In an example of great partnering, Family Travel Forum (FTF) and the Society of American of Travel Writers

teamed up to work with and announce the lucky bloggers who earned the 2012 Teen Travel Writing Scholarships, awarded by both of…

Given Priceline's recent purchase of Kayak for $1.8 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, the question is either completely relevant or incredibly irrelevant.

But it's a fascinating question, and Hotelmarketing.com…

Despite the flight disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy, 75 travel professionals will convene at the second Family Travel Conference (FTCDallas) to be held at the Omni Dallas Hotel at the Convention Center Nov. 9-11, 2012. You may recall my …

Audio PostCard: Security Tips for Women Traveling Alone

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You can’t blame travel suppliers and companies for their myopia.  For all too many years they’ve had a Pavlovian response to their brands: promote them, and get around to taking care of customers later.



Or maybe never.



In spite of all the brouhaha that suggested social media is the way to connect with and service customers, the facts speak…

According to the travel insurance companies, you shouldn’t leave home without travel insurance.



And according to Dear Abby, you shouldn’t leave home without travel insurance.

The popular columnist known as Abigail Van Buren (real name Jeanne Phillips) took over from her mother,…

Why Does Airline Food Taste so Awful?

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Is it actually the food the airlines serve (when they do) that tastes so bad, or is it the flying experience make the food taste so awful?…

(please watch the 1-minute Grand Manan Video PostCard at the end of the post)



It’s certainly tempting to think of Grand Manan as God's shrug of land surrounded by a vast, changing and…

Note to Airlines: Skip the Passengers, Just Fly the Bags



Absurd as it may seem, it's very possible the airlines are making more money on the persistent and aggressive fees they're charging than on ticket sales.



A report from the Department of Transportation reveals that in 2010, the…

In a previous post, New Media Travel  asked “Why Is Hotel Content So Boring?”

The point was that hotels, airlines, and often the entire travel industry, are inclined to present images of the perfect family: a leggy blonde mother, two gorgeous light-haired kids and a…

Or what every frequently-flying woman, and bride going on her honeymoon, needs to know about staying healthy and fit in the air.



If travel had a diva....someone who embodied the talent of looking great while facing the challenges, exhaustion, fun and frustration of Travel, it'd have to be Debbi Kickham.



Known to us in the travel world as Debbi…

Since 9/11 it’s pretty clear that the trend toward the bonding, memory-building kinds of family travel experience  is still strong.



And the Caribbean, with its mix of the sensual and the accessible, is still a perfect place for those tying the knot, again, but who are committed to sharing the event with their children and extended family.



The …

We hope so.



When New Media Travel spoke to the owners of 40 Putney Road, a Brattelboro, Vermont,  B&B,  we were curious about  how this new brand of innkeepers was using social media to build a loyal client base.

Inn owner Tim Brady said…

Listen to the quickie  Audio PostCard on Packing Tips if images of jumping on your suitcase as your partner quickly snaps the locks shut, or sitting on the thing while you’re doubled over tying the straps, are your version of…

Mark Twain cut right to the bone when he said that travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness.

Just as importantly, travel has begun seriously to give back to the communities and places it sends its travelers to.



For example, on my recent  round-trip to San Francisco (5,426 miles) my plane and I were responsible for spewing .98 tons of…

Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, a Canadian Maritime  province, is not the kind of place where you'd expect a savory, colorful, high-energy outdoor farmers’ market.



But while it’s not Marrakesh or Istanbul, it does have a very cool, complete …

What do you think the most immediate post vacation activity is?



It’s not paying the bills, but is, in fact, posting photos to a social network: 76% of us do that first thing after we unpack.



Does this matter? Yes, because the travel business has never been better, says…

Today’s travel agent is more akin to an advisor or consultant than the booking agent of the past.



Makes sense.



If you wanted to travel say to the mountain village of Chefchaouen, Morocco, in the Riff Mountains (enjoy the blue houses and weavers), then wanted to spend a few nights…

Yes, if all they write about are places they travel to.  It seems the traveling public is more interested these days in travel ideas, trends, travel news and technology, than in destinations.



Travel writers love to travel. That’s why most of them are in the business.



But it that the right reason?

I don’t think so.…

Reviews are critical to the hotel industry’s success. In fact, they’re critical to just about any business, but hotels are especially vulnerable because a hotel stay is a big emotional and financial investment, and travelers want to get it right.



So they read many hotel reviews, and read them carefully. …