Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 (GGHK22): February Update

We had a great Zoom meeting update from the Gay Games Hong Kong 2022 Organizing Committee on February 18, 2021.  If you missed it, check out the video recording of the event and the recap below:

GGHK22
Gay Games is a 9-day international world-class diversity festival with multi-sports, arts & culture events and opening & closing ceremonies organised by the LGBTQ+ Community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, +) every 4 years.

The goal of the Gay Games is to emancipate LGBTQ+ people around the world by educating people through sport, arts & culture events —in a spirit of better understanding.

Program Schedule November 2022

Accreditation / Check-In: Wednesday, November 9 - Thursday, November 10

01 Opening Ceremony: Saturday, November 12

02 Sport Events: Sunday, November 13 - Saturday, November 19

03 Festival Village: Friday, November 13 - Saturday, November 19

04 Arts & Culture Events: Friday, November 13 - Saturday, November 19

05 Closing Events: Saturday, November 19

Travel Packages Available for Wednesday, November 9 - Sunday, November 20

Sports Update - 34 Venue Locations

• All within a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Subway stop and/or bus
• Team Sports: Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, etc. will have competitive divisions – A, B, C, D, etc.  Just like in previous Gay Games
• Swimming – all the typical Gay Games swimming events – single swims and team relays
• Track & Field – all the typical Gay Games Track & Field events
• Trail Runs – NEW to the Gay Games – 10k, 15k, 25k and 50k
• Dodgeball – NEW to the Gay Games
• Cheerleading – NEW to the Gay Games
• Dragon Boat Racing – NEW to the Gay Games
• Esports – NEW to the Gay Games

Catalyst Travel will help to put together travel packages for cities: Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, BC, LA, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, etc. If you are not a listed city, we can help with your travel packages (submit request). I, Ernie, will be joining other Catalyst Travel reps for a site visit to check out the hotels, restaurants, gay bars, etc. in Hong Kong in October 2021. 

We will visit hotels within walking distance of the Gay Games Festival Village and will visit 5*, 4*  and 3* Hotels and give our recommendations based on our site visits to these hotels.  We will come back and provide you with recommendations for the best hotels to stay at based on your budget near the Gay Games Festival Village where the nightly festivities and entertainment will be.  We will meet LIVE with the Gay Games Hong Kong Organizing Committee to know where all the sports venues are and understand all the public transportation options (subway, bus, Uber/Lyft, taxi) so we can provide you with the information you need for the Gay Games 2022! 

  We will be your Gay Games Hong Kong experts!

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Ernie Lou

As an avid traveler, Ernie has explored a lot of the world having gone to 6 out of 7 continents (North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa--Egypt and South Africa). A native Seattleite, Ernie is a diehard Washington sports fan rooting on the Sounders, the Huskies, the Seahawks, the Mariners, and soon coming Kraken. No wonder why he is THE perfect person to schedule your next sports trip whether it's one of Catalyst Travel's Spring Training trips or chasing one of our trophy winning teams around the country.
After earning his degrees from University of Washington, Ernie has worked in tech and PR lending his voice to social causes and education. He has not only been a leader various community groups and organizations like the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, but has also crafted his own documentary on how CoVid-19 has affected the LGBTQIA+ community. Contact Ernie if you are looking for LGBTQ+ destinations or group trips.