March 19, 2011
Massachusetts Tourism Bureau Launches Microsite for LGBT Weddings
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 1 MIN.
BOSTON, March, 2011 - The Massachusetts Office of Travel + Tourism (MOTT), announced the launch of a new microsite designed to serve as a resource directory for same-sex couples getting married in the Commonwealth: www.massvacation.com/LGBTwedding.
The new site provides a step-by-step guide to everything you need to know about planning your same-sex nuptials in Massachusetts.
"Massachusetts still leads the country when it comes to 'firsts' for the LGBT community," says Betsy Wall, executive director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel + Tourism. "The first online resource guide aimed at helping same-sex couples plan for their wedding celebrations is another one of those firsts."
From Boston to Provincetown, Martha's Vineyard, and the mountains and resorts of the Berkshires, Massachusetts is as diverse as the people who visit it. The Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) is the state agency dedicated to promoting Massachusetts as a leisure-travel destination. An integral part of the state's economy, tourism generates more than $915 million in state and local taxes and $14.4 billion in travel related expenditures and supports 121,500 in-state jobs.
For more information about LGBT happenings in the Commonwealth all year long, travelers and residents should visit www.massvacation.com/rainbow; follow Massachusetts's dedicated Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/LGBT.Massvacation), (http://twitter.com/lgbt_mass); and download the LGBT Massachusetts iPhone Application, http://tinyurl.com/ydr9q3w
Website: www.massvacation.com
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
