I’m curious how international travel content creators approach press trips these days. Do you usually join on a barter deal (covering the trip in exchange for exposure), or do you believe such trips should be paid collaborations?

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Thanks to everyone who joined us live last week to discuss the current state of building partnerships with creators in the travel industry.

Since we've featured many AI-related travel projects in the past 18 months, I wanted to check in to see what tools people are using to build, develop, or market their travel businesses, blogs, or projects.

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