Author: tyler

Culinary Tourism: Exploring the Meanings of Food

Food offers a window on the world and a mirror on ourselves. I’ve always loved exploring with food. Trying new tastes and ingredients. Learning about the history of a dish and the history of a culture through an ingredient. Meeting the people who grow and prepare food I’m eating.

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How to Attract the Boomer Market

Much has been written and even more spoken about the “generations,” their impact on travel and how we should sell to each group. Purposely, we’re skipping generations X, Y and Z in this column but will address each of their unique issues in the future.

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Colorado Gold

Soar through the fiery red and yellow treetops on a zip line, lift off in a hot air balloon, ride the rails or take a leisurely scenic drive. Whatever the activity threshold, touring Colorado in September and October promises to be a vacation to remember.

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Travel Insurance Can Save the Day, or at Least the Dough

Most people buy travel insurance to reimburse themselves for plane fares and other costs if an unforeseen event, such as a medical emergency, forces them to cancel an expensive vacation. But most policies also provide coverage for unfortunate events that happen during your trip. For example, most insurance policies provide a 24 hour hotline that customers can call to rebook flights, make hotel arrangements or find ground transportation.

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