Coming in with 28% of all votes, Puerto Vallarta beats Key West, Miami, and Cancun for best “Gay Beach” destination for gay travelers by GayCities.Com web user votes.
Puerto Vallarta’s Zona Rosa also ranked sixth of the best “gayborhoods” in the world, a term used to describe gay friendly neighborhoods.
Puerto Vallarta has long been a top choice for gay travelers with its diverse community and affordable travel. The city hosts over 20 gay bars, lounges, and nightclubs, along with saunas, gay tours, and cabarets.
The gay market earns 160% per person than any other segment of the population and spends a daily average of $1600 USD per day during vacation, compared to their heterosexual counterpart who spends an average of $600 USD, making the gay traveler an important part of the Puerto Vallarta economy.
Gay guys spend an average of $1600 USD per DAY? I think someone needs to check that data. I go to PVR several times a year and my entire trip each time (usually a week to ten days) doesn’t total to $1600. That figure would mean a one-week vacation in PVR would cost $11200, and that just doesn’t compute.
That is a worldwide study. Puerto Vallarta is a cheap destination compared to other cities in the world for travel. Think about European trips, airfare, hotels, food, entertainment. Just airfare alone can inflate your average daily spend by double.