Travel Writing Tips From Don George

And except for visitors being turned away from grand monuments and wildlife stations out west, the world of travel continues to turn. If there is a danger at this point, it is not from lack of competent screeners. It would be from faltering aircraft safety inspections and the inadequate manning of aircraft repair stations by government workers who have been furloughed from their positions as federal inspectors.

This means you can get great package deals for hundreds of dollars less than had you gone just a couple of months ago. As Gabe Saglie (Travelzoo.com) tells BetterTV.com, it is shoulder season in Europe and with the Euro being slightly lower now, those flying from the U.S. can find many dollar stretching package deals even in luxury accommodations.

Read the masters, read the iconic travel writers, but also read what is being written today in magazines, in newspapers, and online. Then hone your craft; keep writing, take classes, take workshops, go to conferences, network find out as much as you can about the world you are about to enter. And finally, once you have a body of work, build a website that can be a digital home for you or start a blog so that you can start publishing your own writing. LTM: Once theyve started out, how can budding travel writers set themselves apart from the pack?

Sandals Travel Agents Golf Tourney a big success

The winners for each category have been invited to participate at the first ever World Champions Tournament at Sandals Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas in 2014. Other winners of their respective categories were: Closest to Pin Female Jill Johansen, Travel by Jill & Company; Closest to Pin Male Joe Kennedy, Kirkwood Travel; Longest Drive Female Ilanta Robbins, YTB Travel Network; Longest Drive Male Justin Dunn, Beach Bum Vacation; Putting Contest Patrick Romano, Trip Around the Sun; Best Dressed Team Noli Tablada, The Travel Bee; Michael Dalao, Gulliver's Travel; and Luke Majewski and Ronda Rivett from Unique Vacations, Inc. Most Honest Team Score Paula Mullins-Worster, First Tee Travel & Promotions; Kelly Klett, Ocean Summit Travel; Kathleen Lawson, Vacation, Cruise & Yacht Co; and Barrie Braem, Vacation, Cruise & Yacht Co. Runners Up Team Yoruba Amador, Dawn Schell, William Snyder, Stacie Small, all representing American Express Travel.