Former Canadian Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament Joe Clark waves to a crowd June 10, 2001, at the Gay Pride Parade in Calgary. Clark is the first former Prime Minister of Canada to be a Marshall for a Gay Pride Parade in Canada. Several tho
TORONTO (CP) -- Tourism officials are mounting a concerted push this summer to promote Canada's most populous city as the travel destination of choice for vacationing gays and lesbians.
With big tourism dollars on the line, Tourism Toronto has doubled production of its specially designed gay and lesbian travel brochures, which it plans to distribute to travel agents, tour operators and hotels around the world.
The agency has also booked tables at upcoming travel shows in San Francisco, New York and Washington, said Ellen Flowers, a Tourism Toronto spokeswoman.
"It's is going to help us tap into this niche market and put Toronto on the map as a gay tourist destination," Flowers said.
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