Our vision is to create and discover legendary, exciting and memorable events, tour and travel experiences, with a touch of sophistication.
We do this by the development, creation and sourcing of the best products, suppliers and venues to work with. We add a fabulous gay layer to their standards.
We have a focus on the LGBT+ and luxury markets; if it’s good enough for the gay’s it’s good enough for all our clients.
Our guests experience safe, welcoming and fun environments for like-minded people, both locally and internationally, where strangers become friends.
We create happiness through the connection and engagement of our guests. We work to develop our tribe and love to share these stories of connection and community.
We bring the smiles.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…”
Mark Twain
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…”
Mark Twain
Would you like to wake up someplace amazing?
Would you like to enjoy some fabulous experiences, enjoy LGBT+ social events and connect with like-minded people?
Points of Difference Travel & Events provide bespoke travel and event solutions for the LGBT+ community and our allies; remember, if it’s good enough for the gay’s, it’s good enough for everyone!
Engage your wanderlust and discover what luxury means to you! Enjoy gay cultures across the globe or take advantage of our ‘gay eye’ for details. Indulge in our special “Gay Layer” of extras and additions on one of our LGBT+ group tours and cruises. Be guaranteed premium service and special inclusions when booking with one of our Virtuoso properties or experiences. Points of Difference Travel & Events is affiliated with Savenio, a proud Virtuoso member.
You can choose from a variety of gorgeous fun things to do, from dinners, theatre outings, cocktail parties to group travel and beautiful tour locations. We also have some great bucket-list events, such as the Celebration New Year’s Eve party, Sydney’s only LGBT+ NYE event on Sydney Harbour.
We also produce the annual Gay Ski Week Australia festival at Falls Creek in the Victorian Alps. The festival is our only national gay pride event and is the biggest gay alpine party in Australia.
Come with us and wake up somewhere amazing!
“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable…”
Clifton Fadiman
“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable…”
Clifton Fadiman
Who we are…
Points of Difference Events was founded in 2008 by Adam Bold, out of a desire to create quality social occasions & opportunities in the events and travel markets for the LGBT+ community, and their friends.
Adam and his team have a wide range of experience in Australia and overseas. In addition to the range of activities producing events for PoDE, external events worked on in recent years include Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Gay Ski Week NZ, Frisky, Toybox, Playbox, Apollo and Ruby parties and various corporate and stunning private events.
Becoming an affiliate partner with Savenio Travel in 2016, one of Australia’s foremost luxury boutique travel business, the company now offers amazing total travel solutions, with a focus on the LGBT market and luxury travel. The company also supports a small number of corporate clients. Using the combined expertise of both organisations, a number of hosted tours are now offered, with more exciting projects being developed. In recognising the strength of the new travel offerings, in mid-2016 the company updated our trading name to Points of Difference Travel & Events, to better align our services in this space. Savenio is also a proud Virtuoso Member agency, which allows Points of Difference Travel & Events to now offer this exciting portfolio of quality and luxury travel services.
We partner with some amazing people and companies to deliver our fabulous experiences, including Dean Arcuri aka Frock Hudson, and The Fox Hole Sydney/Box Bar.
Points of Difference Travel & Events is incredibly proud to be a financial member of GALTA, Australia’s LGBTQ+ Travel Association. See more at VisitGayAustralia.com.au.
Points of Difference Travel & Events is incredibly proud to be a financial member of IGLTA, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association. See more at iglta.org.
Points Of Difference Events Pty Ltd
T/A Points of Difference Travel & Events
Producer of Gay Ski Week Australia
PO Box 1119
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Australia
Telephone Contacts:
Within Australia: 1300 990 390
Overseas: +61 1300 990 390
askus@pointsofdifference.com
ABN: 53139716984
Affiliated with Savenio, a proud Virtuoso Member
| 10 March 2008 | “Points of Difference Events” business name registered in NSW under ABN 48056611902 |
| 6 April 2008 | Soft launch @ Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star City, NSW |
| 26 June 2008 | Launch @ Altar Boyz, Seymour Centre, NSW |
| 4-7 September 2009 | The inaugural “Frosty Fruits Ski Trip” hosted at Thredbo Resort |
| 29 September 2009 | Points of Difference Events Pty Ltd registered in NSW under the Corporations Act 2001 ACN 139716984 |
| 1 October 2009 | Points of Difference Events Pty Ltd issued ABN 53139716984 |
| 31 December 2009 | The inaugural CELEBRATION NYE party (NYE2010) |
| 29 September 2010 | First year anniversary of Company registration |
| March 2016 | Points of Difference Travel & Events joins Savenio as an affiliate |
| September 2016 | Update of trading name to Points of Difference Travel & Events |
| 2018 | The 10th Frosty Fruits Ski Trip is renamed to “Gay Ski Week Australia” in celebration of our 10th year |
| 05 September to 13 September 2018 | Gay Ski Week Australia expands to include Falls Creek for the first time, in addition to Hotham Alpine Resort |
| 02 September to 11 September 2022 | Gay Ski Week Australia presents it’s 12th festival, now located exclusively at Falls Creek, for amazing on snow action! |