{"id":3650,"date":"2014-09-16T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2021-11-12T22:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T21:24:44","slug":"travel-blogging-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/travel-blogging-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Other Travel Bloggers in Rimini"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/a>Welcome back for part two of my series on travel blogging basics. (And when I say basics, I mean for absolute beginners.)\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t read part one yet, you can read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n But before we get into that topic, I want to make my first big announcement<\/strong> concerning my own blog.\u00a0 I have been invited as a Top Blogger to TTG Incontri<\/a>, the leading international trade fair for the travel industry in Italy.\u00a0 It takes place in Rimini from Octorber 9th<\/sup> to the 11th<\/sup>, and will include 460 international exhibitors and 500 international buyers in the tourism sector.<\/p>\n I am exceedingly honored by this invitation, not only for the recognition of my blog, but more importantly, for the opportunity to help further promote tourism throughout Italy.<\/p>\n This is the second year that they’ve invited selected bloggers from around the world to take part in Travel Blogger Destination Italy<\/a>.\u00a0 The organizers have recognized that blogs are becoming more and more important in the tourism industry as a way to improve online conversations, and raise awareness of tourist operators and destinations.\u00a0 Each blogger has been assigned to one of the four focus groups: Food, Fashion, Culture, and Travel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A few months ago, I was contacted by fellow blogger Lorenzo from VisitMantua<\/a> who has been charged with selecting and organizing the Culture Group.\u00a0 At first I thought he was joking, dropping hints via Twitter<\/a> that he liked my blog and was bidding for me to be included at the conference.\u00a0 I was in the middle of my summer blog tour at the time, and so I sort of put it aside while I concentrated on surviving six weeks with the in-laws in Sicily. I\u2019m grateful and humbled that they did, in fact, invite me to attend this prestigious event.<\/p>\n