Travel Reference
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directory of gay- and lesbian-friendly trav el businesses; go to their
website and click on “Members.”
Many agencies offer tours and trav el itineraries specifically for gay
and lesbian trav elers. Among them ar e
Above and Bey ond Tours
(
&
800/397-2681;
www .abovebeyondtours.com);
Now, V oyager
(
&
800/255-6951;
www.nowvoyager.com); and
Olivia C ruises &
Resorts
(
&
800/631-6277;
www.olivia.com).
Gay.com Travel
(
&
415/
644-8044;
www .gay.com/travel or www .outandabout.com), is an
excellent online successor to the popular
OUT&ABOUT
print maga-
zine. It provides regularly updated information about gay-owned, gay-
oriented, and gay-friendly lodging, dining, sightseeing, nightlife, and
shopping establishments in ev ery impor tant destination worldwide.
British travelers should click on the “ Travel” link at
www.gay.co.uk
for advice and gay-friendly trip ideas.
The Canadian w ebsite
GayTraveler
(www .gaytraveler.ca) offers
ideas and advice for gay trav el all over the world.
The follo wing trav el guides ar e av ailable at many bookstor es, or
you can order them from any online bookseller:
Spartacus Interna-
tional G ay G uide, 36th E dition
(B runo Gmünder Verlag; www .
spartacusworld.com/gayguide) and the
Damron
guides (www.damron.
com), with separate, annual books for gay men and lesbians.
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TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES
Like most islands of the Caribbean, the Cayman I slands should do
more to welcome vacationers with disabilities. If you're traveling with a
disability, we'd recommend that you confine your visit to G rand Cay-
man and not the r emote “adventure” islands of Cayman B rac or Little
Cayman. Your best bet is to check into one of the major r esorts along
Seven Mile Beach, which are far more accessible than the smaller lodg-
ings on the island. It is always advisable to call the hotel of y our choice
and personally discuss your needs before booking a vacation.
Organizations that offer a vast range of resources and assistance to
travelers with disabilities include
MossRehab
(
&
800/CALL-MOSS
[2255-6677]; www.mossresourcenet.org), the
American Foundation
for the Blind (AFB)
(
&
800/232-5463
or 212/502-7600; www.afb.
org), and
Society for A ccessible Travel & H ospitality (SA TH)
(
&
212/447-7284;
www.sath.org).
Air Ambulance C ard
(
&
877/
424-7633
or 205/297-0060; www .airambulancecard.com) is no w
partnered with SATH and allows you to preselect top-notch hospitals
in case of an emergency.
Access-Able Travel Source
(
&
303/232-2979;
www.access-able.
com) offers a compr ehensive database on trav el agents fr om around
the world with experience in accessible trav
el; destination-specific
access information; and links to such r
esources as ser vice animals,
equipment rentals, and access guides.
