Travel & the Consumer-Driven Power of the Internet

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… by Alisha Miranda Remember the days when planning a vacation involved sitting at a travel agency researching budget-friendly destinations months ahead of that precious two-week time off? Say goodbye to that, now travel planning is at your fingertips and easier than ever. Enter: the Internet. Unfortunately for travel agencies, today the rise of social … [Read more]

Make Your Next Trip to BlogWorld a Healthy One!

nath lussier

Raise your hand if you had one too many desserts, alcoholic slushies, or fried food meals while at BlogWorld 2010. Yep, that’s what I thought. I think we all did. In the days leading up to the event, I posted The Coaching Doctor’s Advice for BlogWorld, an interview I did with Dr. Aamer Iqbal about … [Read more]

Getting Your Blog Noticed by the Pros

It's not about what they can give you - it's about what you can give them!

During BlogWorld 2010, travel PR professionals John Forest Ales and Terri Maruca sat down with moderator Stafford Kendall to talk about how to get noticed by the travel pros. While I didn’t get to attend this session live, I’m loving my virtual BlogWorld ticket right now because in listening to the panel, this is relevant … [Read more]

Top Gadgets & Tools For Blogging While Traveling

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As long as you can avoid the dreaded writer’s block, blogging while you’re at home – with a reliable internet connection and maybe even a second monitor – is the easy part. It’s blogging while traveling that can be a challenge. I’m not even talking about the difficulties of finding time to blog while you’re … [Read more]

Becoming a Destination in the Growing Travelsphere

@nerdseyeview and @kag2u blogging from an Iowa campground.

Travelblogging didn’t start yesterday. Expats and wanderers have been chronicling their travels online for at least a decade – Lonely Planet and BootsNAll have provided online spaces for travel stories and advice for longer. What is new is the rise of travelbloggers as a recognizable entity and community. In 2008 I co-hosted Travelblogging for Beginners … [Read more]