So why Chicago? The founder of, thinks it’s a combination of marriage equality being recognized and Chicago being a hot spot for business travel. For a long time, it wasnt even possible to speak openly about homosexuality, never mind make a motion picture about it. Puerto Vallarta, interestingly, was also in the top ten, as were: Minneapolis, Buenos Aires, Maui, Rio de Janeiro, Orlando, Las Vegas and Vancouver. Upon asking if those men were out, 41% of them were surveyed to discover their “top destinations for discreet travel.” The site claims to have polled 5,000 “men seeking male traveling companions. And then, of course, there are exotic locations we flock to because they’re, well, exotic.īut where do gay men who aren’t out of the closet like to vacation.? According to a 2014 poll conducted by, the most popular vacation spot for gay men who are in the closet is Chicago, Illinois followed closely by Sydney, Australia.
There are the obvious choices - Puerto Vallarta, Palm Springs, Fire Island. We all know where out, gay men love to vacation. But when we stumbled upon it in a search online, we knew we had to share this info with you. Admittedly, this poll is a few months old.