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		<title>Dos and Don’ts for Getting Invited on Press Trips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Farewell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You just noticed on Facebook that two colleagues are off to the Amalfi Coast on a press trip.
Your heart sinks. Why weren’t you invited?
Chances are you’re not on that invitation list for a reason. So what does one have to do to get on and stay on these lists?
Here are some dos and don’ts that apply [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; December 5, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Become a Travel Writer at Any Age?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people realize very early in life what they want to do when they grow up. Some people figure it out later on.
However, a few people, like myself, stumble across their destiny quite by chance. 
I am not young. I am not rich. I wasn&#8217;t born under a lucky star. I don&#8217;t have connections. 
I [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; November 28, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Going Someplace? Bring Money.</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/09/going-someplace-bring-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Farewell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago, I was on a press trip with three other journalists. 
Our driver did a yeoman’s job of taking us places to get great stories and really amazing photographs. 
He personally went out of his way many times for us, taking group pictures, working very long days, even lugging one writer’s camera [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; September 5, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Your Magazine Articles: Inside Secrets of a Successful Freelance Writer</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/08/marketing-your-magazine-articles-inside-secrets-of-a-successful-freelance-writer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/08/marketing-your-magazine-articles-inside-secrets-of-a-successful-freelance-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the one thing every writer must do to be considered a professional?
Get their articles published and get paid for it.
Last week I reviewed Roy Stevenson&#8217;s eBook, &#8220;Free and Low Cost Travel: Inside Secrets of a Successful Travel Writer&#8220;, about how to enjoy one of the perks of being a professional travel writer.
This week, I&#8217;m [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; August 29, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Free and Low Cost Travel: Inside Secrets of a Successful Travel Writer</title>
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		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/08/free-and-low-cost-travel-inside-secrets-of-a-successful-travel-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably the number one question I hear from new travel writers and bloggers&#8230;.
&#8230;is &#8220;How do I get free travel?&#8220;
The answer, unsurprisingly, is very similar to that for the old joke &#8220;How do you get to Carnegie Hall&#8221; (answer: practice, practice, practice!)&#8230;.in this case it&#8217;s &#8220;work, work, work&#8221;.
However, if you&#8217;re looking for much more from an [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; August 22, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Score the Love and Admiration of your helpful PR Professional</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/03/how-to-score-the-love-and-admiration-of-your-helpful-pr-professional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Gerber</dc:creator>
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I cringed when I saw the headline&#8230;
&#8230; “How to Score a Press Trip”, By Christy and Scott, from The Ordinary Traveler and as I hovered over the link to click it, I braced myself to read something that was going to get me all fired up. 
As a PR pro, the last thing we want [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; March 17, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Invited on Press Trips</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/11/how-to-get-invited-on-press-trips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TravelTart</dc:creator>
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Hi there, I’m Anthony from TheTravelTart.com,&#8230;
&#8230;.and I’m going to write about my experiences on how to land the odd travel press trip here and there – starting from scratch. 
I’ve managed to score three press trips so far in 2010 – to Fiji, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, and with all of these, I [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; November 29, 2010.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Why Am I Not Getting Invited on Press Trips?</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/10/qa-why-am-i-not-getting-invited-on-press-trips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another installment of Ask The Editor!
This month a travel blogger I know personally called and asked me why he/she (I won&#8217;t say which, I&#8217;m trying to keep this anonymous since it involves some constructive criticism) has been declined by several PR companies and destinations for press trips.
It was frustrating just being ignored by [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; October 25, 2010.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Budget Travel – Learn to Travel for Free!</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/09/forget-budget-travel-%e2%80%93-learn-to-travel-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/09/forget-budget-travel-%e2%80%93-learn-to-travel-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelley Seale</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you tired of the conventional wisdom that says that you have to spend a lot of money to travel the world?
Well, it’s not true. 
In spite of the general consensus that you have to be rich to travel extensively, I will let you in on a little secret: not only is it possible to [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; September 22, 2010.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>When Good Press Trips Go Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/08/when-good-press-trips-go-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoAnna Haugen</dc:creator>
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When we go on press trips, we hope that we’ll have fun, eat the local food, meet interesting people and pick up a story or two along the way that will knock the socks off of our editors.
Unfortunately, there will be press trips that are unorganized, boring and uninspiring … and finding a story to [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; August 6, 2010.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.211) )</small>]]></description>
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