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The studies reveal the travel preferences of gay tourists from Japan and Taiwan to the Hawaiian islands.

Nara, the ancient capital of Japan has announced that it will be earmarking funds to attract LGBT travellers from within the country and abroad.

Travel operators are hiring LGBT experts to advise homosexual travellers, charity stonewall says that more should be doing so

From 25 September to 1 October IGLTA traveled around Japan to participate in workshops designed to educate Japanese tourism businesses on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender market.

Doug Sanders spent four weeks in Myanmar in January and February. There are changes: More tourists, easier to change money but still only a few places where credit cards are taken. And is there a gay scene, he reports.

With a recent wave of gay Asian tourists flocking to Taipei for holiday, the city is being dubbed the San Francisco of Asia, and the government might do well to take notice.

Cambodia and in particular Siem Reap - gateway to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex - is fast seeing an increase in gay tourism. Former Bangkok-based writer Robin Newbold checks out the scene and reveals what's in store for gay travelers.

Heading to Beijing to enjoy the sport-filled three weeks or so of frenzy? Fridae's Beijing correspondent Dinah Gardner shows you where to eat, sleep, shop and party.

Fridae's Beijing correspondent Dinah Gardner travels to Lhasa, Tibet and speaks to young gay and lesbian Tibetans about their lives in the city's small yet flourishing queer scene.

Not sure where to head this X'mas and New Year party season? Try swingin' Singapore, the place du jour for regional partyholics to shay, shay, shake it off this holiday season. Just grab your confetti and stuff your stockings, as the fairies at Fridae present to you a grab bag line-up of the hottest holiday bashes on the island.