
Today, Community Marketing, Inc., a San Francisco-based gay market research and communications firm, released the following ranks:
Top 25 US Destinations for American LGBT Travelers with percentage who visited (as Combined Leisure & Business Travel Ranking)
1) New York City: 32%
2) San Francisco: 27%
3) Las Vegas: 26%
4) Chicago: 25%
5) Los Angeles / West Hollywood: 24%
6) Washington, DC: 23%
7) Fort Lauderdale: 17%
8) San Diego: 15%
9) Orlando: 14%
9) Seattle: 14%
11) Boston: 13%
11) Philadelphia: 13%
13) Palm Springs 12%
13) Atlanta: 12%
13) Miami: 12%
16) Dallas: 11%
16) Denver: 11%
16) Phoenix/Tempe/Scottsdale: 11%
19) New Orleans: 10%
20) Napa County, CA: 9%
20) Provincetown, MA: 9%
20) Sonoma County, CA: 9%
23) Portland, OR 8%
23) Baltimore: 8%
23) Tampa/St. Pete: 8%
Top 5 US Destinations for American LGBT Travelers (as Leisure Travel Ranking)
1) New York
2) Las Vegas
3) San Francisco
4) Los Angeles / West Hollywood
5) Chicago
Top 5 US Destinations for American LGBT Travelers (as Business Travel Ranking)
1) Chicago
2) New York
3) Washington DC
4) San Francisco
5) Los Angeles
Top Canadian Destinations for American LGBT Travelers
1) Toronto
2) Montreal
3) Vancouver
Top European Destinations for American LGBT Travelers
1) England
2) France
3) Germany
4) Italy
5) Spain
Below are the top destinations for segments within the full LGBT panel:
Top 5 Destinations for American Gay Men
1) New York
2) Las Vegas
3) San Francisco
4) Los Angeles / West Hollywood
5) Chicago
Top 5 Destinations for American Lesbians
1) Las Vegas
2) San Francisco
3) New York
4) Los Angeles / West Hollywood
5) Chicago
Top 5 Destinations for American LGBT Seniors Age 62+
1) New York
2) Las Vegas
3) Los Angeles / West Hollywood
4) Fort Lauderdale
5) San Francisco
Top 5 Destinations for American LGBT Young Adults Age 18-32
1) New York
2) Las Vegas
3) San Francisco
4) Chicago
5) Washington DC
The rankings, part of the CMI's 14th Annual Gay & Lesbian Tourism Study, are reflective of the 4,726 American LGBT survey takers, who traveled to the city in the past 12 months and spent at least one night in a hotel.