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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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But my absolute pet hate is hotel inspections! If i am not staying at a property i really dont want to inspect it because i dont write about properties i havent stayed at - one trip i did to Mauritius in 7 days we stayed at 5 properties and then did another 6 hotel inspections - it was a nightmare and so hard to get a story angle from because we spent most of the trip either moving hotels or inspecting them!
Now if they seated me in First Class, I wouldn't even know which fork to use.
I did like the comments about rookies drinking too much on press trips. I've seen that happen more often than I'd like to remember. Come to think of it, it wasn't always the rookies.....
For press trips we are interested in business travel hotels and accommodations; MICE venues; airlines, airports and ground travel infrastructure; incentive travel; cultural and historical travel; corporate profiles; executive interviews; etc..
Also, these members have reported they can advise on Puerto Vallarta: Alicia Graciela Ramirez Lorence, Kara Vanni, Carolina Atai, and Walter DeMirci.
For future reference, when you want to find members who can advise on a destination, just click on MEMBERS at the top, then on Advanced Search, and put the destination you're interested in in the "What destinations & travel topics can you advise members on?" field. All members who have indicated their ability to advise on that destination will come up. This is yet another powerful way we can all use Tripatini!
Finally, you may wish to also contact members Teresa Villarreal, director in Miami of the Mexico Tourism Board, and Cessie Cerrato, who handles travel and tourism PR for the Mexico Tourism Board.
Hope this all helps!
I just bought Tripatini member Chelle Koster Walton's iPhone app guide to Florida's Sanibel/Captiva islands for all of $1.99. It's interactive and works beautifully, with pictures, detailed reviews, prices, Google maps, it even tells you how far you are from the beach/store/restaurant/whatever you want to go to.
As I understand it, Chelle published it with Sutro Media's user-friendly online interface, then Sutro makes it available on the App Store and Chelle gets a cut when people buy. For those of us who realize that print media are in trouble and are looking for new revenue streams, this could be an interesting avenue to pursue.
Thoughts?