Comments on: Travel (not so) Savvy http://travel.booklocker.com/2006/02/12/travel-not-so-savvy/ Bargain destinations and the cheapest places to travel Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:56:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tim http://travel.booklocker.com/2006/02/12/travel-not-so-savvy/comment-page-1/#comment-58457 tim Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:08:12 +0000 /?p=103#comment-58457 Rollin, please pass me some of whatever you've been smoking... Rollin, please pass me some of whatever you’ve been smoking…

]]> By: Rollin or Jane Moerschel http://travel.booklocker.com/2006/02/12/travel-not-so-savvy/comment-page-1/#comment-58446 Rollin or Jane Moerschel Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:31:40 +0000 /?p=103#comment-58446 I subscribed to Travel Savvy until March 2008. What happens to the money I sent you for the subscription? I subscribed to Travel Savvy until March 2008. What happens to the money I sent you for the subscription?

]]> By: Tim L. http://travel.booklocker.com/2006/02/12/travel-not-so-savvy/comment-page-1/#comment-3907 Tim L. Wed, 10 May 2006 00:33:13 +0000 /?p=103#comment-3907 Mike, My cynical view is that these things are easy to put together from an editorial standpoint and they're easy to pitch to advertisers. (As I sit here looking at the Conde Nast "Hot List" issue--stuffed with an even greater number of those "special advertising section" ads than usual.) Some people apparently do love to categorize as well, so it appeals to list-lovers. But of course nobody on Earth is probably qualified to rate the "Top 10 Beaches" or "Top 10 Hottest Clubs in Europe" or other silliness like it. It all seems about as insightful as rating Angelina Jolie's top-10 outfits--which is probably showing on some cable channel right now. Elite Traveler is an odd magazine indeed and I'm not sure if it can survive. It wouldn't if it had to rely on subscribers--instead it gives the magazine away. We shall see I guess, but I would think the really showy rich people who have time to read escapist magazines are already reading Robb Report, which is more insightful. Or Town & Country Travel. Time will tell--depends on whether the advertisers see results or not. Mike,

My cynical view is that these things are easy to put together from an editorial standpoint and they’re easy to pitch to advertisers. (As I sit here looking at the Conde Nast “Hot List” issue–stuffed with an even greater number of those “special advertising section” ads than usual.) Some people apparently do love to categorize as well, so it appeals to list-lovers. But of course nobody on Earth is probably qualified to rate the “Top 10 Beaches” or “Top 10 Hottest Clubs in Europe” or other silliness like it. It all seems about as insightful as rating Angelina Jolie’s top-10 outfits–which is probably showing on some cable channel right now.

Elite Traveler is an odd magazine indeed and I’m not sure if it can survive. It wouldn’t if it had to rely on subscribers–instead it gives the magazine away. We shall see I guess, but I would think the really showy rich people who have time to read escapist magazines are already reading Robb Report, which is more insightful. Or Town & Country Travel. Time will tell–depends on whether the advertisers see results or not.

]]> By: Mike Thiel http://travel.booklocker.com/2006/02/12/travel-not-so-savvy/comment-page-1/#comment-3887 Mike Thiel Tue, 09 May 2006 22:45:30 +0000 /?p=103#comment-3887 Tom: First, thanks for letting us know what happend to Travel Savvy and giving us a bit of the background. I'd have to say I agree with your analysis/take. Now, what do you suppose will be the fate of Elite Traveler, which seems to be prospering with a rather similar formula. We at Hideaways International (www.hideaways.com) did a survey of our members a couple of months back that asked them what they thought of "Travel Best" lists. The responses ranged from a yawn to a very jaundiced view of them. Yet every publication still hypes them. Go figure. At Hideaways International (published Hideaways Guide for 25 years and now publishing the maga-letter Hideaways Life), we admit that any lists we publish are subjective, because they are based on our own travels, and though we have seen and reported on a lot of the world, you can't cover it all. We do however use our own audience as an extension of our own eyes and ears and they are a pretty experienced and sophisticated bunch of travelers. Happy travels, Mike Thiel Founder/President/Editor-in-Chief Hideaways International, Inc. Tom:

First, thanks for letting us know what happend to Travel Savvy and giving us a bit of the background. I’d have to say I agree with your analysis/take. Now, what do you suppose will be the fate of Elite Traveler, which seems to be prospering with a rather similar formula.
We at Hideaways International (www.hideaways.com) did a survey of our members a couple of months back that asked them what they thought of “Travel Best” lists. The responses ranged from a yawn to a very jaundiced view of them. Yet every publication still hypes them. Go figure. At Hideaways International (published Hideaways Guide for 25 years and now publishing the maga-letter Hideaways Life), we admit that any lists we publish are subjective, because they are based on our own travels, and though we have seen and reported on a lot of the world, you can’t cover it all. We do however use our own audience as an extension of our own eyes and ears and they are a pretty experienced and sophisticated bunch of travelers.

Happy travels,

Mike Thiel
Founder/President/Editor-in-Chief
Hideaways International, Inc.

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