Whimsical tales of travel & lifestyle
It seems there is nothing Gwyneth Paltrow can’t do. She’s the world’s most beautiful woman (no comment), an Oscar winning actress, a hands-on mom, a lifestyle guru, a cookbook author … oh, and Chris’s Martin’s wife. So her new project: Goop City Guides comes as no surprise. The woman has super powers. Taking goop’s popular journal category ‘GO’ to the next level, our City Guides app is filled with all of the much-loved and … [Read more...]
Back in 2008, I went on a long summer weekend to Toronto. It was an unusual occurrence, since I went as a guest for a medical conference; regardless, it was exciting to explore on my own Canada’s largest city. The best perk was staying at the Fairmont Royal York, the legendary hotel of the same prominence as The Plaza in NYC. Five years later, I am going back for another long weekend to Toronto, this time, for TBEX 2013, a conference on … [Read more...]
It’s a known fact that travel is not the easiest industry to monetize, and hence one that scares investors away. There are several valid reasons for that: Most consumers book around 3 trips a year, mostly to visit friends and family Less than 30% of people book online, which means most people are still less mobile and flexible than the avid traveler Many abide by the lowest-rated rule, an irrational attachment to the lowest price (even if … [Read more...]
I've been badged! Check out my latest interview, my Istanbul custom guide and my curated spring guide for NYC. I'm honored to be featured as Gogobot NYC's first Rockstar of the Month, and be part of a vibrant travel community such as Gogobot's. I generally love to share pictures of my favorite places in the world, and so posting postcards and reviews came very natural to me. As a blogger, photographer and traveler, Gogobot provides all … [Read more...]
We caught Roni Weiss from RW Social, producing the first edition of the New York Travel Festival, to get the scoop on how the idea came to life and what to expect from an inaugural travel consumer show for the young tech-savvy urbanites. Monica Suma: How did the idea of the New York Travel Festival come upon? What sets it apart from the other consumer travel festivals? Roni Weiss: After going to a variety of standard consumer travel … [Read more...]
I'm a travel writer, blogger and social media maven that can't sit still. I'm inspired by all things creative, always accompanied by my camera.
