Booking Direct Supports Small Hotels — and Saves Money
7:08 26/06/2017
  Yesterday, I shared some thoughts about online booking services. Sites like Booking.com and Expedia.com demand a 20 to 25 percent commission from...
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10 Travel Books That Take Your Heart to Europe
17:59 25/06/2017
10 Travel Books that take your heart to Europe Choosing the best travel books that take your heart to Europe is not an easy task. Some of the most...
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Hotels vs. Online Booking Services vs. Consumers
17:06 24/06/2017
Photo: thetravelphile.com There’s a powerful new dynamic in the hotel industry that impacts small hotels and independent tourists hugely. I’m trying...
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In Odessa, Romance and Grandeur
11:06 21/06/2017
Several years ago, I was in Paris and perusing the books at Shakespeare and Company. As I lost myself in the colorful aisles, I came across a modest...
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Video: The Perfect Market Street to Call Home in Paris
17:26 18/06/2017
Heading to Paris? Rue Cler is the perfect, traffic-free market street to call home for a few days. I do almost every year — and it just gets better and...
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Video: The Smartest Way to Travel is with a Guidebook
1:04 17/06/2017
Overcome by the merging of my love of Paris and my love of guidebooks while enjoying Paris’ Panthéon, I just had to shoot this little clip. This is Day...
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Looking Back at “Mona Winks”
0:56 15/06/2017
Photo: thetravelphile.com Once upon a time, long ago, before the Internet, there was a Rick Steves guidebook called Mona Winks which contained historic...
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Some Parisian Observations
20:43 12/06/2017
I’m in Paris, updating my Rick Steves Paris guidebook and snapping photos of various observations I’m making along the way. People come to Paris for...
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Video: Rue Cler’s “Deux Pour Douze” Breakfast
23:31 11/06/2017
In our guidebook work, we love to identify a travel challenge and find a fix. For example, there are two problems with hotel breakfasts in Paris: They are...
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On the Hunt for Top Paris Eateries
0:26 08/06/2017
Photo: Me taking a research break along the Seine, by thetravelphile.com I’m kicking off a busy stretch researching and updating my Rick Steves Paris...
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