Articles tagged “blogs”

There are a dwindling number of print outlets like CNT where a travel writer can place a story. The better bet for aspiring authors would be to take a course on building up their own independent online and social media presence.

Digital rules, that's given, and things that are hyped, like rise of travel blogs and death of printed guidebooks, need more examination beyond the headlines.

Organized groups of travel bloggers have turned to selling their audiences to hashtag campaigns for travel brands or destinations like Jordan and Scotland, but the parochial nature of their social networks raise questions about their real reach.

No mention on the number of paid junkets and freebies the travel bloggers take, which would be the most pertinent question to ask.

Blogs that are corporate Pablum are destined to be serial failures.

This is a win-win for the travel blogging world that gives brands a boost, bloggers an altruistic image, and helps build up communities that may not be tied to a Twitter feed.

This two-day seminar in LA is for anyone has ever wanted to learn mileage collection and redemption tricks, but didn't want to actually hunker down and study sites like thepointsguy.com.

Blogging has real benefits for destination marketing, but the iAmbassador program (and others like it) create a false sense of value based upon a wave of chatter without any corresponding mainstream interest.