Connecting South Pacific Destinations and North American Travelers

Rainbow Travel and Travelscene Alliance Formed to Connect South Pacific Destinations and North American Travelers

June 26, 2009--Rainbow Tourism International, Sydney, Australia, is now partnering with Travelscene, Los Angeles, California, and offering innovative and affordable travel packages to Asia, the South Pacific islands, New Zealand and Australia. Rainbow Tourism is an online booking portal for gay and lesbian travelers and Travelscene is a travel wholesaler of custom travel packages to select gay-friendly destinations.

Rainbow Tourism, through its offices in Australia, Canada and the US, will work closely with Travelscene's US office to ensure all accommodations, tours and other travel products and services in its packages are Rainbow Tourism Accredited as gay welcoming or gay owned and operated. RainbowTourism.com, is a well-established booking portal with more than 500 accredited operators worldwide, many belonging to the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA.org). (Rainbow Tourism and Travelscene are IGLTA members.)

Travelscene represents expertise in travel to the South Pacific where Rainbow Tourism has its strongest travel alliances . Travelscene's global network includes a presence in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, plus the United Kingdom, South Africa and the US.

"The partnership means GLBT travelers from Canada and the US can book the best destination deals available, including best prices on last-minute bookings," says Mark Proffit, CEO of Rainbow Tourism.