Having a well located, upscale apartment as a home base is a great way to explore a city. TBEX sponsor Eric Vökel has launched an ongoing promotion with bloggers who are planning a visit to Barcelona or Madrid to provide them with just such a home base.
Three Ways for Bloggers to Get More Out of Social Media
For most of us, being on social media goes hand in hand with blogging. Even if it’s not a conscious marketing effort, chatting with friends on Twitter and Facebook or posting photos of food in jars to Pinterest is fun. That fun can easily translate from “Oh, I’m going to check Facebook for ten minutes” to “Holy wow, where did the last three hours go?!?” if you’re not careful. And I’m guessing you’ve got more important things to do on your blog (or, y’know, your laundry) with those three hours, right?
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.
Barcelona’s Mosaic of Neighborhoods
Erica Gutiérrez is from L.A., but she’s been living in Barcelona for long enough that her suggestion for a guest post for the TBEX blog was an overview of three of the city’s neighborhoods. On this virtual walk, you’ll begin to get a picture of historic Barcelona – so when you wander the city streets either before or after TBEX this year, keep Erica’s words in mind!
Best Budget-Friendly Restaurants in Girona
When I put out the call recently for guest bloggers on the TBEX blog, Isabel Leyva contacted me almost immediately offering to send in a post with tips for conference attendees that were heading to Girona. What makes her the right person for the job? She’s from Girona! Here are Isabel’s picks for budget eats in her city.
9 Tips for Travel Bloggers with a Day Job
Today’s guest post is from Chris Christensen, speaker, blogger and podcaster. He’ll be speaking on podcasting at TBEX Europe, but in his guest post today he talks about being a busy guy who also has a full time day job. How does he balance it all and still keep his content fresh and engaging? Even when he’s not traveling? Here’s his story.
Girona Checklist for Attendees
I dunno about you, but ’round the virtual TBEX offices we’re counting down the days until Girona. In the giddiness that surrounds an upcoming trip, however, we don’t want you to forget something important. So here’s a pre-Girona checklist to make sure you’ve done everything you need to do before you show up in Spain.
ITB to Sponsor TBEX Costa Brava; Partner for Speed Dating Event at ITB Berlin 2013
Some things just seem to go together – peanut butter and jelly, gin and tonic, bacon and. . . well, practically everything. That’s exactly how we feel about today’s announcement of a partnership between TBEX and ITB Berlin. They just seem to go together!
Competing with Astronauts
Do you think you have an interesting travel adventure to tell? A story that’s sure to captivate your readers all around the world? Today’s guest post from speaker Pam Mandel tells you why your adventure isn’t all that special. And tells you what you can do about it.
Girona, Travel Massive & TBEX Post-Conference Party
We’re very excited to partner with Travel Massive and the city of Girona for what we believe is the first organized post-TBEX party.
