Like Nancy, I appreciate when PR people provide the time and internet access for me to do my job as a travel blogger. And, she is so right about online content. Viewers arrive at online content, most of the time, through a search because they want to read about the topic. Do they read every article in that glossy magazine on the coffee table?

Hope you’re feeling better by now, Pam.

As a print journalist and travel blogger it is important for PR people to note that bloggers need internet access and time to file a blog post during the trip.

While my magazine articles look beautiful on your coffee table, it is the online content that is searched for and viewed over and over again.

Thanks, Pam. Hope you are feeling better.

I understand the intent and purposes of these trips and I will put in a suggestion to those that may listen that maybe they should let the folks have a little more “Down Time” while they are here.

I feel privileged to have met you and thank god for the press organizers of this trip for notifying me that you were on island… otherwise I may have totally missed out on meeting someone I have long admired.

Coming off the heels of my first press trip, I wholeheartedly agree with your comments. We were on the go between 7:30 AM and generally didn’t return to the hotel until after 10:00 PM, which didn’t leave much time for enjoying the fabulous hotel. Short breaks in the afternoon were extremely useful, if only long enough to review my notes (anything else I didn’t get written down?) and fire up my computer. No doubt about it, you’re engaged, and no matter how fabulous the meal/event/site visit, it’s work.

Melanie’s comments above are priceless, including this gem: “Being able to connect with fellow press-trippers ahead of time can go a long way toward establishing a peaceful summer camp vibe once you’ve all arrived…especially because there’s not often a lot of time to bond while you’re running pell-mell across a state/country. A group that plays well together stands a better chance of getting all they info they collectively need.”