Oriol Pamies (born October 17, 1989) is a Spanish entrepreneur, LGBT activist and tourism expert, known for co-founding LGBT social network, Moovz and Queer Destinations. Early life Pamies was born in Reus, Catalonia. In 2008, he moved to Barcelona for his studies, which he dropped when he started to pursue his entrepreneurial career. In 2012, following an invitation from Idan Matalon, Pamies travelled to Israel to explore new business opportunities. Career Moovz and LGBT activism Pamies joined the Israeli start-up Interacting Technology as their VP Business Development becoming one of the founders of Moovz, an LGBT social network. While in Israel he became an active member of the local LGBT and tech community. In 2016, Pamies partnered with YouTuber Julio Jaramillo and Juana Martinez in a campaign to defend diversity and tolerance. In 2017, Pamies led Moovz to become the official social network of Madrid World Pride 2017 2017. Pamies has taken part in various conferences, presenting topics related to entrepreneurship, online marketing and activism. Tourism industry Through Moovz, Pamies works to position tourist destinations as LGBT friendly. In 2015 and through a partnership with Tel Aviv Municipality, he was behind a project that broadcast through the app the Tel Aviv Pride Parade. In 2016, he advocated and promoted Israel through an interview at the Spanish magazine Shangay. In May 2017, during the annual convention of International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) in St. Petersburg, Florida, he delivered the first keynote in Spanish. In September 2017 in Bogotá, he took part at the International Congress of Social Mobility and Right to the city, organised by the City Hall, where he presented a case study on how the Gay Pride Parade can contribute at the positioning and International promotion of a city as an LGBT friendly destination. In 2018, he joined the board of directors of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), a non-profit organization with 37 years of history dedicated to promoting LGBTQ+ tourism worldwide. He also created and organized Open Sea Cruise, a 7-day LGBTQ+ event in a cruise ship with over 1200 people from more than 54 countries joined by artists like Icona Pop, Vengaboys, Kazaky, Eleni Foureira, Conchita Wurst, and RuPaul. The cruise was focused on wellness, fitness and pop music parties and visited cities like Ibiza, Barcelona, Toulon and Ajaccio. In 2019, he founded Queer Destinations, a company focused on the promotion of