SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PlanetOut Inc. LGBT, the leading media and entertainment company exclusively focused on serving the gay and lesbian community, recently revealed its 14th- annual PlanetOut Inc. Travel Awards, sponsored by Travelocity. PlanetOut will present the awards at a luncheon co-sponsored by the company and Travelocity at the annual convention of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) in Montreal, Quebec.

Formerly known as the OUT&ABOUT Editor's Choice Awards, the renamed awards continued to recognize achievements in gay and lesbian travel during the past year, as well as bring attention to an industry increasingly opening doors to LGBT travelers and the estimated $65 billion they spent in 2006 on travel.*

    This year's winners included:

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"For many years Mexico has been overlooked by Americans, but now it has become a must-visit destination for savvy gay and lesbian travelers," said Ed Salvato, editor-in-chief, The OUT Traveler, which is published by PlanetOut Inc. "They are lured by fantastic beaches, mouthwatering cuisine, humbling historical artifacts, Puerto Vallarta's artsy charms, Mexico City's surprising sophistication, and much more. As if this weren't enough," said Salvato, "two Mexican municipalities now offer civil unions, giving gay travelers yet another reason to visit this underappreciated gem!"

As head of the judging committee, Salvato assembled a panel to adjudicate the awards. Judges included Salvato; Gary Lee, staff writer, The Washington Post; Caleb Canning, manager, Site59.com; Frank Ruiz, senior publicist, Lonely Planet; Kenneth Kiesnoski, executive editor, Travel Weekly; Derek Hartley, host, OutQ on Sirius; Darren Frei, editor, Sherman's Travel ; Aefa Mulholland, contributing editor, The OUT Traveler, Bernhard De Paz, ManTours (Germany); Mike Luongo, freelance travel writer and photographer; John Polly, editor, LOGOonline.com; and Peter Frank, editor-in-chief, Concierge.com.

Travelocity again showed its support of gay and lesbian travel with its sponsorship of the awards. "It's an honor for Travelocity to take part in these long-standing awards," said Sylvia Lee, Director, Segment Marketing, Travelocity. "We're very much looking forward to seeing even more places open up to this audience."

    More information about the winners can be found on the net:

    http://www.gay.com/travel/awards/
    and
    http://www.planetout.com/travel/awards

Since 1993 the annual awards have recognized the best of the best in gay travel by shining a well-deserved spotlight on the best destinations, resorts, airlines and more.

About PlanetOut Inc.

PlanetOut Inc. is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

PlanetOut's digital media brands include Gay.com, PlanetOut.com, OUT&ABOUT Travel, Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and HIVPlusMag.com, as well as localized versions of the Gay.com site in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. PlanetOut print media brands include The Advocate, Out, The Out Traveler and HIVPlus, as well as SpecPub, Inc. titles. Transaction services brands include e-commerce Web sites Kleptomaniac.com and BuyGay.com, travel and events marketer RSVP, book publisher Alyson Publications, and direct marketer Triangle Marketing Services, among others.

PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, London and Buenos Aires, offers Global 1000 and local advertisers as well as its own properties access to what it believes to be the most extensive multi-channel, multi-platform network of gay and lesbian people in the world. For more information, please visit www.planetoutinc.com.

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* Data provided by Community Marketing, Inc.

** NOTE: Cruise companies are not included because PlanetOut owns RSVP Vacations, one of the leading travel and events marketing companies exclusively serving the gay and lesbian market.

Source: PlanetOut Inc.