Na ka International LGBTQ + Travel Association (IGLTA) e hāʻawi i ka Hanns Ebensten Hall of Fame Award iā George Neary, he mea kākoʻo lōʻihi no ka mākaʻikaʻi LGBTQ +, i kāna 36th Annual Global Convention ma New York City (24-27 ʻApelila). No 20 mau makahiki, ua kālele ʻo Neary i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka moʻomeheu, hoʻoilina a me LGBTQ+ mākaʻikaʻi ma o kāna kūlana ma ke ʻano he Hope Pelekikena Hui Pū ʻIa o Cultural Tourism no ka Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Hoʻomaopopo ka makana i kahi ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi mai ka hui ʻana o ka hui ma nā ʻāina ʻoi aku ma mua o 80 i hōʻike i kahi kūpaʻa lōʻihi e hoʻolilo i ka honua i wahi hoʻokipa maikaʻi loa no nā huakaʻi LGBTQ+. ʻO Hanns Ebensten, ka inoa o ka makana, ua manaʻo nui ʻia ʻo ia ka makuakāne o ka huakaʻi LGBTQ +, ua hoʻonohonoho ʻo ia i ka huakaʻi hui kāne mua ma 1973.
"Haʻaheo loa mākou i ka hoʻohanohano ʻana iā George, ʻaʻole ia he poʻokela maikaʻi loa no ka mākaʻikaʻi ma Miami, akā he hoa aloha nui a kākoʻo hoʻi i ka poʻe o mākou e hana nei i ka huakaʻi a puni ka honua," wahi a ka Luna Hoʻokele o IGLTA ʻo Juan Julià. , ka mea hoʻokumu a me ka pelekikena o Barcelona-based Axel Hotels. "ʻOiai i ka 'rearer', hoʻomau ʻo ia e kaʻana like i kona ʻike me nā malihini i Miami ma o nā huakaʻi maʻamau e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa o ke kūlanakauhale, ka mōʻaukala a me ke kaiāulu LGBTQ + kala. Laki kā mākou ʻoihana iā ia. "
Ma hope o ka hoʻomaha ʻana mai ka GMCVB i ka makahiki i hala, ua hoʻokumu ʻo Neary iā Tours 'R' Us, me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kāna ʻike nui o Miami e alakaʻi i nā huakaʻi LGBTQ+, nā mea hana a me nā moʻomeheu i kona kūlanakauhale home. Ke lawelawe nei ʻo ia i kēia manawa ma The Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council a me ke Kōmike Haʻaheo ʻo Miami Beach a he lālā hoʻokumu ʻo ia o ka Greater Miami Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
"Hoʻohanohano a haʻahaʻa wau i ke koho ʻia ʻana no kēia makana Hall of Fame!" wahi a Neary. "Ke hoʻomanaʻo nei au iā Hanns Ebensten a pehea ʻo ia i hoʻolaha ai ma After Dark magazine no kāna mau huakaʻi huakaʻi a moeʻuhane e hele i kāna huakaʻi i ʻAigupita a me nā wahi ʻē aʻe. ʻO ia ka paionia ma ka huakaʻi gay a hauʻoli wau i ka loaʻa ʻana o kēia makana i kapa ʻia ma kona hanohano!
ʻO ka Hanns Ebensten Hall of Fame Award he ʻāpana o ka IGLTA Honors o kēia makahiki, i koho ʻia e ka papa alakaʻi o IGLTA a hāʻawi ʻia me ke kākoʻo mai Visit Philadelphia. No ka ʻike hou aku, e kipa i ka iglta.org/convention.
ʻAʻole hiki i ka IGLTA Annual Global Convention ke ʻole ke kākoʻo lokomaikaʻi o kā mākou poʻe kākoʻo. Papa Hōʻikeʻike - NYC & Hui; Delta Air Lines; Disney Destinations ©; Papa Kūlana –Malta Tourism Authority; E kipa iā Philadelphia; Papa Kūkākūkā –E kipa iā Dallas; E kipa iā St. Pete/Clearwater; E kipa iā West Hollywood.
