Should Travel Writers Ask for Free Trips or Get Paid by a Destination?
This started out with a question: Should travel writers ask for free trips.
It’s a vexing and contentious issue for travel professionals.
The ethical issues are pretty clear: If a travel writer is given an all-expense trip to a country, hotel, resort or whatever - and this usually includes airfare, meals, accommodations and passes to attractions in the region - can that writer be balanced in his or her article?
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