A New Home For "Deal of the Day"
by Wendy Perrin
I introduced it seven months ago as a public service to help travelers separate the real deals from the raw deals in the Middle Eastern bazaar that is today's online travel marketplace. And it's grown so popular that it now merits its very own blog! I'm talking about Deal of the Day, which I'm thrilled to announce is moving to Conde Nast Traveler's new site, Truth.Travel.
Not to worry: Your favorite dealsters -- Julia Bainbridge, Katherine Hottinger, and Kathryn Maier -- will still be investigating and vetting the offers. But my Conde Nast Traveler colleague Lisa Gill, who edits the magazine's annual Hot List of top new hotels, will take over the day-to-day supervision. Remember when we spun off The Daily Traveler from The Perrin Post? It's like that, only this time we've got not just one new blog but a whole new site, filled with the voices of even more Conde Nast Traveler editors. And, of course, I'll still be advising where and how to find the best travel values in my regular Perrin Report advice column in the magazine.
I'm thrilled because this means I'll have more time -- when I'm not snowed under by my print responsibilities -- to do what I was doing before Deals overtook this blog: dispense travel advice. I'll still cover the occasional terrific bargain that pops up in my In-Box and mustn't be ignored, of course, but I'll now have more time to address timely travel issues in the news, answer your questions, share my own personal experiences and adventures from the road, and run the occasional "Where's Wendy?" contest. Sound good?
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Hi Wendy,
I just checked out the new Deal of Day site, and couldn't seem to find a function to subscribe via email. I know, I know, I could follow it via Twitter, but call me old fashioned-- I like my email updates. Are there plans to add such a function? I would be bummed if there weren't.
Thanks!
Posted by: princessandafrog | September 29, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Hi Princessandafrog,
Conde Nast Traveler's online editor informs me that Truth.Travel doesn't have that function yet. No E.T.A., but I'll keep you posted.
Thanks,
Wendy
Posted by: WendyPerrin | September 29, 2009 at 09:49 PM
Hooray Wendy! I love the daily deals, but I'm glad they will find their own home, and you have your home back to yourself!
And you know me - always up for another contest to obsess me! : 0)
Lori B
Posted by: lorib | September 30, 2009 at 11:56 AM
Congrats Wendy. You are quite adept at nurturing improvements.
Posted by: TheGlobalTraveller | October 01, 2009 at 04:26 AM
Thanks, Lori. I'm glad to have my home back too, though I'm not sure how much time I'll be able to spend in it. My editor in chief wants a Perrin Report in EVERY issue of the magazine next year. Combine that with my other print responsibilities and it leaves little time for blogging. But I'll continue to do what I can. And I promise at least one "Where's Wendy?" contest in 2010!
And hi GlobalTraveller! Thanks for your kind words. Yeah, I'm doing my damnedest to get more CNT editors' voices into the blogosphere!
Posted by: WendyPerrin | October 01, 2009 at 09:36 AM