Travel Journo Requests

Residents & Travelers in Costa Rica - Share Adventure Stories

Do you have a story in ya somewhere? Have you experienced adventures here in Costa Rica? We'd love to hear from you. We want to SHARE YOUR STORY with our readers across our 13 Facebook pages! Skip Licht [email redacted] WhatsApp: (754) 423-8823 https://t.co/mXFBYbglh5 https://t.co/gKOZOARXiO

Hotel Accessibility Managers - Accessibility Measurements & Accuracy

There's a number I keep seeing on luxury hotel websites. It's thirty two inches, given as the width of an accessible doorway. Two New York hotels with different owners use it in almost the same words, down to the inch. Thirty two inches is the smallest width the law allows. When two hotels that have nothing to do with each other print the same number in the same sentence, it makes me wonder whether anyone actually measured the door. So for every hotel I score, I'm putting six facts online, free for anyone to use. How many steps there are at the front door, and if there's a way in with no steps. Which floors the elevator doesn't reach. The narrowest door between the street and an accessible bathroom. What kind of shower or bath that bathroom has. How high the bed is. And whether there's accessible parking and a place for a car to drop you off. I don't grade any of those six. A building from the 1890s has the stairs it has, and marking it down next to a new one wouldn't tell you how the hotel treats its guests. What I do grade is what the hotel chose to do. Does what it says online match what's really there? Can the staff give you a real number when you ask, and will they tell you what they can't do before you book instead of after you arrive? Can you reach a real person about access without going through a booking website? No hotel fails for its stairs. It fails for its silence. I want to be clear about one thing. I don't claim to speak for people with access needs, or to tell anyone what moving through a building is like with a disability, because that isn't mine to say. I measure, I share what I find, and you decide for yourself. I have two asks. If you work in accessible travel and I'm measuring the wrong things, tell me and I'll change them. And if you run a hotel that can already answer all six, that's rare, and I'd love to hear from you. The full list is on my website. The first hotels go to my Sunday Letter on 27 September, two days before they're anywhere else. The link is in the first comment. Kayla Mason, founder of World Traveling Daughter.

Adults With Crystallising Moment - What Ignited Your Drive

Those who know me know that being a mom is my greatest passion. Nothing gives me as much joy as being with my two boys. Liam, 5, already a chef in the making. Ayden, 2.5, still writing his story. Watching them in full flow, completely absorbed, losing track of time. I keep coming back to something I have spent 20 years living with myself. That hunger. That fire. That desire to be more, give more, build something that outlasts you. I have read everything written on the subject. Grit. Flow. Drive. Outliers. And I have lived it from getting admitted to Columbia, to New York, to the UN, to Shell, to becoming a C-level executive, to traveling the world, to building financial freedom and then pushing far beyond it. And one thing I know for certain: you do not get that level of drive without a crystallising experience. Sometimes more than one. A single moment that broke something open in you. Sometimes it is painful. Tony Robbins is the perfect example. Hungry on Thanksgiving. A stranger knocking on the door. One act of unexpected kindness, and he decided to spend his life eliminating hunger for others. Sometimes it is someone who saw something in you before you could see it yourself. I have had a few of those moments. Ask me. Now I watch my boys and I want that for them because I think drive is one of the most beautiful gifts a person can carry in life. That fire. That belief in a life beyond what they can currently imagine. But I do not want them to feel, the way I did for too long, that achievement is the price of love. I have been quietly writing a book about this. About what creates the fire in children and how parents can help illuminate their child's path without pushing them down it. To write it well, I need your stories. My LinkedIn network is full of people with that drive, that hunger, that relentless something. I am deeply curious: What was your crystallising moment? The one that lit the fire? Was it pain? Was it someone who believed in you before you believed in yourself? Was it a rejection, a loss, a single sentence someone said? Tell me. I am collecting stories and some of them may end up in the book.

Economists - Future Travel & Hospitality - Story-Led Niche Journeys

Looking to speak to economists who can comment on the future of travel and hospitality, especially the shift toward story-led, niche, immersive journeys. Please email me on [email redacted] if that's you! #journorequest

Here’s what I’m working on: I’m working on a few holiday/event season/work travel fashion pieces and looking for pitches — I’m especially interested in budget-friendly looks that don’t look budget and those that have extended sizing options. Open to shoes, bags, and accessories but mostly focusing on dresses for this one. Pitch, pitch away! ... Please remember when pitching me: Email me at [email redacted] - do NOT just hit reply on this newsletter, or there’s a good shot your email will be lost in the heap. Give your email a subject line that makes it clear which story you are pitching me for — it’ll help you in the long run.

Here’s what I’m working on: I’m working on holiday gift guides! For an idea of the type of formatting and content I write for my various guides, visit my Yahoo author page here - and [url=https://substack.com/redirect/3cd6f684-3e05-4ced-a977-2a7eb2f6e25d]please hit follow while you’re there to receive all my new content[/url]! My content is generally not going to encompass parenting, sports, kids, automotive, but will include travel, home, gadgets, office, tech, wellness, beauty/fashion/accessories, culinary, and other topics. Tip: [url=https://substack.com/redirect/61196ad1-a71a-4d40-8160-e239ab6bcc58]If you want any guidance on how to pitch for gift guides more successfully, be sure to check out the complete webinar recording linked here — it’s free![/url] Before pitching: [url=https://substack.com/redirect/36341ba3-cf62-4f3d-bcfd-a80aa7c66ff5]Please be sure to refer to my photo submission guidelines for help with photo submission best practices[/url]! ... Please remember when pitching me: Email me at [email redacted] - do NOT just hit reply on this newsletter, or there’s a good shot your email will be lost in the heap. Give your email a subject line that makes it clear which story you are pitching me for — it’ll help you in the long run.