by Sheila Scarborough | Mar 21, 2014 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
If I can walk out onto a balcony, hear waves crashing and smell that salty smell, I’m a happy hotel/house guest. Really, what else would you expect from a formerly seagoing Navy woman? My husband Chris Fancher told me when we were dating (in the seaside town of... by Sheila Scarborough | Mar 16, 2014 | Blogs, Carnival of Cities blog carnival, Travel and Travel Media
Welcome to the Carnival of Cities blog carnival, where we tour the world in a single post, via submissions from a variety of different blogs, all about any aspect of one, single city or fair-sized town. Submissions have been rather thin lately, plus my own business... by Sheila Scarborough | Jan 3, 2014 | Travel and Travel Media, Travel Post Friday
I took this photo on a Red and White Fleet sightseeing cruise that went all over San Francisco Bay – it was an evening social event during the eTourism Summit destination marketing conference. Many years ago, I was stationed aboard a U.S. Navy ship that was... by Sheila Scarborough | Oct 29, 2013 | Blogs, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Twitter, Web Communications
It seems to be a hot topic – connecting with bloggers for online media coverage – so below are some thoughts from my recent stint co-hosting a #blogchat on blogger outreach (#blogchat is one of the first and biggest regularly-scheduled chats on Twitter)... 
by Sheila Scarborough | Jul 9, 2013 | Mobile, Photos and Images, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Tourism Marketing on the Web, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
While I think it’s a given that tourism organizations should connect with their local bloggers – just as they should know the local print, TV, and radio media people – it’s also important to remember that social media influence goes beyond... by Sheila Scarborough | Jul 7, 2013 | Blogs, Hospitality and Hotels, Reaching out to bloggers and travel media, Travel and Travel Media, Web Communications
This comment in a Facebook Group is why I worry about objective coverage from press trips and fam tours: Travel blogger: “We had a AWFUL stay at a well-known place. I told the PR person that I could write about it honestly and it wasn’t going to be pretty... 