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The greatest travel list of all time
Without lists, travelling would be meaningless. There is nothing to be gained by going somewhere if it is not on the Top 10 Most Liveable Cities or Top 50 Hotspots for 2012. Why would
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Press kits: What’s useful and what isn’t
Big bags of tat A common gripe amongst travel writers is press kits. To the uninitiated, these tend to be calico bags bearing a tourist board logo that are left for a visiting writer
Read More »Emergency exit seats: Profit over safety
Late on the 21st of March 2012, I flew from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on Air Asia flight FD 3257. Now the Air Asia planes look rather snazzy – most seats are black, but
Read More »Why targeting young, budget travellers makes long term sense
I’m about to give a rare bit of praise. Don’t worry – normal service will resume soon enough, but I think one particular promotional campaign is worthy of highlighting. Last week New York City
Read More »Travel companies, bloggers and web content: How it works
The following post is an edited version of the presentation I gave to the members of 101 Holidays at the 101 forum in London on February 29th, 2012.It’s on the subject of travel companies
Read More »Time to start asking questions about tax
Blame tax rises No-one likes paying tax. Let’s face it, we live in an economy that splutters along based on massive, widespread corporate tax avoidance. And when a tax goes up, it’s an easy
Read More »Travel industry predictions for 2012
2012 should be a big year in travel – so I thought I’d join everyone else by making predictions for the forthcoming twelve months in the travel industry. These are based, naturally, on extensive
Read More »Does the travel industry REALLY want a fair tax on flying?
Fair tax on flying campaign Yesterday, and with much fanfare, a travel industry campaign for a ‘fair tax on flying’ was launched. The consortium behind it is demanding that Chancellor George Osborne doesn’t include
Read More »An important travel lesson: When good deals make for bad holidays
A lesson learned Last November, I learned a valuable lesson. We were half-planning a Caribbean holiday, when we saw flights to the Seychelles for under £400. Figuring we’d never be able to get there
Read More »Twitter and the travel industry: Bringing the outsiders together
Reluctance to join Twitter I was extremely reluctant to join Twitter. As with many who have an antipathy towards it, I thought it was a place for self-obsessed morons to blather about what they
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