A Conversation with Kara Williams

Kara Williams is one of the first people I interviewed in this blog, way back in 2010, and we spent time together at multiple conferences. She has written for me at two publications and

What’s Going to Work in Travel Writing Going Forward

What's going to make you a successful travel writer or blogger in the 2020s? What's going to work in travel writing going forward? I'll answer that question in more detail when I put out

The Real Story on Press Trips for Travel Writers

"I had one question about press trips, which I thought you might be able to address on the blog or in the newsletter, if you think it makes sense. I'm wondering which markets accept

An Interview with Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki

I first met up with Amanda Ponzio-Mouttaki at a TBEX Europe conference and then saw her later at one in Istanbul. I wanted to circle back years later to talk about her unique perspective

Nina Clapperton on SEO and Exploding Your Blog Traffic

Nina Clapperton is a publisher, course developer, and travel writer who has taken her first blog from a perpetual laggard to one that gets more than 100K monthly page views and now earns five