Ingxelo enxulumene nebenchmark iye yapapashwa yi-UN World Tourism Association (UNTWO) ngokubambisana ne-International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. Ingxelo yeGlobal malunga nokhenketho lwe-LGBT yakhutshwa ngoJanuwari 2012 kwaye yafumanisa ukuba iindawo zokusingwa ezinikezela ngenkcubeko yokunyamezelana zivuna izibonelelo zokunyuka kokuhamba ukuya - kunye nokuchitha - ngabahambi abangamafanasini.

Ingxelo ilumkise malunga nokwenza ucingelo malunga nale marike, njengoko ukwabelana ngesondo akusiyo isalathisi sesimo sentlalo noqoqosho okanye ukhetho lokuzonwabisa. Nangona kunzima ukulinganisa ngokuchanekileyo impembelelo yokhenketho lwama-gay, imithombo e-USA ichaza i-5 ekhulwini ye-tourism echithwe kwimarike ye-LGBT. EKapa, oku kucingelwa ukuba li-10-15 ekhulwini labo bonke abakhenkethi.

Izimo zengqondo eziqhubela phambili kumazwe afana noMzantsi Afrika, iArgentina, iIndiya, iSpain, iMexico, noMzantsi Korea zitsale imarike yeLGBT ngobuninzi. Imakethi yomtshato yeli candelo ngumqhubi omkhulu, kwaye icandelo le-LGBT libonakala ngathi liyithintele imeko yokudodobala koqoqosho, lizisa inkcitho ephezulu kune-avareji kwiindawo zabo zeeholide. Ukongeza, ukufika kwemithetho yomtshato wesini esifanayo kuye kwathetha ukuba izibini ezininzi zama-gay ngoku zihamba nabantwana kwaye zichitha kwiimarike zentsapho.

Ngokuqhelekileyo i-savvy kwimidiya yedijithali, ukuhamba kwe-LGBT kuphenjelelwa yimidiya yoluntu kunye nedijithali okanye igama langempela lomlomo. IKapa lithandwa ngabakhenkethi abangamafanasini ngenxa yobuhle balo obungenakuthelekiswa nanto, indlela yokuphila eyahlukileyo, abantu abanemibala, kunye nabemi abaninzi basekuhlaleni abathandana nabasetyhini. Imisitho yaseMzantsi Afrika efana ne-Gay Pride, i-Pink Loeries Mardi Gras, i-Out in Africa Film Festival, i-MCQP, kunye noMnu. Gay South Africa zezinye izizathu zokuba abahambi be-LGBT bakhethe i-SA njengendawo abaya kuyo. UmGcini wase-UK waqaphela iKapa “njengenye yeendawo ezilishumi ezidume kakhulu zamaGay eHlabathini.”

Imibutho yentengiso yendawo ekuyiwa kuyo itsale ngempumelelo imarike ye-LGBT ibisebenza ngokuqhubekayo kwimiboniso ejoliswe kwi-gay kunye nemiboniso kodwa yadityaniswa nemibutho yamalungelo alinganayo ekhuthaza ukunyamezelana. I-International LGBT Travel Association ithi, "ukufikelela kubahambi be-LGBT ngendlela enolwazi, neyinyani kubalulekile." Ngokukodwa, abahambi be-LGBT babenovelwano kwiindawo abanomdla kuphela kwimali yabo.

Ngo-2011, amazwe angama-76 ewonke ehlabathi enza ubufanasini bungekho mthethweni kwaye kula, amahlanu asayifumana isohlwayo sokufa. I-UNTWO ibonisa ukuba umzabalazo wamalungelo ama-gay ngumzabalazo wamalungelo oluntu.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

The Global Report on LGBT tourism was released in January 2012 and found that destinations offering a tolerant culture were reaping the benefits of increased travel to – and spend by – gay travelers.
The wedding market for this sector is a big driver, and the LGBT sector appears to have bucked the recession trend, bringing higher-than-average spend to their holiday destinations.
Although difficult to accurately measure the impact of gay tourism, sources in the USA attribute 5 percent of tourism spend to the LGBT market.