Thanks to the ease of the Internet and accessible world wide travel, LGBT travelers are now everywhere. On every continent we are there and we need a place to rest. Here are links to gay travel accommodations, lodgings, apartments, digs, hotels, motels, quarters, room and boards, rooming houses, shelters… well, maybe not exactly all of these. But here is a list of the best LGBT lodging and exchange sites:

Accommodations

Purple Roofs: 
Gay & Lesbian Bed & Breakfasts, Inns, Guesthouses,
Hotels, Travel Agents, & Tour Operators

Further Afield
Each of our hand-picked properties provide the same welcome
to their gay guests as they do to all others.
‘Inclusivity’ works both ways so
none of our properties are exclusively gay.

Altraverse
Hotels, B&Bs and other accommodations worldwide

Gay Journey
Accommodations, Cruises, Guidebooks + much more

BGLAD Gay Search Portal
Accommodations, Travel, Transportation

GLBT Central
Gay-friendly, Gay-owned, Lesbian-owned accommodations
for hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns and resorts

GayTravel.com
North America and Europe Destination places to stay

Gay Places 2 Stay
Find the gay and gay-friendly accommodation that is right for you

TAG Approved Accommodations
Gay & LGBT Welcoming Hotels & Attractions Worldwide
(Note: the website GlobalGayLodging is NOT affiliated with
GlobalGayz.com or any other LGBT accommodation website.)
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LGBT House swapping/trades:

Home Around the World
Perfect places to stay for gay tavellers and their friends

Mi Casa Su Casa
Gay and lesbian home trade network

Gay and Lesbian Home Exchange
Directory of LGBT House Swapping Sites (some non-gay)
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GlobalGayz Accommodations Listing

The following places (gay-owned or gay-friendly) have written to GlobalGayz requesting a listing. We list them as them come in, alphabetically by country.
Most are also listed in the accommodations websites above.

Australia
Cairns
Turtle Cove Resort
Tasmania
Huon Bush Resort

Greece
Crete
Villa Ralfa

Hungary
Budapest
Buda B&B

Ireland
Dublin
Almara B&B

Laos
Luang Prabang
Pack Luck Villa
Thatsphone Guesthouse

New Zealand
Rotorua (North Island)
GuysersGayStay B&B

Peru
Miraflores
Gay-friendly listings

Spain
Barcelona
Gay Friendly Apartments
Barcelona
Axel Hotel
Malaga Area
GayGuestHouseInSpain

Thailand
Pattaya
Sansuk Sauna and Guesthouse
Tui’s Place

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Also see:
International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association

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Also see this recent Time magazine article about upscale LGBT hotels:
“From W to Wynn, Marriott to Kimpton, major hotel chains have been targeting lesbian and gay travelers for more than a decade. But now it’s gay hoteliers’ turn to court their own community. And why not? The LGBT travel market is worth an annual $63 billion in the U.S. alone, according to consumer-research firm Community Marketing Inc. “There have always been gay inns and B&Bs,” says Lords founder Brian Gorman. “This is the time to take this concept to a far larger scale…”Read more:http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2034027,00.html#ixzz1ANRc1gxK