Travel ‘experts’, whether they are travel writers, guidebook authors, travel bloggers, tour guides, travel agents, hoteliers etc, are also ‘real’ travellers in my mind. Yet publishers and travel sites are frequently pitting the two against each other. Sure, the travel experts sometimes get special treatment and they can rarely shut themselves off from the act … Read more about Travel experts versus ‘real’ travellers
As travel writers, we don’t wait for the site inspection to start ticking the check boxes. We begin judging a hotel from the moment we arrive. If we’re pulling up in a car loaded with luggage and camera gear, we don’t want to have to search for someone to help with our bags and find out where … Read more about How travel writers select hotels: the criteria we use, part 1
By Lara & Terence*If you’ve just joined us, this continues from the previous post so read this first.So, why would these three places now get glowing reviews in an updated guidebook? What do they have in common? The answer: all of these places do excellent public relations. And when you read the reviews it’s quite … Read more about Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 2
By Terence* and LaraSometimes when you visit a restaurant or stay at a hotel recommended by a guidebook, and it’s either nothing like you expected or you’re wondering what the fuss is about, don’t worry, the problem probably doesn’t lie with you. It’s quite likely the fault of a lazy reviewer. When we recently revisited … Read more about Brilliant minds think alike, or, Why so many guidebooks share the same listings: part 1