Fridae.com and Capital Media have announced a joint venture to publish Asia's first comprehensive gay and lesbian travel guide in the first quarter of 2003.
Fridae.com - which is Asia's first and largest non-pornographic gay and lesbian portal - provides original content, online resources, news, entertainment, personals and other community services. The site currently serves six million page views and attracts 230,000 unique visitors a month.
Dedicated to publishing high quality gay and lesbian material, Fridae recognises the need for a comprehensive travel guide to the region.
The move also comes in response to cater to a high demand of a print version of the current online travel guides for gay and lesbian travellers visiting from within Asia as well as Europe and the US.
"There are some pretty good gay travel guides out there but when it comes to Asia, the information provided is usually out-of-date if mentioned at all. There are definitely gay establishments in Asia's capital cities but it's a pain to search high and low for them on the web," says Gerald Wong, a 32-year-old Hong Kong-based executive who travels on business several times a month.
The Fridae Guide will comprise a set of six books in a box set covering 24 countries from China to Thailand to India and includes detailed listings of gay (and gay-friendly) restaurants, bars, danceclubs, accommodation, events, support groups, community organisations, local publications in addition to write-ups on each country, its people and culture.
East Asia
China - Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou
Taiwan - Taipei, Kaoshiung, Tainan, Taichung
Macau
Korea - Seoul
Japan - Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Kyoto
IndoChina
Vietnam - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Laos - Vientiane, Luang Prabhang
Myannar - Yangon
South Asia
India - New Delhi, Calcutta
Pakistan - Islamabad
Bhutan - Thimphu
Maldives - Male
Sri Lanka - Colombo
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Nepal - Kathmandu
Southeast Asia
Malaysia - Johor Bahru, Penang
Indonesia - Jakarta, Bandung, Bali
Thailand - Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, ChiangMai,
Philippines - Manila, Cebu
Brunei - Bandar Seri Bagawan
Australasia
Australia - Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart
New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
Please email editor@fridae.com if you are interested; contributors will receive a free set of the travel guide.
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