Why we shouldn’t bother with blog trips

Firstly, I should probably admit that the headline to this post may be a little attention grabbing (hey, if journalists can do it, so can I) but, barring one or two exceptions it is what I think. Read more

Blogger FAM trips – are we nearly there yet?!

Way back in October I got involved in a debate on Alex Bainbridge’s blog about travel bloggers going on FAM trips. The discussion then seemed to focus on blogger integrity, and whether the acceptance of a ‘free holiday’ put that in jeopardy. My argument at the time was that PRs and traditional journalists have been toeing this line for quite a while, and that if an agreement has been reached between them, then surely one could be found with bloggers. Read more