BBC Travel [The following links aren't viewable to UK residents because of BBC rules.] Top sites for booking European rail tickets (think this is pretty representative of my work) When’s the best time to book flights? (was the most-viewed article on BBC.com for a day) Pay-as-you-go rental cars come of age for travelers (written before [...]
Links for 2012
May 29, ’12
1:01 PM
A list of my writing in 2012. BBC TRAVEL (tech column) Seven innovations in air travel (The latest technologies at airports, such as facial scanners at airport security.) Top sites for swapping travel tips (from Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree to Gogobot) Five flight-tested travel pillows Password protection on the road Five download-worthy travel mags for [...]
2011 writing highlights
Jan 12, ’12
12:32 PM
I wrote 18 feature stories this year for BudgetTravel.com, the website of Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine in the US. One piece that CNN re-published — 8 Foreign Fast-Food Chains Worth a Taste — received more than 7,000+ Facebook “likes”. A piece re-published on Yahoo, World’s Prettiest Castle Towns, drew 2,500 likes. I did 169 [...]
My work in 2011 – Full list
Jan 5, ’12
7:45 AM
I wrote the following travel stories this year, with the help of talented editors. For Budget Travel and elsewhere: 8 Foreign Fast-Food Chains Worth a Taste (CNN.com; 6,000+ Facebook likes) World’s Prettiest Castle Towns (Yahoo; 2,000 likes) 10 Gorgeous Pools You Won’t Believe Are Public (NBCNews.com) Top Travel News of 2011 (Yahoo) 8 Common Air [...]
Gadling does a goodbye Q&A with me about my time at Budget Travel
Aug 20, ’10
5:48 PM
Was a fun interview to do.
Talking cruises on ABCNews.com
Jul 5, ’10
2:00 PM
Taped these two segments about Top Tips for Cruises aboard the Explorer of the Seas.
Video: Talking about Affordable Memorial Day Deals
May 23, ’10
1:20 PM
On short notice, I was asked to represent Budget Travel on MSNBC on Saturday morning. Here’s the clip on affordable Memorial Day weekend getaways. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Success for Budget Travel’s blog
May 22, ’10
4:28 PM
The blog I’m the founding editor of has been growing strong these past three years. Here’s the overall picture.
Radio Q&A: Fees for carry-ons!
May 13, ’10
1:43 PM
The leading broadcast travel journalist in the U.S. is Peter Greenberg, and I’ve been lucky enough to be a guest on his radio show about a half dozen times. Yesterday, we chatted about crazy airline fees.
Panel talk at ASJA
May 4, ’10
5:12 PM
I was on a Frommer’s panel on how to break into travel writing. Here’s the audio transcript.