WRITING: We love to blog at The Vacation Gals, but we also write about travel for other websites and print publications, too. As a group, we collaborated on a feature about girls’ getaways for Hybrid Mom print magazine’s Fall 2009 edition, and we’ve contributed online at HybridMom.com, as well:
- Romantic, All-Inclusive, Couples-Only Tropical Vacations
- Three Girlfriend Getaways: Something for Everyone
- Top 4 Mom-Kid Bonding Vacations
We write blog posts for SuiteTrip.com, produced by the Hilton brand of hotels, Homewood Suites. Here are some examples:
- Amusement Park Safety
- Palm Springs Area for Preschoolers
- Stretching your Hotel Budget over the Holidays
We regularly contribute posts to GetawayPackages.com:
Finally, we have contributed many articles to Fodors.com. Here are just a few:
- Top Ten Family Destinations for Families in 2010
- If Kids Ruled the World: Their Family Vacation Wish List Top Ten
- 5 Essential Family Stops on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula
- Family Road Trip Packing Tips and Checklist
- The 5 Best Family Beaches on the West Coast
- Top Ten Reasons to Take Your Family to a Dude Ranch
- Pulling Kids out of School to Travel: Yay or Nay?
SPEAKING: We’re experienced presenters and panelists, covering topics ranging from travel blogging to vacation tips to Twitter:
- Social Media Strategies for Travel, San Francisco, CA, March 2009: Kara Williams, Panelist, “Profit from Social Networking Sites”
- Damsels In De-Stress Girlfriend Getaway Conference, Prescott, AZ, June 2009: Beth Blair, Speaker, “Girlfriend Getaways” and “Budget Travel”
- BlogHer, Chicago, IL, July 2009: Jennifer Miner, Co-Presenter, “Room of Your Own: Your Blog is Great, Now Get People to Know about It”
- Type-A Mom Conference, Asheville, NC, September 2009: Jennifer Miner & Kara Williams, Breakout-Session Co-Speakers, “Get Started with Travel Blogging”
- Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, Denver, CO, October 2009: Kara Williams, Panelist, “The Digital Future of Travel Media”
- Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Association Spring Convention, Denver, CO, March 2010: Kara Williams, Panelist, “PR & Media”
- PRSA Travel & Tourism Conference, Aspen, CO, May 2010: Kara Williams, Panelist, “Reaching Online Influencers”
- Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX), New York, NY, June 2010: Jennifer Miner, Panelist, “SEO for Travel Blogging & Monetization Strategies”
- Type-A Mom Conference, Asheville, NC, September 2010: Jennifer Miner, Speaker, “SEO with Soul,” and Travel Tribe Leader.
- Social Media Breakfast, Minneapolis, MN, October 2010: Beth Blair, Panelist, “Travel & Tourism”
- LA Convention & Visitors Bureau, Travel & Tourism Marketing Association, Los Angeles, CA, November 2010: Jennifer Miner, Panelist, “Working with Journalists in a Changing Media Environment”
- I_Blog Conference, Perry, IA, November 2010: Beth Blair, Speaker, “Pitch from Your Passion: Get Paid to Write about What You Love”
- Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX), Vancouver, BC, June 2011: Kara Williams, Panelist, “Blogger & Industry Jam Session”; Jennifer Miner, Speaker, “SEO” - about which SEOMoz.com founder Rand Fishkin wrote, “Jen rocked it.”
- North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, September 2011: Jennifer Miner, Panel Moderator “Travel Bloggers”
- Blogworld & New Media Expo, Los Angeles, November 2011: Jennifer Miner, Speaker “SEO for Beginners” and Panelist “Collaboration: Building a Better Community, Business, World”; Kara Williams, Panelist “Going Pro”
- Aspen Chamber Resort Association Business Expo, Aspen, CO, November 2011: Kara Williams, Panelist “Content Isn’t King, Good Content Is & Don’t be Anti-Social on Social Media”
- Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show, Long Beach, CA, January 2012: Jennifer Miner, Moderator “Best Travel Apps”
- American Society of Journalists & Authors annual conference, New York, NY, April 2012: Kara Williams, Panelist, “Group Blogging”
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