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Post» Dos and Don’ts for Getting Invited on Press Trips

Updated: Jan 27^th, 2021Posted: December 5, 2011 Susan Farewell

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 […]

Post» Going Someplace? Bring Money.

Posted: September 5, 2011 Susan Farewell

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 […]

Post» How to Score the Love and Admiration of your helpful PR Professional

Updated: Mar 20^th, 2011Posted: March 17, 2011 Lisa Gerber

I cringed when I saw the headline… … “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 […]

Post» How to Get Invited on Press Trips

Posted: November 29, 2010 TravelTart

Hi there, I’m Anthony from TheTravelTart.com,… ….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 […]

Post» Why I Fired a Travel Writer

Posted: November 8, 2010 Lisa Gerber

I’ve been working on this post for several days now….. …and hesitated even publishing it but on Monday I read Trisha’s “Why Am I Not Getting Invited on Press Trips?” Then, a couple nights ago […]

Post» Finding Time to Write While On The Road

Posted: October 30, 2010 Prime Sarmiento

For most travel writers, finding the time to write while on the road is a challenge. Everything is a distraction – the excitement of going to a new place, meeting new friends, experiencing a culture […]

Post» Q&A: Why Am I Not Getting Invited on Press Trips?

Updated: Jan 27^th, 2021Posted: October 25, 2010 Trisha Miller

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’t say which, I’m trying to keep this anonymous since it involves […]

Post» When Good Press Trips Go Bad

Posted: August 6, 2010 JoAnna Haugen

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 […]

Post» Hosted Trips: It’s All a Matter of Principle

Posted: February 10, 2010 Maralyn Hill

Hosted Press Trips – 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 […]

Post» And the Press Trip Debate Rages On

Updated: Nov 17^th, 2009Posted: November 16, 2009 Kim Palacios

Editor’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’re interested in submitting your […]