Let's Talk About: 3 Red Flags That Will Make Travel Writers RUN From Your Press Trip (Part 2 of 5)

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Hello, subscribers! Happy Thursday!

If you missed the press trip-focused AMA session cohosted with my travel writer colleagues Aly Walansky and Alice Dubin a couple weeks ago, we’re sharing the highlights over the next few weeks. 

Last week, we dove into part 1, which was 5 press trip invite do’s and don’ts … so please catch up if you missed it!

(And thank you for all the great feedback already, like: this lovely note: “I want to say thank you for rolling out press trip best practices. These are so helpful and I cannot tell you how grateful I am that you’ve created a dialogue around this where PR/journalists can speak openly! It helps us both.”)

We firmly believe that the ROI you get out of a press trip is directly proportional to the thought and care you put into your press trip planning and execution — and that’s why we’re sharing all this insider info!

First, a quick reminder that press trips definitely aren’t a free vacation for us. (We might even lose money by attending.) But we’re game — even delighted! — to attend under the right circumstances. 

And yes, that means we’re inclined to bow out right away if we see any of these three scenarios start shaping up:

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