Pa 21 June 2018, European Travel Commission (ETC), gulu la alendo la Flemish VISITFLANDERS ndi International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) adzalandira Msonkhano wa Maphunziro pa LGBTQ Tourism. Chochitikacho chikufuna kupititsa patsogolo chidziwitso cha zokopa alendo za LGBTQ ku Europe, kukambirana momwe Europe ilili ngati malo otetezeka komanso olandirika kwa alendo a LGBTQ, kufufuza njira zatsopano zolimbikitsira kukongola kwa dera ngati malo ochezeka a LGBTQ, ndikumvetsetsa zamtsogolo za LGBTQ. kuyenda.
Pozindikira kufunika kwachuma ndi chikhalidwe cha zokopa alendo za LGBTQ, mabizinesi okopa alendo ndi malo omwe amapita atha kukhala chothandizira kusintha pakupititsa patsogolo ndi kuthana ndi nkhani zamagulu a LGBTQ ndikusintha miyoyo ya LGBTQ okhala ndi apaulendo ku Europe. Msonkhanowu udzapanga malo ogawana nzeru ndi machitidwe abwino komanso kuonjezera udindo wa anthu m'gulu; idzapereka kopita ndi mabizinesi ndi zidziwitso ndi zida zomvetsetsa ndikusamalira oyenda a LGBTQ, kuti apange zopereka zophatikizika zomwe zimayankha kusiyanasiyana kowona kwa gawoli, ndikukhala akazembe a ufulu wa anthu komanso olimbikitsa chitukuko cha mfundo zophatikizika.
Zokambiranazi zidzathandizidwa ndi pulojekiti yatsopano ya kafukufuku wa ETC ndi IGLTA Foundation pa LGBTQ Tourism ku Ulaya, yomwe ikuyang'ana kwambiri zomwe zikuchitika panopa, ziyembekezo ndi mwayi wa zokopa alendo za LGBTQ ku Ulaya, poyang'ana zochitika zapadziko lonse komanso chisinthiko chomwe chikuyembekezeka. Zotsatira za lipotilo zidzaperekedwa pamsonkhanowu ndi wolemba wake, Peter Jordan. Zotsatira za lipoti zidzapereka dongosolo ndi chithandizo cha zokambirana za forum.
Msonkhanowu udzachitika ku Hilton Brussels Grand Place ndipo udzakhala ndi Robert Davershot. Chochitikacho chidzasonkhanitsa mabizinesi okopa alendo, ma board oyendera alendo omwe akupita kumayiko, madera ndi madera, mabungwe otsogola padziko lonse lapansi, mabungwe omwe siaboma zaufulu wa anthu ndi opanga mfundo za EU. Okamba nkhani ndi a Piet De Bruyn, Council of Europe; Peter De Wilde, Purezidenti ETC ndi CEO VISITFLANDERS; Thomas Bachinger, Vienna Tourism Board; Mattej Valencic, Sabata la Pinki Slovenia; ndi Mateo Asensio, Turisme de Barcelona, pakati pa ena.
Pulogalamuyi ipitilira tsiku lotsatira, 22 June, ndi ulendo waukadaulo womwe udzapereka chidziwitso pazomwe alendo akubwera komanso omwe akuyembekezeka kupereka kwa alendo a LGBTQ ku Brussels. Ulendo wotsogozedwa wa mzinda wa Brussels ndi mudzi wa Rainbow udzatha ndi chakudya chamasana ku Mothers and Daughters pop-up lesbian bar pakati pa mzinda.
