"Mark Re: your Caribbean "bang for the buck " story. If you don't mind a different port each day the best prices are cusp/shoulder season cruises. HAL is the one IFWTWA uses for our conferences. There are discounters all over the web too. We have…"
At the time they expected 4-6 articles per week. I got tired of the constant contests and cookbook badgering in addition to the expected articles. Just want to check in about the "pay." I never got a…"
"HI All !
I want to thank Mike Sottak of Wired Island, Turks and Caicos, Brian Been of the T & C Tourism Board and Kelly Shanahan of the fabulous Bohio Dive Resort and Restaurant on Grand Turk for assisting our journalists. Although dismissed as "too…"
"Hi Emma, Do you have any openings for an IFWTWA opress trip to Riviera Maya in 2011? This would be for a limited amount of members that you select and specify from an application we will put together with you for our members.
"Greetings Emma, How wonderful to connect with you "middle school" and all! Sounds like you are a beautiful success exploring your niche placement in superb fashion in SFO.
Of course we will be Tripatini friends. Based on your credentials and NATJA…"
"Hi I'm Michelle Moranha Winner, Vice President of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Assoc. I'm co-chair of Press Trips and Conference committee. We are interested in any press trips you might want to offer our journalists and…"
"Hi Michelle - can you send me your direct email and Maralyn's too? I'll see what I can do with the folks on Grand Turk. It's a very small place but there are a few supportive hotels and tourism operators. Is there any chance any of your writers…"
"Hi Mike that would be fantastic! We got in touch with the tourism office , a Kala Lightbourne said she''d present the idea and get back but after 3 e-mails to her over 3 weeks and no response . . I just think this is an incredible opportunity for…"
"Hi Michelle. I may be able to help. I am in Providenciales, but could assist with some of the needs you present. Contact me at mike@wiredislandtci.com"
"Hi Emma and welcome to the Tripatini IFWTWA group! So glad we "met." Looking forward to finding out more about where and why you do what you do! Michelle"
"Bom Dia Miguel: Michelle Moranha Winner here. Funny I don't think you remember but your office and Jayme Simoes and SATA helped me with a trip to the Azores and Lisbon in 2008, May . I just wrote to several of my contacts there to advise I am…"
"Hi all I thought I'd jump in and stir it up one last time!
I am on the Trips Committee for IFWTWA with Maralyn Hill. Over the months /year of planning our trips we develop a relationship of trust with our PR/host firms.We ask what is covered .They…"
Greetings Emma, How wonderful to connect with you "middle school" and all! Sounds like you are a beautiful success exploring your niche placement in superb fashion in SFO.
Of course we will be Tripatini friends. Based on your credentials and NATJA membership all I need to do is extend an invitation personally to you so that you may join IFWTWA. We love IFWTWA. It has just taken off in the last few years to become the prestigious organization it was intended, and yet remains a strong and fairly small non-profit association. We continue to build awareness and welcome more international members. Our Press trips are fab- Mexico last year, Switzerland this year with airfare paid and we have numerous other destinations around the country. It is also very easy to assume an active volunteer role quickly on our various committees. Let me know what else you'd like to know. There is a full list of benefits and application to click on at www.ifwtwa.org. Let me know if interested and I'll let the Executive Director Patty Anis know immediately. I'm going right now to your blog! Friends, Michelle
I first noted your winning last name, and then I saw you are a VP for IFWTWA. I'm an A&E, food & travel writer/editor for a Russian-American weekly newspaper in San Francisco and I write for several other print and online pubs in Russian and in English. I just got elected VP of Bay Area Travel Writers and joined NATJA this year. Have been eyeing IFWTWA for awhile... Would appreciate if you would advise me on IFWTWA membership. Do you mind if I invite you to be my friend on Tripatini (this sounds so middle school:-) Please feel free to check out my page on Tripatini with my posted Russian articles and my blog, Art and Entertain Me www.artandentertainme.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Emma Krasov
A&E, Food & Travel Writer, Editor,
San Francisco
Thanks so much! Can't wait to talk more about a potential trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2010! I think your members would love the sommeliers and tequiliers as well as gourmet a la carte dining at El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels by Karisma. Oh, and thanks again for giving me a heads up about Tripatini - love it!
I'd post your Grand Turk query in the Media Only and Turks/Caicos group, as well. Also do a search for Turks/Caicos on the site, and you'll come up with several PR reps (at Cheryl Andrews Marketing, for example). Good luck!
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for your comment. I am not fluent in Portuguese but I lived there for 3 years and was able to communicate. At the time, I was teaching in an American International School near Lisbon. In February, I am going back for a month and am so excited about it.
I am practicing my Portuguese again, since it has been a long time.
Good afternoon, Michelle, and welcome to Tripatini! It's great to have you with us -- and we think you'll find our site productive as well as interesting and enjoyable.
To get the most out of Tripatini, you may want to take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular interest, such as Media Only, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington State, Mexico, New York State, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia/Tahiti, Japan, Eating/Drinking the World, Travel Photography, Adventure Travel, and plenty of others covering many other topics and most destinations across the globe.
FYI, on your profile you'll see a green bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your interests, your travels, and your writing/outlets.
Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, associates, and readers. It's fast and easy to use our "INVITE" function above left on the navigation bar to enter e-mails (even your whole list at once!). And if you have the opportunity to cover Tripatini in any of your outlets, that would of course be great.
Thanks much for joining us, Michelle; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2009 and look forward to seeing you online.
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Bom Dia!
I am now on this site. Call me when you return from Carribean!
Mahalo. ;p
You might be interested in a 1-day travel writers conference in Tacoma on June 26, 2010. www.travelandwords.com.
Best,
Allen Cox
Of course we will be Tripatini friends. Based on your credentials and NATJA membership all I need to do is extend an invitation personally to you so that you may join IFWTWA. We love IFWTWA. It has just taken off in the last few years to become the prestigious organization it was intended, and yet remains a strong and fairly small non-profit association. We continue to build awareness and welcome more international members. Our Press trips are fab- Mexico last year, Switzerland this year with airfare paid and we have numerous other destinations around the country. It is also very easy to assume an active volunteer role quickly on our various committees. Let me know what else you'd like to know. There is a full list of benefits and application to click on at www.ifwtwa.org. Let me know if interested and I'll let the Executive Director Patty Anis know immediately. I'm going right now to your blog! Friends, Michelle
I first noted your winning last name, and then I saw you are a VP for IFWTWA. I'm an A&E, food & travel writer/editor for a Russian-American weekly newspaper in San Francisco and I write for several other print and online pubs in Russian and in English. I just got elected VP of Bay Area Travel Writers and joined NATJA this year. Have been eyeing IFWTWA for awhile... Would appreciate if you would advise me on IFWTWA membership. Do you mind if I invite you to be my friend on Tripatini (this sounds so middle school:-) Please feel free to check out my page on Tripatini with my posted Russian articles and my blog, Art and Entertain Me www.artandentertainme.blogspot.com
Thanks,
Emma Krasov
A&E, Food & Travel Writer, Editor,
San Francisco
Thanks for your comment. I am not fluent in Portuguese but I lived there for 3 years and was able to communicate. At the time, I was teaching in an American International School near Lisbon. In February, I am going back for a month and am so excited about it.
I am practicing my Portuguese again, since it has been a long time.
Maybe if I send you a note on this, you will be listed in my friends box.
M
To get the most out of Tripatini, you may want to take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular interest, such as Media Only, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington State, Mexico, New York State, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia/Tahiti, Japan, Eating/Drinking the World, Travel Photography, Adventure Travel, and plenty of others covering many other topics and most destinations across the globe.
FYI, on your profile you'll see a green bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your interests, your travels, and your writing/outlets.
Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, associates, and readers. It's fast and easy to use our "INVITE" function above left on the navigation bar to enter e-mails (even your whole list at once!). And if you have the opportunity to cover Tripatini in any of your outlets, that would of course be great.
Thanks much for joining us, Michelle; we wish you an outstanding rest of 2009 and look forward to seeing you online.
Cheers!