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Travel Writers Exchange Forum Home » Tag: travel blogging - Recent Posts http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/tags/travel-blogging Travel Writers Exchange Forum Home » Tag: travel blogging - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:59:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/search.php Trisha Miller on "Sept. Travel Bloggers Show in Las Vegas: Network/Learn/Prizes/Freebies!" http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/sept-travel-bloggers-show-in-las-vegas-networklearnprizesfreebies#post-2634 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:21:04 +0000 Trisha Miller 2634@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Nice! Looks like it will be a very interesting 1-day show - have to work out my schedule but it looks like I'll be there! Thanks for posting this here <img src="http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> David Paul Appell on "Sept. Travel Bloggers Show in Las Vegas: Network/Learn/Prizes/Freebies!" http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/sept-travel-bloggers-show-in-las-vegas-networklearnprizesfreebies#post-2621 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:49:55 +0000 David Paul Appell 2621@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ For those of you who don't already know me, I'm David Paul Appell, longtime travel journalist and CEO of the online travel community and blog Tripatini.com, here to let you know that registration is still open for the 2nd annual Travel Bloggers Show September 10-12 at Las Vegas’ Tropicana Resort, co-sponsored by Tripatini and the American Society of Travel Agents. We're presenting a roster of high-wattage experts who can help bloggers blog better/more profitably, whether they're novices or seasoned old hands; it's also very useful for PR folks and travel trade. Key topics including monetization, SEO, going viral, and the future of travel publishing both online and off: They include Grant Martin (Gadling), George Hobica (Airfarewatchdog), Beth Whitman (WanderlustandLipstick.com), Wil Klass (SpotCoolStuff.com), George Oberle (TravelBlogProject.com), and Ben Reed (AdventuresWithBen.com). Also included: ● discounted rates at the Tropicana Resort ● multiple cool parties ● plenty of awesome travel prizes, from California to Istanbul ● tours including a city walking tour ● monorail & club passes ● tickets to the spectacular Blue Man Group show (hurry, quantities here are limited) ● ASTA trade show access, letting you explore upcoming travel trends and make valuable contacts with travel vendors ● eligibility for our 2011 attendees-only TravelBloggersShow Contest, with cash prizes As you can see, we cram a lot of value into our $75 registration fee! This event is open to anyone in the travel media or industry as well as to folks simply interested in travel blogging, so if you can't make it but know anyone who might be interested, please pass along the word! And do feel free to contact me for more info; you can also find more details and registration info at <a href="http://www.thetradeshow.org/thetravelbloggershow.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.thetradeshow.org/thetravelbloggershow.cfm</a>. Good wishes to all, and I hope to see you next month in Vegas - it'll be a great long weekend! Trisha Miller on "Hello..." http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/hello-2#post-2243 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:51:21 +0000 Trisha Miller 2243@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Sounds yummy - please be sure to post a link to the recipe here when it's up....I'd love to give it a try! Josh on "Hello..." http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/hello-2#post-2240 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:29:33 +0000 Josh 2240@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Thanks for the welcome <img src="http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Kimchi is great. Very easy to make too, especially the cucumber style. I'm working on an article on how to make it which will be on the site in a few weeks. Maria Staal on "Hello..." http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/hello-2#post-2239 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:58:52 +0000 Maria Staal 2239@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Hey Josh, Welcome to the forum. Always nice to meet someone new. I basically spent two-and-a-half years of my life in youth hostels when backpacking in Australia and New Zealand. I still prefer hostels over hotels, as they are great places to meet people. Maria Amandah Blackwell on "Hello..." http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/hello-2#post-2236 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:37:35 +0000 Amandah Blackwell 2236@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Welcome Josh! I stayed at Budget Backpackers in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2007. We had our own little community and looked out for each other. I think it's a good idea for travelers to have at least one "hostel" experience. I liked the 18 Stinky Foods from Around the World blog post. I always wanted to try Kimchi. Josh on "Hello..." http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/hello-2#post-2235 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:41:08 +0000 Josh 2235@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Hi, My name is Josh. I blog on travel over at <a href="http://www.openjourney.com/">Open Journey</a> and write content for some other travel blogs. I also founded a <a href="http://www.hostelmanagement.com/">hostel industry website</a> a few years ago. Looking forward to meeting other travel writers/bloggers and learning more. I'm on Twitter here: <a href="http://twitter.com/joshhostels">@joshhostels</a>. Josh Trisha Miller on "Freelance travel blogging opportunity!" http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/freelance-travel-blogging-opportunity#post-1215 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:28:39 +0000 Trisha Miller 1215@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Thanks so much for posting this opportunity - I'll make sure to promote it to our readers in our next newsletter and will post something on the site about it too...... Oyster on "Freelance travel blogging opportunity!" http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/freelance-travel-blogging-opportunity#post-1204 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:31:09 +0000 Oyster 1204@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Oyster Hotel Reviews is paying established, freelance bloggers to contribute to its new site, Oyster Locals Oyster Hotel Reviews (www.oyster.com), a website internationally praised by consumer websites, magazines and newspapers for its in-depth, professional hotel reviews, seeks established freelance bloggers from a wide variety of interests -- lifestyle, parenting, dining, sports, and culture, among others -- to contribute to its forthcoming blog, Oyster Locals (locals.oyster.com). Oyster Locals was developed to offer Oyster’s readers guidance on the attractions, highlights, and topics of interest in the communities outside the hotels it covers, even if Oyster’s main goal is professional hotel reviews. Currently, Oyster maintains extensive coverage of Hawaii , New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Aruba, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic Hotels. Many more locations will be added to the site in the months ahead, including Los Angeles and San Francisco in November of this year. Blog posts on Oyster Locals are intended to work cooperatively with the content in Oyster Hotel Reviews and should be of some interest to travelers headed to a given destination. Example blog posts could include: “Eating vegan in NYC”; “Kayaking in Kauai”; “How I Survived 48 hours in South Beach with three kids”; “How to stay eco-friendly in the Dominican Republic.” Specifically, we are looking for destination experts who can demonstrate their knowledge and insights on a broad array of subjects. Among other things, we are looking for posts that pertain to: • Family (including pregnancy interests) • Environmental concerns • Bars, clubs, music and other nightlife • Parks and outdoor recreation • Sports of all kinds (golf, surfing, bowling, etc.) • Fashion and beauty • Health and fitness • Pets • Museums, monuments, and other attractions • Restaurants and local cuisine • Theatre and the performing arts • Casino gaming • Photography • LGBT interests • Alternative lifestyles • Spiritual and religious travelers • Senior interests • Teen and collegiate-age interests • Traveling with dietary restrictions (kosher; vegan; people with celiac disease, diabetes, or other food allergies) • Traveling when physically disabled (blindness, deafness, mobility challenges, etc.) • International “communities within a community” • Architecture Requirements: • Local expertise in Hawaii, New York City, Las Vegas, Miami, Aruba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Orlando, or DC • You must currently own and manage your own blog and have an established readership What Oyster Offers: • Oyster pays generously for all content used on Oyster Locals (regardless of a given post’s readership or any other limiting criteria). We want high-quality, professional content at the same caliber as that found on the Oyster Blog and in our hotel reviews – and we’re willing to pay for it. • Flexible work schedule • Opportunity to bolster the reputation and readership of your own blog • Opportunity for long-term staff blogger and reporter positions If interested, please send the following to <a href="mailto:locals@oyster.com">locals@oyster.com</a>: • Resume • Link to your blog (and specific posts written by you, as needed) • Any pitches or ideas you may have for a relevant post to Oyster Locals If you have any questions or concerns about our compensation or anything else, feel free to submit questions to <a href="mailto:locals@oyster.com">locals@oyster.com</a>. About Oyster Hotel Reviews Financed by Bain Capital Ventures and led by an accomplished and experienced management team, Oyster Hotel Reviews is the first and only company dedicated to publishing objective, in-depth reviews, written by trained journalists, of the world's hotels. Oyster Hotel Reviews adheres to the highest editorial standards; it does not accept compensation or incentives from hotels, and pays for all travel expenses. Hotels cannot pay to be reviewed nor can they influence the reviews in any way. Scott Medintz, a former Senior Editor of Money magazine, is Oyster's Executive Editor and Ellen Stark is its Managing Editor. Management includes Microsoft alum Eytan Seidman, formerly of Live Search (now Bing.com); and two highly accomplished serial entrepreneurs, Ariel Charytan and Elie Seidman. Oyster on "Freenlance travel blogger opportunity!" http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/topic/freenlance-travel-blogger-opportunity#post-1203 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:29:05 +0000 Oyster 1203@http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/Forum/ Oyster Hotel Reviews is paying established, freelance bloggers to contribute to its new site, Oyster Locals Oyster Hotel Reviews (www.oyster.com), a website internationally praised by consumer websites, magazines and newspapers for its in-depth, professional hotel reviews, seeks established freelance bloggers from a wide variety of interests -- lifestyle, parenting, dining, sports, and culture, among others -- to contribute to its forthcoming blog, Oyster Locals (locals.oyster.com). Oyster Locals was developed to offer Oyster’s readers guidance on the attractions, highlights, and topics of interest in the communities outside the hotels it covers, even if Oyster’s main goal is professional hotel reviews. Currently, Oyster maintains extensive coverage of Hawaii , New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Aruba, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic Hotels. Many more locations will be added to the site in the months ahead, including Los Angeles and San Francisco in November of this year. Blog posts on Oyster Locals are intended to work cooperatively with the content in Oyster Hotel Reviews and should be of some interest to travelers headed to a given destination. Example blog posts could include: “Eating vegan in NYC”; “Kayaking in Kauai”; “How I Survived 48 hours in South Beach with three kids”; “How to stay eco-friendly in the Dominican Republic.” Specifically, we are looking for destination experts who can demonstrate their knowledge and insights on a broad array of subjects. Among other things, we are looking for posts that pertain to: • Family (including pregnancy interests) • Environmental concerns • Bars, clubs, music and other nightlife • Parks and outdoor recreation • Sports of all kinds (golf, surfing, bowling, etc.) • Fashion and beauty • Health and fitness • Pets • Museums, monuments, and other attractions • Restaurants and local cuisine • Theatre and the performing arts • Casino gaming • Photography • LGBT interests • Alternative lifestyles • Spiritual and religious travelers • Senior interests • Teen and collegiate-age interests • Traveling with dietary restrictions (kosher; vegan; people with celiac disease, diabetes, or other food allergies) • Traveling when physically disabled (blindness, deafness, mobility challenges, etc.) • International “communities within a community” • Architecture Requirements: • Local expertise in Hawaii, New York City, Las Vegas, Miami, Aruba, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Orlando, or DC • You must currently own and manage your own blog and have an established readership What Oyster Offers: • Oyster pays generously for all content used on Oyster Locals (regardless of a given post’s readership or any other limiting criteria). We want high-quality, professional content at the same caliber as that found on the Oyster Blog and in our hotel reviews – and we’re willing to pay for it. • Flexible work schedule • Opportunity to bolster the reputation and readership of your own blog • Opportunity for long-term staff blogger and reporter positions If interested, please send the following to <a href="mailto:locals@oyster.com">locals@oyster.com</a>: • Resume • Link to your blog (and specific posts written by you, as needed) • Any pitches or ideas you may have for a relevant post to Oyster Locals If you have any questions or concerns about our compensation or anything else, feel free to submit questions to <a href="mailto:locals@oyster.com">locals@oyster.com</a>. About Oyster Hotel Reviews Financed by Bain Capital Ventures and led by an accomplished and experienced management team, Oyster Hotel Reviews is the first and only company dedicated to publishing objective, in-depth reviews, written by trained journalists, of the world's hotels. Oyster Hotel Reviews adheres to the highest editorial standards; it does not accept compensation or incentives from hotels, and pays for all travel expenses. Hotels cannot pay to be reviewed nor can they influence the reviews in any way. Scott Medintz, a former Senior Editor of Money magazine, is Oyster's Executive Editor and Ellen Stark is its Managing Editor. Management includes Microsoft alum Eytan Seidman, formerly of Live Search (now Bing.com); and two highly accomplished serial entrepreneurs, Ariel Charytan and Elie Seidman.