Last week Expedia.com debuted their new gay-friendly sites, finally.  The site launched fifteen different cities at start where you can search for “LGBT-welcoming” hotels and attractions.

Expedia has partnered with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association to find and identify “LGBT-welcoming” hotels. Now, along with air conditioning and courtesy breakfast, you can search for hotels that welcome gays.

Some of the listings seem a bit arbitrary. In New York City, for instance, the Hilton New York makes the gay cut, but not the Bowery  hotel. In Miami, the Standard makes the list but the new W doesn’t.

Still, where Expedia’s new gay store really distinguishes itself is in far-flung destinations. In the United Arab Emirates, there’s only one gay-friendly hotel listed, Aloft Abu Dhabi. There are no gay-friendly hotels, according to the site, in Africa.

While we’re glad that Expedia is putting their gay foot forward, we can’t help but note that this took long enough.