Blane Bachelor

#journorequest: Need to speak w/travel advisers/experts/parents about the pros/cons of letting 15/16 year-olds travel independently/no adults. Bonus points if you're familiar w/the media firestorm around Kirstie Allsopp. Global outlet. blanebachelor[at]gmail[dot]com. Ty! #prs

#journorequest: Looking to speak to travelers who have experienced The Residence on @etihad and want to share their experiences for a national publication. Please email: blanebachelor[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks! #TravelTuesday #AvGeek ✈️✈️

Just a thought: If you board a plane ✈️ coughing your lungs out, wear a freaking mask already. 😷And if you’re too selfish to do that, cover your mouth. What is wrong with people? 🤬🤬🤬(Would love to see a @Delta or @KLM flight attendant address this.) #traveltips

Hey-o, just another weary journalist on deadline, trying to find track down sources who, instead of an email address, include those maddening contact forms on their website. Please, for the love, do not do this. #TravelTuesday #ondeadline #journorequest

I'm still reveling in the warm glow of a social media shout-out from @loratliff about a pitch I recently sent (that she assigned). I wrote about it here; take a peek for helpful takeaways about what editors are looking for in pitches! https://t.co/CqKwb2YvNF https://t.co/azS9f41BgZ

Holyyy smokes, that lovely shout-out from @loratliff has done wonders for my presence here and elsewhere (thank you so much, Laura)! On that note, just dropping my free Substack here in case any of you fine folks want to check it out: https://t.co/EQCQZ5thbR 🥰🙏 #journorequest

Well this was the loveliest of things to see this morning! Thank you so much for the kind words, Laura. I can't wait to work with you! 🥰 ✏️ 🙌

Laura O. Ratliff @loratliff

OK, message received: The people want to know about pitches! 📣 With permission from the excellent writer @BlaneBachelor, I wanted to highlight a recent travel pitch that hit all the right notes:

Anybody else having issues with @googledrive and @googlechrome crashing? I try to open my Drive, Chrome crashes. It's so frustrating, esp. while on deadline ...

Americans get a bad rap for being loud and obnoxious. But I'm in a formerly quiet airport lounge being subjected to a group of drunk German dudes crudely describing women in different cities. My German is limited, but I'm tempted to tell them to shut up (in German). 🤬🤬🤬

Hey @SouthwestAir! Journalist on deadline here. I sent your PR team a request first thing today and haven't heard back yet. Would love your input for a story I'm working on. Thanks!

Do I know any #avgeeks here who can speak ASAP re: countries like France (and now Spain) that ban short-haul flights where a 2.5-hour train ride is available? If so, pls reach out: blanebachelor(at)gmail(dot)com. On a verrry tight deadline. #aviation #trains #TravelTuesday

Just curious, @transavia — why do you even bother with boarding zones if you don’t use them, and your boarding process is like a rugby scrum? #avgeek https://t.co/rFT7OFYSf6

Hey @Google, might be time to stop relying on AI and start hiring copywriters (raising my hand) with those billions you rake in. This is what just popped up on my @gmail auto-reply. #openforwork #hireme #yikes https://t.co/tM8SL8xXxa

This is what it looks like when you happen to grab a seat inches from where soccer superstar Lionel Messi makes his entry into the stage for the naming ceremony of @RoyalCaribbean’s #IconoftheSeas. (Also I couldn’t resist taking a selfie and a shot of his shoes.) https://t.co/RmZK1gL2yV

Pretty cool way to unveil the new @InterMiamiCF jerseys in partnership w/@RoyalCaribbean. (And definitely an improvement over the previous pink ones!) #iconoftheseas https://t.co/Zcnb8J9jQQ