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GEP Podcast #5 "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." -- Beverly Sills Great Escape Radio Episode 5: The Pros, Cons and Etiquette of Free Travel Perks One of the things that attracts people to travel writing is the idea of traveling for free or for less than what an ordinary tourist would pay. But before you accept a free hotel stay, free tickets to a museum, free tour, or even a free trip, it is important to know the rules and etiquette that go along with these perks. Destinations roll out the red carpet for travel writers. Why? They need to sell the traveling public on their destination or brand. A destination can buy ad space in a big travel magazine for a price of anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000. Or, they can have a travel writer come to the destination, experience it first-hand, and then write an article for publication in that travel magazine, online and possibly several other places. Bringing the writer in often costs much less than that ad space. And let’s face it, we all trust articles ov