Tel Aviv: best gay travel destination

Israel's LGBT community has a reason to be proud: It has officially been proclaimed the best gay travel destination of 2011. In a world-wide survey by GayCities.com and American Airlines, 43 percent of voters cast their ballot in favor of the White City, followed by New York City with 14 per cent. About 5,000 gay tourists were recorded as visiting Tel Aviv last June for the annual Gay Pride Parade -- 25 percent more than in 2010. Now that it's been voted best city, Tel Aviv can probably expect even more this June.