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The youngest woman to visit every country: the inspiring journey of Lexie Alford

Lexie Limitless Travel often begins as a dream—one sparked by curiosity, adventure, or a desire to understand the world beyond familiar borders. For Lexie Alford, a YouTuber from California, that dream turned into an extraordinary global achievement. She became the youngest woman to visit every country in the world, a feat that most people only imagine but never attempt. By the age of 21, Lexie had traveled to all 195 sovereign countries, including some of the most challenging and restricted…

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How to start a travel blog right now: ideas and suggestions

AlexBrylov   Starting a travel blog this year can be an exciting and rewarding journey, allowing you to share your adventures, inspire others, and even generate income. With evolving digital trends and increasing opportunities in the travel niche, this is the perfect time to launch your blog. Here’s a step-by-step guide, along with content ideas and suggestions to help you succeed. read post  

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A tribute to my friend, the late travel media icon Arthur Frommer

    The legendary U.S. travel journalist and entrepreneur Arthur Frommer passed away November 18 at the age of 95. Born in Virginia and with an early boyhood in a small town in Missouri, Arthur was a lawyer who became a pioneering and great travel journalist, and who will be remembered as having helped open the joys of travel to the masses. While serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s, he got the travel bug, came out with a travel guide for servicemen, and followed up in 1957 with…

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Free access to Encyclopaedia Britannica for journalists

My editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica has asked me to extend this offer to all my journalist colleagues. You are invited to enjoy free access to all its factchecked resources, and if you do link to a Britannica story in your articles, none of the content linked to will be paywalled. Your readers in turn will have full and free access to Britannica's content. To get your free, personal subscription, just go to britannica.com/journalists and enter the code: EXPERT-CONTENT.

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  • Yet more about "influencers" - and a welcome reality check I´m glad this is being brought more to light: more people are getting tired how travel influencer hype of destinations too often doesn´t match reality: of https://gcnews.com.au/travel-influencer-fatigue-on-rise/
    Travel influencer fatigue on rise - Glasshouse Country & Maleny News
    AUSTRALIANS are falling out of love with influencer-led travel, with new research revealing many dream holidays inspired by glossy social posts fail…
  • A reasonably frank look from a travel "influencer" about the field and its issues: https://the-shooting-star.com/travel-influencer/
    The Truth About Being a Travel Influencer in 2025
  • A few months ago I posted a link here on the occasion of Lonely Planet´s 50th anniversary. Now comes this...sad https://www.businessinsider.com/long-sad-decline-lonely-planet-amer...
    Off the grid: how Lonely Planet lost its way
    Lonely Planet was once the Bible of travel. Then Google and social media influencers stepped in and became the new messiahs.
  • For better or worse...sigh https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/types-of-travel-influencer/
    The seven types of travel influencer, and how to spot them (or avoid them)
    We’ve outlined who they are and where to find them, so you can join them somewhere exotic – or give them an extremely wide berth
  • Already a powerhouse in booking flights, accommodation, and other travel products, Expedia has a huge amount of travel/tourism/destination content, both user-generated and produced by writers and bloggers. Here´s an interesting look from a marketing website on its bid to be the world´s premier travel site: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/expedia-travel-media-network-end...
    Inside Expedia’s plan to be the world’s travel media network | Marketing Dive
    Marketing news, voices and jobs for industry professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.
  • I recently came across this interview with Lonely Planet´s Tony Wheeler on the occasion of the brand´s 50th anniversary, and it offers has some interesting insights and observations indeed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/lonely-planet-wheeler-ba...
    Advice | 5 big travel lessons and one ‘mistake’ from 50 years of Lonely Planet
    Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, wants you to get out of your comfort zone and explore away from the main drag.
  • Apps count as media, too, don't they? Just caught this recently in Readers Digest - haven't read it all through yet but already I've seen at least a couple that look of interest for my next trip! https://www.rd.com/article/best-travel-apps/
    20 Best Travel Apps That Will Make Your Next Trip Better in Every Way
    From flight tracking and route mapping to packing, booking and itinerary assistance, these are the top travel apps for business and pleasure.
  • TravelNoir.com takes a look at the top five travel guides on Amazon: https://travelnoire.com/5-of-the-top-travel-guidebooks-on-amazon
  • For a somewhat different persepctive on travel, have a look at these black Instagram influencers: https://madamenoire.com/1310975/7-black-travel-influencers-to-follo...
    7 Black Travel Influencers To Follow On IG
    Following her page is like getting a sneak peek into the VIP travel life
  • A pretty interesting piece just came out in the Washington Post on the future of travel guidebooks post pandemic (if that's what you can call the period we're in), including imput from Rick Steves and my old friend and onetime colleague Pauline Frommer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/03/04/guidebooks-travel-...
    Travel guidebooks aren’t dead, but they’ll never be the same. Maybe that’s a good thing.
    Rapidly changing guidebook styles can tell us a lot about the evolution of travel.
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