About Olivia
Olivia provides entertainment-infused travel for lesbians.
Originally founded as a women’s record label in 1973, San Francisco-based Olivia Companies has evolved into the definitive leader in lesbian travel, offering one-of-a-kind experiences for women on cruise, resort, ecotour and hip urban vacations. Olivia is the largest promoter of lesbian travel and services in the world, chartering entire ships, resorts and tours ranging from intimate boutique voyages in the Galapagos and France to Caribbean cruises on ships holding 2,000 women. Olivia’s newest offerings are its Flings, three-to-four day getaways featuring cutting-edge entertainment with access to exclusive parties, music and sports events.
“Olivia was created to serve a lesbian market that ranges from women who must live quietly in suburbia, to women who have the freedom to walk the streets holding hands. I am extremely blessed to have been part of this amazing experience. When the company launched 35 years ago, I never dreamed Olivia would become the company that it is today,” says Judy Dlugacz, President and Founder of Olivia.
There is truly a trip for everyone, from younger women who attend 3-4 day trips to popular US cities and lesbian destinations, to the wide range of ages who set sail with Olivia on cruises to the Caribbean and Mexican Riviera. Olivia has an extremely high customer satisfaction rate (98%), and many of the women who travel with Olivia return.
Olivia’s entertainment-infused travel has featured headliners such as Melissa Etheridge, kd lang, Heart and The Indigo Girls. Sports stars (Sheryl Swoops, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Rosie Jones) and comedians (Margaret Cho, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin) are no stranger to Olivia, either. Olivia prides itself on featuring both international superstars and the latest up-and-coming performers, thereby catering to a wide cross section of women.
Olivia has also recently rolled out its Sistas at Sea™ and Sistas at Play™ programs, which are designed for lesbians of color and provide special programming and activities onboard or at the resort on select trips.
In addition, Olivia has a strong online presence in the lesbian community, and Olivia.com boasts a vibrant community of women from around the world. Olivia.com was designed with the needs of the lesbian market in mind, and enables lesbians of all ages, cultures and passions to connect online. The site allows women to network, find out about Olivia and its lesbian-friendly partners, as well as plan their next trips. Olivia seeks to create memorable community experiences and Olivia.com is an extension of that mission.