I spoke about travel scams at the New York Travel Festival. Here are some key links for doing your own research.
How to avoid travel scams: some resource links
media appearances
Did Dan Rather just dis me?
Dan Rather called me one of the “Top Anchors” of the Web. But he also sorta dissed me. Didn’t he?
NY Travel Festival wants to rock the world (& I’ll be there)
On April 20, a new breed of travel show will make its inaugural appearance. It’s called the New York Travel Festival, and I’ll be speaking there along with some of the most cutting-edge names in travel and travel journalism.
New York Times Travel Show links
Today I promised the standing-room-only crowd at my New York Times Travel Show seminar that I would post links on my website. They’re out of context, but they’re here, plus a few major points from my talk this afternoon. The booking engine resources can be found at my colleague Reid Bramblett’s site, ReidsGuides.com. Learning about… Read more »
Scamming at the New York Times Travel Show
Hey! Guess what? I’m speaking this Saturday, January 19, at 2 p.m. at the 10th anniversary New York Times Travel Show at the Javits Center in New York City. The topic will be online booking scams. I’ve got a dozen to warn you about, and alongside me will be my brilliant colleague and longtime friend… Read more »
I have a new reel
Jason’s Cochran’s reel. See where I’ve been on screen. Maybe call me to be on yours.
A little of my recent work
I round up a few links to a selection of the coolest things I’ve been up to in the past few months.
I’ve been on national TV a wee bit lately… and it’s a gas
Since mid-December, I’ve been appearing on CBS’s The Early Show more or less weekly. Strangely, I find it easier than my weekly segment on Fox Philly partly because at CBS, I can actually have a conversation with the person sitting across from me. Part of the reason is because the staff is truly nice, and… Read more »
Three videos of my 32-hour JFK debacle
I didn’t take many videos of my little sojourn in JFK during the blizzard, partly because I was busy strategizing a way out of there, and mostly because AT&T made uploading anything except the simplest tweet or photo such an impossibility. I got one video, the McDonald’s one, out (which was good for Fox News,… Read more »
‘Lord of the Flies’ snowstorm disaster at JFK, courtesy of Virgin Atlantic
This is a new one. I’m blogging from the floor of Terminal 4 at JFK. The short version: Despite the fact that a ferocious snowstorm was approaching full gale, Virgin Atlantic refused to cancel my flight to London. Unable to change my travel without incurring a $250-plus fee, I was forced to go to the… Read more »