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Getting the scoop on gay travel through Twitter

By , About.com Guide

The social-networking site Twitter has hundreds of members who write about, promote, or otherwise sell opportunities (tours, hotels, guidebooks, etc.) about travel, and specifically you'll find plenty on Twitter regarding gay travel.

First off, if you'd like to follow me on Twitter, just check out my account, TravelAndrew. As often as I can, and usually a few times a day, I mention new content I've created on About.com, news about my travels or upcoming trips (which give a hint of what I'll be writing about next), and other links to interesting stories. Of course, I also chat with friends on here and occasionally share news about what's going on in my life, unrelated to travel, but you can always ignore those tweets.

While you're on Twitter, you can search for terms that interest you, such as "gay travel," "gay bars," or different destinations that interest you. Also try searching terms by using a hash tag to find particular threads related to gay travel or certain destinations (i.e., #gaytravel #nyc #gaypride #barcelona, and so on). I do this often myself and have found a number of links to cool stories and also useful Twitter accounts to follow.

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