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More Than Just a Mall

Adjacent to the Radisson Blu, TBEX North America’s conference site in Bloomington Minnesota, is Mall of America, one of the host sponsors for TBEX 2016. Mall of America is a delightful combination of incredible shopping (with no tax on clothing or shoes) and untold hours of entertainment and attractions. Adventure travel bloggers Wander the Map

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TBEX Minnesota Tourism Preview

As some of you may have gathered from my calm and subdued stage presence in Fort Lauderdale, I have a considerable amount of pride in my home town and state. If my personal, anecdotal evidence means anything to you, after being nomadic for 4.5 years, visiting nearly 50 countries in that time, I could have

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A Cruise for Everyone – Ideas for Each Traveler

Sure, everyone knows that cruise ships visit well-trafficked islands such as the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands. Maybe you’ve checked out an Alaska trip or your parents got off a cruise that visits the Mediterranean. But what many people don’t know is that cruising encompasses a range of vessels in a variety of destinations –

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To Be or Not to Be (An Affiliate)

  Affiliate. It’s a polarizing word, and most bloggers fall into one of two camps: Anti-Affiliate Bloggers refuse to sign up for any affiliate program. They believe it’s a foolish strategy that takes up valuable blog real estate, distracts readers, pays dismal rates, and makes the blogger look like an amateur. Pro-Affiliate Bloggers see an

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4 Ways to Discover Ontario, Canada this Fall

From a girls’ weekend in the city, to a farm inspired foodie adventure, there’s so many ways to make the most of your fall weekend in Canada. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Girls’ Glam Getaway Head to Toronto, Canada for one-of-a-kind retail therapy, hip neighbourhoods and rhythmic nightlife. Don’t Miss:  WEST

A Responsibility To Your Readers

  Warning: The activities in this post require travel insurance. As a travel blogger, you have a duty of responsibility for your audience. Your readers have already come to rely on you for the latest destination information and travel advice, but are you keeping their welfare in mind as you’re writing? Do you think about

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The LGBT Travel Niche

  Adventure travel, budget travel, luxury travel, family travel, foodie travel, solo travel…. Whatever your interest, there’s generally a community out there for you. But there’s one travel niche that’s really come to the forefront in recent years: LGBT travel. Public discussions about LGBT rights and recognition have exploded in the United States, especially with

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The Story You Didn’t Know You Were Telling

    Did you know you’re already an ambassador for peace? If you use your travel blog to spread insight and understanding about the places you’re visiting, that’s exactly the role you’ve taken.  Every time you write a post, you are enlightening others about a new culture and way of life, with the power to

Calling Travel Bloggers: Let’s Bring E-Readers to Kenya

If you’re a travel blogger, there’s one thing we know about you: You like to read and write about travel. We can alsoguess that you care about bringing books to those parts of the world where they may be few and far between. That’s why we’re sure you’ll be excited to learn that the 2015

5 Tips to Winning That Freelance Contract

Money. It’s hard to travel without it, but it can be difficult to find a steady income while you’re traveling. One way for travel bloggers to earn extra income is to become a contracted freelancer. When you freelance, you create content for other websites. It may be through articles and blog posts, images, videos, podcasts=

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