertainment in One Place
Sin City After spending a fun-filled week with the Millennial Travel Forum in Barbados, I was back in Salt Lake City. As soon as I walked out of the airport, I was reminded of how cold it can get in our desert wonderland. Anyone who’s taken a winter trip to the tropics knows the feeling […]
Adventures in China (Part 2)
By Julianne Keskey This is Part 2 in a 4 Part series. For Part 1, click here. Day 2: I had journeyed to China to meet some of the other travel professionals attending the Pacific Asia Travel Association Adventure Travel Conference, and the welcome dinner was my first opportunity. In order to keep us all […]
Gay Hawaii Tour: Rainforests and Rainbows (Part 2)
I love Hawaii Part 2 By Zachary Moses This is part 2, to read Part 1 Click Here! Day 4 (continued): Sunset Cruise After checking in to the Hilton Waikaloa resort this afternoon, I rode the tram all the way to my hotel at the far end of the property. It took about 20 minutes. […]
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 Vacation Testimonials
What past guests have said about their adventures! [textbox] There is no better reference than gay vacation testimonials from people who have actually taken trips. Here are comments from past travelers about their HE Travel gay vacation. Many have given us permission to provide their phone number to others who might like to travel with us. […]





