Inspiration
Inspiration
Every way we travel, and every place we go. Start with the kind of trip, the destination, or just have a read.
Tailor-made, always
Every trip built from scratch around your dates, pace and preferences.
Your own specialist
One named person and a 24-hour number while you travel.
Hundreds of five-star reviews
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot across ten years of LGBTQ+ luxury travel.
Beach vacations
For the weeks when doing very little is the point. Overwater villas, private stretches of sand, and the islands where nobody asks whether you would like twin beds.
Honeymoons
The trip you will talk about for the rest of your lives, and the one we are asked for most. We know which hotels will congratulate you at check-in and mean it, which islands are worth the extra flight, and where a quiet week matters more than a full itinerary.
Culture
Cities and countries worth understanding rather than photographing. Museums before they open, guides chosen for what they know rather than their script, and days paced to leave room for the meal you did not plan.
Family travel
Trips that work for two dads, two mums and everyone traveling with them. Properties briefed before you arrive, rooms that actually connect, and destinations chosen for how your family will be received as well as what there is to do.
Safaris
Africa done properly, with lodges chosen for their guiding as much as their suites. We place you where the game is at the right time of year, and with camps whose staff have hosted our clients before.
Adventure
For people who would rather come home tired than rested. Trekking, diving, riding and climbing, arranged with guides who know the route and hotels worth collapsing into afterwards — the effort is the point, the discomfort is not.
City breaks
Long weekends in cities worth crossing an ocean for, planned around what is actually on while you are there — the restaurant worth booking, the neighborhood worth staying in, the night worth staying out for.
Weddings abroad
Where you can marry, where you can celebrate, and the difference between the two. We handle the legal side and the guest list, and we will tell you honestly when a destination is better for the party than the paperwork.
Group tours
Fixed departures with dates already set, for travelers who would rather arrive somewhere with people than plan it alone. Small groups, organized end to end, and never the kind of tour where you are the only couple in the room.
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North America
South America
South Pacific
Australasia
Still deciding
Folegandros Travel Guide: Greece’s Quieter Cycladic Island
Folegandros is the Greek island the tourist hordes have yet to discover. You won't have to form a queue if you want to watch the sunset. There are whitewashed villages, enormous Aegean views, swimming coves and long summer evenings, but no airport, no cruise terminal and none of the international nightlife that transformed Mykonos into a global party destination. Compared with Santorini, there are far fewer hotels, restaurants and sights competing for your attention.
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Gay Athens: The LGBTQ+ Side of Greece’s Ancient Capital
For years, Athens was somewhere you passed through on the way to Greece. You landed, spent a night near the Acropolis, perhaps squeezed in the Parthenon the following morning, then headed for the port or airport and the islands beyond. That's changing. Athens has become one of Europe's most interesting city breaks, which is a strange thing to say about a city that's been around for thousands of years.
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Gay Puglia Travel Guide: Masserie, Beaches & Coastal Towns
Puglia offers a very different version of luxury Italy. There are no grand lakefront hotels or cliffside towns packed tightly around a single view. Instead, the region stretches through olive groves, whitewashed towns, working farms and hundreds of miles of coastline between the Adriatic and Ionian seas. For gay travelers, that is part of the appeal.
Read moreHowever you travel, this part does not change
Planned by people who have been
Every specialist is widely travelled, and between them they have been almost everywhere we sell. You are not being sold a destination from a screen.
We know where it is different
Which countries welcome you, which hotels we trust, and where more careful planning makes the difference. Carrying that is our job, not yours.
One named person throughout
The specialist who plans your trip is the person you speak to, from the first conversation to the flight home, with a 24-hour number while you are away.
Stellar service. Stellar products. Stellar people and it gets so much better when you pick up the phone and call.
Anthony S.
Super client centred service. From first contact I have had warm, efficient, friendly and flexible service.
John
I’m confident in giving Out Of Office a 5-star review! They are one of the leaders in this space without a doubt.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Out Of Office do?
Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specializing in tailor-made vacations and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury vacations, LGBTQ+ honeymoons, safaris, cruises, beach escapes, private tours and group trips, with every itinerary designed around you. Our travel specialists combine global expertise, first-hand destination knowledge and trusted local partners to create seamless, highly personalized experiences.
Is Out Of Office a gay travel agency?
Out Of Office is an LGBTQ+ owned and run luxury travel specialist, with particular expertise in gay and LGBTQ+ travel. We understand the additional considerations that can come with traveling as an LGBTQ+ person or couple, from local laws and customs to finding genuinely welcoming hotels and experiences.
We welcome every traveler, including friends, families and allies. Many of our clients are not members of the LGBTQ+ community, but choose Out Of Office for our luxury travel expertise, personalized service and discretion.
Do you create tailor-made LGBTQ+ vacations?
Yes. Every tailor-made trip with Out Of Office is designed from scratch around your interests, travel style, budget and the way you want to experience a destination. We can arrange luxury hotels, private transfers, flights, guides, excursions, cruises and special experiences as part of one personalized itinerary. The journeys shown on our website are there to inspire you rather than restrict you; only clearly identified group departures operate as fixed itineraries.
How do you choose LGBTQ+ friendly hotels and destinations?
We combine first-hand destination knowledge with trusted local expertise to recommend luxury hotels, resorts and experiences where LGBTQ+ travelers can feel informed and welcome. We also consider the laws, customs and attitudes of each destination, because LGBTQ+ rights and experiences differ around the world. Our team regularly visit many of the properties we work with and where a destination requires greater awareness, we give you clear and considered advice so that you can make an informed decision about where and how you travel.
We plant trees for every booking
For every booking made with Out Of Office we commit to planting trees in your name to help reduce the impact of travel on future generations. You'll even get a link to see where your trees are planted in the world via our partner Ecologi.
We donate to Rainbow Railroad with every booking
Rainbow Railroad helps LGBTQ+ people escape state-sponsored violence and persecution. A donation goes with every trip we sell, funded by us and never added to your price.
Start Planning Your Trip
Tell us where you would love to go, when you are thinking of traveling and what kind of trip you have in mind. One of our LGBTQ+ travel specialists will create a tailor-made itinerary designed around your destination, style and preferences.
One named specialist, first inquiry to homecoming. No call center, and nothing is charged until you decide to book.