As the pandemic wanes, the world opens up, and tourism recommences, resorts and hotels have begun embracing LGBTQ travelers as never before, Business Insider reports. Cultivating the LGBTQ demographic will be crucial as travel and tourism make a comeback following the ravaging effects of COVID-19 shutdowns. Business Insider examined how hotel chains and resorts go beyond rainbow labeling and put some serious thought, infrastructure upgrades and staff training. Often, inclusive hospitality lies not just with a welcoming and non-judgmental attitude from staff, but also with small but noticeable things like two shaving mirrors that accompany dual sinks in the bathroom, as at South African safari lodge Cheetah Plains, the article pointed out. And while lawmakers in some U.S. states trip over each other in a race to pass transphobic legislation, some properties are taking pains to extend trans and non-binary guests the courtesy of gender-neutral restrooms, like those found at Contiki's Chateau De Cruix in the French Beaujolais region... or, closer to home, Kimpton's Winston-Salem property, the Kimpton Cardinal, in North Carolina, home of the nation's most notorious "bathroom bill." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍??️✈️ (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Getty)

As the pandemic wanes, the world opens up, and tourism recommences, resorts and hotels have begun embracing LGBTQ travelers as never before, Business Insider reports. Cultivating the LGBTQ demographic will be crucial as travel and tourism make a comeback following the ravaging effects of COVID-19 shutdowns. Business Insider examined how hotel chains and resorts go beyond rainbow labeling and put some serious thought, infrastructure upgrades and staff training. Often, inclusive hospitality lies not just with a welcoming and non-judgmental attitude from staff, but also with small but noticeable things like two shaving mirrors that accompany dual sinks in the bathroom, as at South African safari lodge Cheetah Plains, the article pointed out. And while lawmakers in some U.S. states trip over each other in a race to pass transphobic legislation, some properties are taking pains to extend trans and non-binary guests the courtesy of gender-neutral restrooms, like those found at Contiki's Chateau De Cruix in the French Beaujolais region... or, closer to home, Kimpton's Winston-Salem property, the Kimpton Cardinal, in North Carolina, home of the nation's most notorious "bathroom bill." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍??️✈️ (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Getty)