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Olivia Travel is a travel company that creates cruise and resort vacations curated for lesbian and LGBTQ+ women.[1] Olivia was co-founded by Judy Dlugacz and Rachel Wahba[2] as a reimagination of Olivia Records' mission of lesbian representation and freedom.
Olivia offered its first all-woman cruise in 1990 and remains the only travel company in the world offering cruise, resort, riverboat, and adventure trips curated for lesbians and LGBTQ+ women.
Olivia takes its name from the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at a French boarding school.
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Endorsement
The company has attracted attention due to endorsements from lesbian celebrities, such as golfer Rosie Jones (who was the first professional athlete in America to endorse a gay-oriented company)[3] tennis player Martina Navratilova and basketball player Sheryl Swoopes. Entertainers who have performed on Olivia cruises include the Indigo Girls and Margaret Cho.[4]
The company was involved in mild controversy in 1998 when its attempt to buy an ad on the sitcom Ellen's anticipated "coming out" episode was rejected by ABC.[5]
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See also
- Gay marketing
- List of gay resort areas
- R Family Vacations for LGBT families.
- Racquet Club of Palm Springs – a defunct tennis club now owned by Olivia Communities
References
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