Bloggers Retained as Social Media Strategists for the U.N. Global Sustainable Tourism Council

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Audrey Scott & Daniel Noll - Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

What what would happen if the power of tourism were better harnessed as a force for positive change in the world? A question that’s been asked for decades, it has found far-reaching echo in a strategic coalition of vocal advocates under the United Nations umbrella. And now it’s got a social media strategy too.

Last week, the global initiative known as the United Nations Foundation’s Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) – a coalition dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism Continue Reading

An Interview with Johnny Jet on Making it Happen

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In 1999, while traveling as a college recruiter, Johnny Jet started a weekly newsletter to share his tips on traveling in style while on a budget. Today, travel blogging is his full-time job and he is about to appear on the Travel Channel.

Recently, I caught up with Johnny Jet for peek into his world…

RW: I read on your blog that you were afraid to fly until “a bona fide princess from Hong Kong” whom you were Continue Reading

An Interview with Caspar Diederik on Digital Storytelling

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Dutch visual storyteller Caspar Diederik has coined a new term: storytraveling. Storytraveling is the art of telling travel stories in a short, visual and catchy way.

His latest digital storytelling project, Digital Diary, includes the works of seven different artists who each produced visual stories of their own impressions of Italy’s off-the-beaten-path, southern province of Basilicata.

I recently caught up with Caspar (@StoryTravelers) to get a better understanding of what is involved in planning and Continue Reading

Interview: Global Bloggers Network – More Than Just A Rescue Service

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Keith Jenkins & Janice Waugh

Global Bloggers Network has become a well-established group on Facebook since it was set up by travel bloggers Janice Waugh (@solotraveler) and Keith Jenkins (@velvetescape). It currently has 444 active members. Janice & Keith have been telling us about it.

1) How did the idea of creating a Global Bloggers Network come about?

Janice: It happened in London, November of 2009. After having Skyped for about 6 months, mentoring each other with our blogs, we finally met. Face to Continue Reading

Live in London? Blog? Have Space In Your Diary For Another Social Media Meetup?

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In the last couple of years, London’s blogging scene has had no shortage of congregations. The social calendar of any London-based or visiting travel blogger these days is thick with tweetups, blogcamps and other social media events. So, is there room for any more?

Travel blogger, Dylan Lowe (@travelingeditor), thinks so. He has launched The Meandering Catalysts Society or ‘Mearcats’ for short – a new meetup group on Facebook, and he’s been telling us why.

What is Mearcats?

Well, at Continue Reading

Interview With Blogtrip Organizer Arantxa Ros On Creating The Best Trip

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Thinking about hosting a Blogtrip? According to Arantxa Ros, an online travel marketer who has managed five international blogtrips from beginning to end, it’s all about the people.

Over the past few years, blogtrips have become an increasingly popular and attractive option for PR companies and Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) looking to increase the visibility of their product or destination on the Internet. Committing to hosting a blogtrip from beginning to end, however, is no small Continue Reading