Jen Leo http://jenleo.com lets talk about Travel + Twitter Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:59:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 This Week in Travel: Episode 29 with Trisha Miller (@travelwriting) of Travel-Writers-Exchange.com http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-29-with-trisha-miller-travelwriting-of-travel-writers-exchangecom/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-29-with-trisha-miller-travelwriting-of-travel-writers-exchangecom/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:49:16 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=174 trishamillerThis week we chat with Trisha Miller (@travelwriting), founder of Travel-Writers-Exchange.com. Get a preview of what we talked about on ThisWeekinTravel.com.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-29-with-trisha-miller-travelwriting-of-travel-writers-exchangecom/feed/ This Week in Travel: Episode 28 with travel writer David Farley (@davidfarley) http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-28-with-travel-writer-david-farley-davidfarley/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-28-with-travel-writer-david-farley-davidfarley/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:57:35 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=180 davidfarley_calcata This week we chat with food and travel writer David Farley (@davidfarley), author of ‘An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town,’ and founder of the Restless Legs Reading Series. Get a preview of what we talked about on ThisWeekinTravel.com.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-28-with-travel-writer-david-farley-davidfarley/feed/ This Week in Travel: Episode 26 with BootsnAll’s Sean Keener and Andrew Evans of Bus2Antarctica http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-26-with-bootsnalls-sean-keener-and-andrew-evans-of-bus2antarctica/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-26-with-bootsnalls-sean-keener-and-andrew-evans-of-bus2antarctica/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:50:50 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=168 This week we chat with Sean Keener (@SEKeener), Co-Founder of the BootsnAll Travel Network and Andrew Evans (@Bus2Antarctica), travel writer currently blogging and tweeting his overland trip from D.C. to Antarctica. Get a preview of what we talked about on ThisWeekinTravel.com.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-26-with-bootsnalls-sean-keener-and-andrew-evans-of-bus2antarctica/feed/ Come meet me at the Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show http://jenleo.com/come-meet-me-at-the-los-angeles-times-travel-adventure-show/ http://jenleo.com/come-meet-me-at-the-los-angeles-times-travel-adventure-show/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:39:13 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=164 Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show Logo

February 13-14 | The Los Angeles Times Travel & Adventure Show

—The Best Tips for Getting Travel Deals Online: Jen Leo (moderator); George Hobica, Founder of AirfareWatchdog, travel extraordinaire Johnny Jet & Sam Shank, CEO of DealBase, Saturday 3 p.m. in Petree Hall C, Sunday 2 p.m. in Petree Hall C

—Using Twitter to Travel, Saturday and Sunday 11: 30 a.m. at Booth 8171

—10 Great Travel Blogs, Saturday 1:30 p.m. at Booth 8171

—The Best iPhone Apps for Travelers, Sunday 1:30 p.m. at Booth 8171

When not in an event, I’ll be hanging around the booth or cruising the event floor to twitter for @latimestravel. Just ask for me at the booth - I’d love to meet you and say hi.

]]> http://jenleo.com/come-meet-me-at-the-los-angeles-times-travel-adventure-show/feed/ This Week in Travel: Episode 25 with Jessica Spiegel (WhyGo Italy & BootsnAll) http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-25-with-jessica-spiegel-whygo-italy-bootsnall/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-25-with-jessica-spiegel-whygo-italy-bootsnall/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:42:59 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=150 This week we chat with Jessica Spiegel (@Italylogue), lead writer forWhyGo Italy and a treasured member of the BootsnAll team. Get a preview of what we talked about on ThisWeekinTravel.com.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-25-with-jessica-spiegel-whygo-italy-bootsnall/feed/ This Week in Travel: Episode 24 with Kim Mance (TBEX & Galavanting.tv) http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-24-with-kim-mance-tbex-galavantingtv/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-24-with-kim-mance-tbex-galavantingtv/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:42:18 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=144 kim-mance-headshot_200pxThis week we chat with Kim Mance (@KimMance), co-founder of TBEX and Galavanting.tv. Get a preview of what we talked about on our website.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-24-with-kim-mance-tbex-galavantingtv/feed/ This Week in Travel: Episode 23 with Marilyn Terrel http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-23-with-marilyn-terrel/ http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-23-with-marilyn-terrel/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:24:39 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=139 This week we chat with Marylin Terrell (@Marilyn_Res), the Chief Researcher for National Geographic Traveler magazine and Intelligent Travel Blog. Get a preview of what we talked about on our website.

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]]> http://jenleo.com/this-week-in-travel-episode-23-with-marilyn-terrel/feed/ Live-Tweeting the Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Congress #CNT09 http://jenleo.com/live-tweeting-the-conde-nast-traveler-world-savers-congress-cnt09/ http://jenleo.com/live-tweeting-the-conde-nast-traveler-world-savers-congress-cnt09/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:26:26 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=114


I’m heading out to New York City to be the Official Twitterer for the 3rd Annual Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Congress.

When: Monday, Sept. 21; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street

The widget above will show all the tweets (including yours from home) from the event hashtag #CNT09. It’s going to be a big day—thoughtful, celebratory and inspiring. The conference message that I’m already absorbing as I ready myself for the trip is what an impressive power the travel industry has to ignite positive change.

Read @WendyPerrin’s blog post, How Can YOU Help Save the World When You Travel

There’s a video of Matt Damon from last year’s WSC in which he tells the travel industry just how much power they have to help the planet. Just one memorable quote I took away was:

“There is no greater single tool to combat ignorance, small midnded-ness, fear of other-ness— than travel. So besides being a great business…the industry you’re in promotes people getting outside of their own myopic perspective, of them getting out of their own little community, out of their own culture, and greater cross-culture understanding and ultimately good global citizenship.”

Watch the video. His hopes for the big and little travel companies at last year’s conference is timeless.

What to look forward to from the event:

  • The 2009 World Savers Awards
  • The Economics of Doing Good with Keynote Panelists Abby Joseph Cohen (President, Goldman Sachs Global Markets Institute), Blake Mycoskie (CEO, Toms Shoes), RAchel Webber (Director of Energy Initiatives, News Corporation), Moderated by Nicholas D. Kristof (Columnist, The New York Times).
  • Ken Burns, Filmmaker and Director of The Natonal Parks: America’s Best Idea

  • The Commited Consumer: Engaging Your Guests Now with panelists Carmen Baker (VP of responsible business, Carlson Hotels), Richard Edelman (President & CEO, Edelman Public Relations), Niki Leondakis (COO, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants), Gregg L. Michel (President and COO, Crystal Cruises), Bruce Poon Tip (Founder and CEO, Gap Adventures), Moderated by Wendy Perrin, Consumer news Editor, Condé Nast Traveler.
  • Featured Speakers:

    • Wyclef Jean, How Tourism Can Help Haiti

    Jeffrey B. Swartz, The Connections Between Doing Well and Doing Good

    Mandy Moore, Condé Nast Traveler Five & Alive Fund

  • The Bottom Line: Why Responsible Travel Matters with panelists Raymond N. Bickson (Managing director and CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces), Mark S. Hoplamazian (President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels Corporation), Jorie Butler Kent (Vice chairman, Abercrombie & Kent), Gilles Pélisson (Chairman and CEO, Accor), Moderated by Dorinda Elliott (Deputy editor, Condé Nast Traveler).
  • The Local Benefit with panelists Luis Bossoms (President adn CEO, Groupo Plan), Simon Cooper (President and COO, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company), Darrell Wade (CEO and co-founder, Intrepid Travel), Tensie Whelan (President, Rainforest Alliance), Moderated by Kevin Doyle (News editor, Condé Nast Traveler)
  • The Ripple Effect with panelists Julie Klein (Director of Environmental Affairs, Rock Resorts, Vail Resorts Hospitality), Brian Mcguinness (Senior Vice President, Specialty Select Brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc), Frank Rainieri (President and CEO, Groupo Puntacana), Moderated by Dorinda Elliott (Deputy Editor, Condé Nast Traveler)

Stay tuned…

]]> http://jenleo.com/live-tweeting-the-conde-nast-traveler-world-savers-congress-cnt09/feed/ Listen to “This Week in Travel” on iTunes http://jenleo.com/listen-to-this-week-in-travel-on-itunes/ http://jenleo.com/listen-to-this-week-in-travel-on-itunes/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:12:15 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=101

The new podcast that I’m participating in—This Week in Travel—is already available on iTunes. I know there are a few of you who are just catching up. I think you’ll like our second episode.

Already caught up? We’ll have another one for you tomorrow.

It won’t be long before we’re adding guests and taking topic requests…so hold tight!


]]> http://jenleo.com/listen-to-this-week-in-travel-on-itunes/feed/ New podcast - This Week in Travel http://jenleo.com/new-podcast-this-week-in-travel/ http://jenleo.com/new-podcast-this-week-in-travel/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:01:18 +0000 admin http://jenleo.com/?p=93 thisweekintravelLast week I was asked by Gary Arndt to join him, Chris Christensen and Chris Elliott on a new travel podcast called This Week in Travel. We had a bunch of fun - technical difficulties a side - and are going to continue recording it every Wednesday morning.

Listen here: This Week in Travel (Aug. 12, 2009)

More info on the guest hosts:

If you’re inclined, please become a fan of This Week in Travel on Facebook.

Thanks!

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