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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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What do you wear to Seven Magic Mountains?

Seven Magic Mountains is an art installation located in the Nevada desert, and the weather can be quite hot and dry. Therefore, it is recommended to wear comfortable and breathable clothing, such as shorts, t-shirts, and sandals or sneakers. You may also want to bring a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun. It's also a good idea to bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated. While there is no strict dress code, it's important to dress appropriately for the weather and…

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What is global entry?

Global Entry is a program that allows pre-approved travelers to expedite the process of entering the United States.To apply for Global Entry, you must be a citizen or national of the United States, Mexico, or Canada and have a valid passport. You can also be a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.Once you have applied for Global Entry and been approved, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete your interview appointment at any U.S. Customs and Border…

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  • Allan Lynch February 8, 2011 at 12:48am
    Why would AOL now pay for content? At least from those who wrote for the Post? Hey, if you would write for one multimillionaire for free why would AOL expect to pay you? They can offer even greater exposure. Writing for free, you've set your price.
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  • Dick Jordan February 7, 2011 at 8:08pm
    Read comments #28, 35, 37, 100, 113, 138, and 201 to this New York Times story on the sale of Hu-Po to AOL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/business/media/07aol.html
  • Dick Jordan February 7, 2011 at 7:13pm
    Looks like Arianna has proved that there is money in blogging, getting all of the "exposure" that she could have desired, in the process.

    Will AOL now pay writers a nickel a story (a huge increase from Hu-Po rates)? Will it allow travel writers to accept free or discounted travel?

    Stay tuned.
  • Donna M. Airoldi February 7, 2011 at 7:00pm
    I'm with Judy. Exposure doesn't pay the mortgage.
  • Lucy Beebe Tobias February 7, 2011 at 6:56pm
    Amen, Judy, "show me the money"
  • Judy Wells February 7, 2011 at 5:09pm
    Just how much "exposure" does anyone need? I'd rather have paying assignments, thank you very much.
  • Donna Hull February 7, 2011 at 5:05pm
    Well said, Allan. I wonder how Huffington's writers feel about all that free exposure now. Adrianna's laughing all the way to the bank. However, will AOL follow suit and adopt the "we don't pay for content" strategy now that they've purchased Huffington Post?
  • Allan Lynch February 7, 2011 at 2:45pm

    At 6:30 am as I lay in bed checking my flights, I thought how screwed up have we become, taking technology and not people to bed with us…

     

    So The Huffington Post has been sold. One tech-billionaire on the morning news was really excited and claimed this was further proof of the death of print. Except that he then went to say the brilliance of Huffington’s model was to aggregate other people’s information and news under her brand.

     

    Given that more and more print publications are putting up pay walls, reducing the amount of ‘free’ material on the web, I wonder if Huffington’s brilliance is in knowing when to jump ship and cash in.

     

    And let’s not forget that AOL’s history isn’t littered with insightful – or profitable – media buys.

     

    I wonder if all those people who wrote for free for Huffington will now get a little thank you cheque from Ariana? That would probably be a bookkeeping nightmare, so maybe not. Oh well, they can take comfort that they allowed an already wealthy woman in a down economy to move on with her life.

     

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