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Free press travel: necessary ... and certainly not an evil {Gadling}
Nov 10th 2009 10:38PM Great article, especially the part about "free trips" not all being a vacation. I am actually starting to turn down trips or not look forward to them as much as I did when I first started getting offers and now only pick the best ones.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my trip to Nashville last month and I can't wait for my trip to Daytona next week, but even more, I am looking forward to my cruise with the wife next month where I am paying for it (ok, so it is a gift from my parents but either way, not another every 10 min is planned and you get to eat what and where the PR people want you to).
At the end of the day, whether it is me writing about something that I paid for or something that was paid for by a PR agency / resort etc. it is up to me to deliver content that I think is entertaining and informative and to represent my niche well.
If I become too much of a shill then what's the point.
After all, most of us do travel blogging / travel writing because it combines our passions in a wonderful way ... and I enjoy writing on my own (as opposed to a national daily paper like I used to) because I have freedom ... if I give that freedom up completely and only write puff pieces about places that I got a freebee from then what the hell is the point.
Anyhow, just my two cents :)
Stogies & Sticks Mancation Package {Luxist}
Jun 20th 2008 5:58PM Hi, just wanted to add this to the article - had a chance to talk with Julia Thorn, Director of Marketing Communications at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa who did a quick interview with me about the Stogies and Sticks package and the resort in general - including more details about their spa treatments for guys ...
http://mantripping.com/2008/06/20/arizona-biltmore-mancation-package-stogies-and-sticks-golf-package/
Or for more Mancation ideas, please visit: http://www.mantripping.com
Thanks!
James Hills
