And the Press Trip Debate Rages On
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in our new Category for Op-Ed pieces, created to give travel writers a place to voice an opinion and engage in conversation. If you’re interested in submitting...
View ArticleHow Can Travel Bloggers Inspire Travel?
A question arose recently among my travel blogging friends: “How can we make travel blogging bigger than travel blogging“. Many people follow sports weekly, but follow travel only when they are...
View ArticleHosted Trips: It’s All a Matter of Principle
Hosted Press Trips – Are you in favor or not? This topic has been tossed around for years with stands pro and con. Discussions generally run to extremes and can get quite heated. In the past, most...
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The Power Of Print
As writers we are all very aware of what goes on in the publishing industry. So no doubt you’ve seen or heard of the large and ubiquitous national ad campaign, announced in April by a joint venture...
View ArticleEndless Vacation vs. Responsibility to Readers
Years ago, I thought of writing a book called, “I left Paradise a Day Early” on the many hardships travel writers have to endure while on the road. I “shelved” the idea back then because a...
View ArticleTravel Writers As Firefighters
With the U.S. State Department issuing an alert on Sunday “urging Americans traveling to Europe to be vigilant about possible terrorist attacks,” I am wondering how many of the editors I know are...
View ArticleHow to Sabotage Your Social Networking Efforts
Are you using Facebook and Twitter to promote your self as a travel writer? Every so often I get an email from someone who asks me why I haven’t responded to their Facebook friend request, or why I...
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