Stories and thoughts about travel from Inside Chris’s head

New Venture – Tourism Marketing Consulting

New Venture – Tourism Marketing Consulting

Filed Under: Social Media, Travel

Tomorrow is a coming out party for Tourism Marketing Consulting which is a project that Jen Leo and I have been working on for a few months. We are kicking off this [...]

“Enter to Win a Trip” – Confessions of a Travel Contest Junkie

“Enter to Win a Trip” – Confessions of a Travel Contest Junkie

“Enter to Win a Trip” is a more than just a lure, more than just an enticement, it is a siren song that calls out with the promise of adventure. Sure I [...]

Building Offline Communities In Mexico

Filed Under: Travel

In my day job I build online communities for the likes of HBO, Mini Cooper, TV Guide, the NBA, etc. In my off hours I occasionally participate in a very different type [...]

Brands Learn New Media – Hampton Inn Video

Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Travel

Hampton Inn has published a clever video to YouTube that shows that they are one company that has some understanding of this business of new media. It is a “Ballad of a [...]

Customer Service and Bureaucracy

Filed Under: Politics, Travel

You may have already seen this letter that is being passed around in emails that purports to be an actual letter to the passport office. An actual letter to the passport office [...]

Take Back Your Time Day – October 24th

Filed Under: Travel

Proponents of the Take Back Your Time movement have named October 24th as “Take Back Your Time Day”. TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of [...]

Transparent Kayak

Transparent Kayak

I won’t be taking my own kayak on my upcoming trip to the Caribbean, but if I was I would be interested in taking this transparent kayak. Why struggle with other tourists [...]

Personal Airship blimp is perfect for supervillains, CEOs

Personal Airship blimp is perfect for supervillains, CEOs

SciFi Tech had a great article about this new lighter than air craft. Private jets? Please. New Money has earned the ability to buy something bigger and ostentatious-er. Ready for a flying [...]

Serenity / Firefly Fan Cruise

Filed Under: Movies, Television, Travel

Fans (called browncoats) of the cancelled TV series Firefly have been some of the most rabid fans. They raised enough interest in a show that did not even go one season that [...]

TSA Says Giant Pickle Suit is a Security Issue

TSA Says Giant Pickle Suit is a Security Issue

Filed Under: News, Podcasts, Travel

P.Dilly of the Podcast Pickle has a giant pickle suit that he uses to promote the Podcast Pickle, his site about podcasts and podcasting. He says that coming back from New York [...]