ABOUT ALYSON ADVENTURES

Alyson Adventures is the leader in creating adventure travel and active vacations for the gay community. And we give back, as well.

Alyson Adventures: What's in a name?

Alyson: Founder Sasha Alyson started one of the country's first gay publishing companies, Alyson Publications, in 1980. It quickly became the leading publisher of lesbian and gay books, with an emphasis on providing books for gay teenagers (such as Reflections of a Rock Lobster and One Teenager in Ten) and for children, including the controversial Daddy's Roommate and Heather Has Two Mommies.

Sasha has a long history of involvement in the gay and lesbian community. He founded Boston's gay newspaper, Bay Windows, in 1983, and later initiated an industry-wide program to publish the book You Can Do Something About AIDS, which became the most widely distributed AIDS book of its time. His varied activities have won him awards from groups as diverse as the Human Rights Campaign, New England Booksellers Association, and the Greater Boston Business Council.

As one of the country's leading gay entrepreneurs, he has been published on the editorial pages of the New York Times; appeared on Larry King Live; and been named to Out magazine's "Top 100" list of influential gay men and lesbians.

Sasha sold his publishing company in 1995, and brought that same spirit of adventure and innovation to the world of gay and lesbian travel. In 2002, Alyson Adventures merged with Hanns Ebensten Travel, the nation's oldest gay travel specialist. Both companies now operate from the same location, but maintain separate identities, in Key West, Florida, under the leadership of new owner Philip Sheldon.

Adventure: Our trips are active vacations, full of options and opportunities. On our biking trips, for example, you can follow our suggested route with the group; take the same path at your own pace; or venture off on your own to explore uncharted territory. The active nature of our trips makes it easy to get to know others in the group — and to make new friends in the areas we pass through.

If you want a tightly organized group tour, this may not be the right vacation for you. But if you find it exciting to bike along a country road, stopping to soak your feet in a stream, or to hike along a mountain trail with a friend, not knowing what's just around the corner, then give us a try. Find out why Out & About, the widely-respected gay travel newsletter, gave us their Editor's Choice award for Adventure Travel.

More about Alyson Adventures:

• AAdventure+ Program — Earn a free trip by telling friends about us.
  
• Jobs — For part-time guides (typically 2-4 weeks a year); or full-time employment, combining office and guide work.
  
• Lesbian travelers — Answers to common questions from women.
  
• Links — Other websites of interest.
  
• News — About gay travel.
  
• Ten for Tomorrow — Each year we give 10% of our profits to an organization serving the gay and lesbian community.
  
• Terms and Conditions
  
• This Website — About the design and structure of this website.
  

Alyson Adventures, Inc., 923 White Street, Key West, FL 33040-3355

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