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What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel

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evergreen
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
09/10/2009, 8:10 AM

Wonder when they are going to announce the winners of this farcical poll !?!

Yes, yet another omission was the date the poll ended!!!

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sleddog
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/29/2009, 10:49 PM

Wow...the comments rage on…so far there are 5 pages of comments…check them out if you haven’t already…some have gotten pretty darn funny!

 

82 comments are posted and of those…

66 are in favor of Olivia
1 is in favor of Sweet

1 is in favor of Nicole “queer tour operator”

14 are for all the rest

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samswife1969
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/27/2009, 11:29 AM
I see what you mean.

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sleddog
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/27/2009, 9:34 AM

John Polly - the editor of TripOutGayTravel.com (page 4) tries to explain why a company with years of travel experience (Olivia) is not on the ballot.  And why one who has not even taken their first cruise yet - is on the ballot.  Here's his reason why his group chose what they did "they collectively take hundreds of trips…they know their stuff…let them use their expertise in selecting the nominees"  Basically his answer is no answer!

 

http://www.tripoutgaytravel.com/vote-for-best-gay-tour-operator-2009-tripout-gay-travel-awards/

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samswife1969
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/26/2009, 6:58 AM
You telll em' sister! You said a mouthful. I wonder if they'll have anything to say about thatHmm

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sleddog
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/25/2009, 3:10 PM

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samswife1969
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/25/2009, 12:01 PM
Wowwwwwwww.

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sleddog
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/25/2009, 7:18 AM

Thanks for the reminder Julie ~ I went over there and did that!

 

Also, here's something someone wrote on the "academy of esteemed and seasoned travel writers" aka "judges" link this morning

 

"Seems that one biased link to why Sweet is on the list and not Olivia is Aefa Mulholland.
From the article she wrote about them:
“My friend Maggie and I are getting increasingly excited about the prospect of joining 1900 other women on the first ever Sweet cruise….”
Yeah, lets all vote for something that hasn’t even happened yet. Back to the Future!"

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valerie1
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/25/2009, 6:29 AM
This is so obvious that one of these judges at the very least was paid off!!   Again, how can anyone judge a company that has not taken a trip yet?  I have the utmost respect for all gay travel but lets face it, if you havent traveled yet then this whole idea of voting appears to be bogus.  I think Judy D. should get involved with this company and find out how they missed her!!!  She is the pioneer!!  My curiosity is peeked as to why this is allowed to happen!  I think I am going to book another Olivia trip.........hmmmm which one should I pick!?Wink

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evergreen
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/25/2009, 5:30 AM
Jana, why dont you post this on one of the general groupd like Olivia Lounge. It will get more widespread comments....

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evergreen
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/24/2009, 4:17 PM

Some of them seem to have high credentials but they really "missed the boat" on this one!!!

Esteemed & seasoned travel writers indeed! How have they managed to miss the fact that in addition to offering the best Lesbian vacation experience, Olivia also travel to many more varied destinations than most others - have to say most since I, personally haven't researched that in any detail - also the writeup tends to lean heavily on destinations.

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sleddog
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/24/2009, 3:18 PM

"The nominees for the 2009 TripOut Gay Travel Awards were chosen by an academy of esteemed and seasoned travel writers who cover LGBT travel for gay and mainstream publications alike. Between them, they’ve visited every continent and practically every country, state and gay hotspot on the planet.

Nominees were selected on the criterion of how popular they are among LGBT travelers as well as how welcoming each destination, airline, hotel collection or event is to the queer traveler. The TripOut Gay Travel Awards seek to honor those places we all love to visit (or hope to visit) and also locales who work hard to embrace gay consumers through media outreach, progressive legislation, public acknowledgement and inclusive employment policies. All of these factors were taken into consideration in selecting who you’ll be voting for.

And above all, the academy members chose nominees that will hopefully get your heart racing. Travel is a passionate experience, and we hope you feel enthused about our nominees.

Meet our academy – and visit their links to discover their work!"

 

Here the "judges" behind 2009 TripOut Gay Travel Awards

http://www.tripoutgaytravel.com/meet-the-academy-behind-the-2009-tripout-gay-travel-awards/

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samswife1969
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/24/2009, 1:54 PM
Done!

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samswife1969
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/24/2009, 1:41 PM

Are you kidding me?!! Thanks for the info, I'll ge right on it.

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JillCruse
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Re: What! Olivia Left off the Ballot for Lesbian Travel
08/24/2009, 11:07 AM
Wow!  Thanks for posting this!

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