As people are becoming more savvy travelers on a lookout for custom experiences to match their travel styles and personal needs, vacation rentals are at an all-time high. Whether it’s finding the perfect family rental for the holidays, or simply a quick city getaway, FlipKey helps you find the perfect vacation rental. I caught up […]
Interview with Jodi Ettenberg: An Asian love affair with soup & spices
Jodi from LegalNomads.com is one of those people whose travel sites I had been following for a very long time, but I had yet to meet. She usually lives in Asia for half of the year, so when the opportunity came to see her at TBEX Toronto, I was very pleased. Our first talk was […]
Morocco Photography Tours: Interview with Open Sky Expeditions’ Alex Ros
I’ve long been suffering from a burning desire to go to Morocco. My fascination with the Middle East, Turkey and its neighboring countries has only grown bigger through the years, and so I caught up with Alex Ros, owner of Open Sky Expeditions to tell us more about his globetrotting story around the world, as […]
How to start a travel startup: The TripCommon story
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 […]
Featured as Gogobot NYC’s Rockstar of the Month
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 […]
What to Expect from the Inaugural NY Travel Festival
We caught up with 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 […]
Q&A With Roaming Entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau
The first time I heard of Chris Guillebeau was from the Meet, Plan, Go! event this past fall in New York City. His latest book $100 Startup was one of the giveaways. I didn’t win it, but the next day I ordered it from Amazon. I read it and decided to get in touch with him […]
Piano Across America: Interview with traveling pianist Dotan Negrin
I’m walking along the hectic Soho streets, on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when I suddenly hear the most marvelous music tickling my ears. It’s not a stereo, it’s live, but where is it coming from? I turn around, baffled, to a young man fervently playing a piano in the middle of the street. He is […]
88 and counting. Interview with Cezar, from Imperator Travel
Over time, I have met several travel bloggers and media personalities, passionate about a life of travel. Cezar is one of them, and after meeting him over drinks this summer in the Old City of Bucharest, I knew I had to share more of his amazing travels. This is the first of a new interview […]