It took a long time for humans to prove that the world is round. Anyone pre-16th Century bold enough to make that claim was labeled heretic, excommunicated, placed under house arrest, or killed. Fast forward a few centuries, from Galileo to Google, and as Thomas Friedman indicated with the title of his book, “The World is Flat,” well, the world, thanks to technology, is flat again. It’s no great revelation that the Internet has led to incredible change, flattening the world and allowing for tremendous opportunities. But it’s also transformed in-person networking into something as alien as life on Mars.
Travel Blog Exchange: Why the Fifth Time is the Charm
When it comes to what you can get out of attending TBEX, you don’t have to take our word for it – blogger Mara Gorman has attended every North American TBEX, and is equally excited about the upcoming TBEX in Toronto. Here’s why.
A Travel Blogger’s Guide to ITB Berlin
ITB Berlin – the biggest tourism trade fair in the world – is coming up in March, and with it come many questions. This guest post by Yvonne Zagermann is a beginner’s guide for all of you travel bloggers who never been to ITB and/or Berlin.
Passports with Purpose 2012: Jaw-Droppingly Amazing Prizes (& Clean Water to Boot)
Passports with Purpose is now in its fifth year, and TBEX is proud to be a sponsor of this fundraising effort driven totally by travel bloggers. The 2012 beneficiary is Water.org, and the goal is to raise $100,000 to build two community wells in rural Haiti. At first glance, that number is astounding – especially given PwP’s youth – but we all believe it’s possible. Just last year PwP raised $90,000 so that Room to Read could build two libraries in Zambia, right? So, yeah – $100,000 for clean water is totally do-able, and what a worthy cause.
With Honors: Graduating from My First TBEX
When today’s guest blogger, Atreyee Gupta of Bespoke Traveler, first offered the “TBEX is like school” analogy, we were intrigued. Was that a good thing? A bad thing? As it turns out, Atreyee found her first TBEX experience in Keystone to be a little of both – although the biggest lesson didn’t occur to her until after she’d returned home.
TBEX Memories
As TBEX matures out of infancy and into its toddler years, I’m struck by all the new faces I see at each conference. There are a few people who have been to every single TBEX so far, but I imagine that number will shrink fairly quickly from here on out. Because of that, I wanted to make sure we’re doing a good job of talking about not just the latest or next TBEX but also chronicling where we’ve been and how far we’ve come – especially while looking in the rearview mirror back to Chicago in 2009 isn’t too much of a strain yet.
TBEX Girona Photo Walk with Gary Arndt & Kirsten Alana
There will be plenty of cameras clicking at TBEX – Girona is, after all, a beautiful city. You could snap away and come up with plenty of great shots and there are a couple of educational sessions focusing on the photographic part of your content. Gary Arndt and Kirsten, two of our photography speakers, will be leading a photo walk of the old city of Girona and you’re invited to come along.
Don’t Miss These Photo-worthy Spots in Costa Brava
Today’s guest post is from Kirsten Alana, one of the speakers for this month’s TBEX Europe. Kirsten, who has been a speaker at previous TBEX events, will be co-presenting on a session titled “How to Effectively Use Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+” focusing on Instagram, her area of expertise.
TBEX is Looking for Guest Bloggers
Did you know the TBEX blog has a guest room?
Well, metaphorically speaking, anyway.
Join TBEX on Instagram
A picture, as we all have heard, is worth a thousand words. In today’s web world, it often seems like a picture is worth even more – which is why we’re excited to announce that TBEX is now on Instagram.
