I wanted to thank several travel editors for featuring some of our tours in their recent coverage. Thank you!
Los Angeles Times: Tours and cruises in Latin America, Europe and Asia
MSNBC: Argentina, air/8 nights, from $1,659
Frommer’s: Frommer’s 5 Deals: Puerto Vallarta, Morocco, Philly, India, and Texas Hill Country
Chicago Tribune: Borneo to Bangkok: Travel trips, tips & deals
Missed anything in my interview with leading travel expert Chris Elliott? You can read the transcript here.
If something goes wrong when you’re traveling — a lost confirmation number, a mixed-up reservation, a bad hotel experience — it can easily seem like the cards are stacked against you. But there’s one travel journalist who has dedicated his career to helping people get the service they deserve when away from home: Christopher Elliott.
Elliot has been called one of the world’s leading travel experts. He is National Geographic Traveler magazine’s reader advocate, and writes the syndicated Travel Troubleshooter column, which appears in more than 50 U.S. newspapers and Web sites.
He also produces a popular weekly commentary and podcast on MSNBC.com and writes the Navigator column in Sunday’s Washington Post.
I had the chance to talk to the guru himself, and get the scoop on getting what you deserve. Elliott graciously gave us some of his time to talk about himself, his career, and a traveler’s best friend: common sense. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest Friendly Planet Travel podcast with Chris Elliott.
Dim the lights and roll the recent highlights reel.
WallStreetJournal.com: Traveling Down Under
LAngelesTimes.com: China: 10-day tour package to Forbidden City, Great Wall and Shanghai only $999
Travel Babel: Cheap China Tour Package in Winter
ShermansTravel: Fascinating China Tour with Airfare from $999
MSNBC.com: 15-day tour of India and Nepal from $2,499
Instead of ringing a bell here every time Friendly Planet Travel makes headlines, I thought it would be easier to provide a wrap up post every week or so that highlights some of the recent press coverage we’ve gotten. Way to go, FPT team!
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August 20
USAToday.com: Athens & Greek Isles Cruise package
MSNBC.com: Athens & Greek Isles Cruise package
Diva in a Carry On: Friendly Planet Travel and Kiva partnership
August 24
MSNBC.com: Morocco package
Budget Travel Real Deals: Morocco package
August 25
Treehugger.com: Morocco package
August 26
Topix.com: Morocco package
I’m happy to report that our Taste of China vacation was published in today’s MSNBC Budget Travel column, so have a look!
For more information on Taste of China, have a look at our original blog post, or our recent podcast with Taste of China tour guide and Beijing resident, Sam Lui.
MSNBC picked up Wednesday’s Budget Travel article featuring our Western Mediterranean Cruise. Hop on over to MSNBC to see more information on how you can experience a Friendly Planet Travel cruise to Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Gibralter for just $1,799 if you book by March 27!
Peggy Goldman is a specialty tour operator and travel expert, who owns and operates Friendly Planet Travel, a leading full-service company that specializes in tour deals to exotic destinations at affordable rates.
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