gaytravel.com Announces Partnership with Grindr for Gay Travel Guru Season Two

In 2010, gaytravel.com searched for andcrowned the first Gay Travel Guru. Throughout 2011, winner Nick Vivion traveled to thehottest destinations in North America, sharinghis experiences with gaytravel.com network followers aroundthe world.   Gay Travel Guru's second season willbegin this summer and is expected to be even more extensive than Season One, with exotic,international locations added to the Guru's itinerary. To help find the next Guru, gaytravel.comis looking to Grindr's nearly 1.5 million users in the United States for assistance with thesearch, and will also look to their 3.5 million global users for support during the Guru's travelsaround the world.   "We’re thrilled to be teaming upwith gaytravel.com for Season Two of Gay Travel Guru," says Joey Hernandez, community relationsdirector for Grindr, LLC. "As the world’s largest gay social network, Grindr is the naturalpartner for gay travel. From tapping our global network for the best guru applicants to hostingevents at local destinations with the winner, we look forward to connecting our global community ofsavvy travelers with the Gay Travel Guru campaign."   "Gaytravel.com isdelighted to have Grindr as the presenting sponsor for Season Two of Gay Travel Guru," says SteveRohrlick, CEO of gaytravel.com. "This partnership is an opportunity for this fantasticcompetition to attract even more attention, participants and rewards throughout North America and across the globe."   "We've been working withGrindr for about six months on some great giveaways and promotions which have allbeen wildly successful," added Joey Konecek, community director for gaytravel.com. "Wehave no doubt that the inclusion of Grindr for the next season of Gay Travel Guru will catapultthis year's campaign to the next level, driving even more traffic to the Gurupages of the site and opening the door to many more applicants."   About gaytravel.com gaytravel.com has beenconnecting LGBT travelers with gay-friendly destinations, hotels, cruises, tours and hot dealsthroughout the world for over 15 years. Their mission is to serve the community as an invaluableresource for its travel needs and provide their site visitors with the most comprehensive and accurateinformation available, to ensure that every vacation is both pleasurable and comfortable.For more information, go to http://www.gaytravel.com,   About Grindr Launched in 2009, Grindr isthe premier all-male geo-social networking app. Grindr uses location-based technologiesin smartphones to connect a global community of more than 3.5 million users in 192countries. Since first launching on Apple iOS devices, Grindr has created versions for iPad, Androidand select Blackberry models. For more information, visit http:// grindr.com.   ###   Contact: Joey Konecek Tel: (800) GAY.TRAVEL (429-8728) x 706 Email: Joey@gaytravel.com