Comments on: And the award for best travel blog goes to … http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/ The travel troubleshooter. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:46:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donald http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-20956 Donald Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:00:14 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-20956 While people may have different views still good things should always be appreciated. Yours is a nice blog. Liked it!!! While people may have different views still good things should always be appreciated. Yours is a nice blog. Liked it!!!

]]> By: Timothy http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8266 Timothy Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:12:29 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-8266 Well actually there is something that I think works. Its the T-List. Why not ping Jens Thraenhart and see if there can be something that he can do to make a BEST of the T list. Cheers Timothy Well actually there is something that I think works. Its the T-List.

Why not ping Jens Thraenhart and see if there can be something that he can do to make a BEST of the T list.

Cheers
Timothy

]]> By: Kango Suz http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8258 Kango Suz Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:11:48 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-8258 hummm... seems to me though that even with the lack of fields truly great examples still find ways to get acknowledged. For example- Snow White won Best Picture before there was ever an animated category. Not that there shouldn't be a travel category, but perhaps we need to tell more people about the awesomeness of this site? hummm… seems to me though that even with the lack of fields truly great examples still find ways to get acknowledged. For example- Snow White won Best Picture before there was ever an animated category.

Not that there shouldn’t be a travel category, but perhaps we need to tell more people about the awesomeness of this site?

]]> By: Justin http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8225 Justin Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:55:26 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-8225 I agree completely. Unfortunately, most of the recent travel blog awards (Performancing, Travvies) come across as marketing efforts for the host, not a true effort to compile a good collection of travel blogs. The Webby Awards has a travel category, but it's not exclusive to blogs. This means blogs like Gadling were in the running against sites like Kayak. How does that make sense? I agree completely. Unfortunately, most of the recent travel blog awards (Performancing, Travvies) come across as marketing efforts for the host, not a true effort to compile a good collection of travel blogs.

The Webby Awards has a travel category, but it’s not exclusive to blogs. This means blogs like Gadling were in the running against sites like Kayak. How does that make sense?

]]> By: Christopher Elliott http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8224 Christopher Elliott Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:39:12 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-8224 Awww, thanks. On second thought, I should have included this disclaimer in the post: I don't participate in awards -- don't nominate myself and don't encourage my readers to stuff ballot boxes when I am nominated for something. It's just a thing I have about popularity contests. But I think there is value in a credible award. As I said, the travel blogging community needs something that people recognize and respect. I would support a credible award, although I would not trip over myself to be a nominee or a winner. What can I say? I just like being on the sidelines. Awww, thanks.

On second thought, I should have included this disclaimer in the post: I don’t participate in awards — don’t nominate myself and don’t encourage my readers to stuff ballot boxes when I am nominated for something. It’s just a thing I have about popularity contests.

But I think there is value in a credible award. As I said, the travel blogging community needs something that people recognize and respect. I would support a credible award, although I would not trip over myself to be a nominee or a winner.

What can I say? I just like being on the sidelines.

]]> By: mtp http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/comment-page-1/#comment-8223 mtp Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:25:52 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/and-the-award-for-best-travel-blog-goes-to/#comment-8223 And the award for the best travel blog should go to YOU, Chris! That's a no-brainer! And the award for the best travel blog should go to YOU, Chris! That’s a no-brainer!

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