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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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Going Someplace? Bring Money.</title>
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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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Score the Love and Admiration of your helpful PR Professional</title>
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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 (38.107.179.210) )</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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Fired a Travel Writer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been working on this post for several days now&#8230;..
&#8230;and hesitated even publishing it but on Monday I read Trisha’s “Why Am I Not Getting Invited on Press Trips?&#8221;  Then, a couple nights ago @solofriendly and @dkferm had a similar discussion. 
Trust me, I am not the type of person that dots my I’s [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; November 8, 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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Time to Write While On The Road</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/10/finding-time-to-write-while-on-the-road/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/10/finding-time-to-write-while-on-the-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prime Sarmiento</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most travel writers, finding the time to write while on the road is a challenge.
Everything is a distraction &#8211; the excitement of going to a new place, meeting new friends, experiencing a culture different from your own. 
If you&#8217;re on one of those media tours where the publicist drags you to every must-see site, [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; October 30, 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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/10/qa-why-am-i-not-getting-invited-on-press-trips/#comments</comments>
		<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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hosted Trips: It’s All a Matter of Principle</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/02/hosted-trips-it%e2%80%99s-all-a-matter-of-principle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2010/02/hosted-trips-it%e2%80%99s-all-a-matter-of-principle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maralyn Hill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hosted Press Trips &#8211; 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 salaried journalists were not allowed to participate in hosted trips. 
The publishers felt it clouded their reporting. Instead, the [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; February 10, 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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>And the Press Trip Debate Rages On</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2009/11/and-the-press-trip-debate-rages-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Palacios</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;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&#8217;re interested in submitting your own Op-Ed article, please visit this page.  Be sure to read and follow our editorial guidelines for Op-Ed pieces.
Op-Ed blog [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; November 16, 2009.<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 (38.107.179.210) )</small>]]></description>
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