How to Maximize Your Travel Points With Points PartnershipsFrom lodging to rental cars to shopping to ride shares, there are ways to maximize loyalty points Oct 09 25October 09, 2025Article at Fodor's Travel
Enjoy the Journey: A Guide to Stress-Free TravelWant to take a trip but feel overwhelmed by choices, logistics and unknowns? Three experts reveal what it takes to strategize for smooth, stress free travel. May 19 25May 19, 2025Article at vitacost.com
Entrepreneur Meena Thiruvengadam ’04 built a career in travel journalismOct 31 24October 31, 2024Article at utsa.edu
7 ways to make travel less stressfulTravel experts offer proactive tips to help reduce your anxiety and avoid tense situations, including flight delays and overbooked itineraries. Oct 17 24October 17, 2024Article at nationalgeographic.com
Europe without the crowds: Travelers say these are the best crowd-free spots this summerEurope's summer season is notoriously busy, hot, and crowded, but it doesn't have to be that way. I spoke with several travel experts who recommended these uncrowded alternatives to some of the continent's most popular cities. Here's where to go in… Jun 17 24June 17, 2024Article at USA Today
Episode 121 - Big City SummerWant to stay stateside this summer? On this episode of Round Trip, Colleen and Megan look at major US cities. Travel journalist Meena Thiruvengadem gives tips and tricks to navigate the Big Apple. Chris Moyer of Visit Detroit talks about whats new in… May 24 24May 24, 2024Podcast at Round Trip With Colleen Kelly
You Won’t Believe These 10 Incredible Cruise Ship Features For 2024There’s a clear trend in cruise ship design that “bigger is better”, with ships like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas setting new passenger records and redefining the idea of a cruise vacation. Major cruise lines are also competing with each other… Apr 10 24April 10, 2024Article at Forbes
Elevate your airport experience with 8 ways to get free airport lounge passesRelaxing in an airport lounge before your flight doesn't have to be a costly endeavor. Dec 24 23December 24, 2023Article at Fortune
A Stoner City Guide to Chicago, Portland + San Francisco Different Leaf: the PodcastChicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; and Portland, OR: Three tourist hotspots known for their cannabis culture. With so many themed dispensaries, cool experiences, and fantastic food in each state, where should canna-curious travelers start when picking… Aug 04 23August 04, 2023Podcast at Different Leaf
Cuppa Connections Episode 13: Meena Thiruvengadam; A Natural-Born ExplorerWhat can you say about a woman who has visited 60 countries, 47 states, and 6 continents? Inspirational is one word that comes to my mind.Meena Thiruvengadam has been a writer for over 20 years, and has written for publications such as Travel &… Jan 27 23January 27, 2023Podcast at Cuppa Connections
How to Create an Ideal Press TripIn travel public relations, one of the core tools and storytelling value propositions to media and influencers that we have as publicists is a press trip. First-hand reviews are critical to editorial coverage and credible third-party endorsements are… Aug 29 22August 29, 2022Article at Trip Whisperer
Best hacks for the travel apocalypseAirport workers stand next to lines of passenger luggage arranged outside Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Planning to squeeze some travel out of the rest of sum Aug 08 22August 08, 2022Article at Reuters
Digital Nomads Jobs Are Rising in New Era of WorkDigital nomads can work from anywhere in the world, and being one is an attractive option for remote employees. In this post, we delve into what living a digital nomad lifestyle entails, what jobs you can hold as one and more. By Brandi Fowler The… Jun 03 22June 03, 2022Article at LinkedIn
Journalist Meena Thiruvengadam Discusses How to Handle Online HarassmentHaving an online presence nowadays means everything. We can show our true selves, interact with people from all over the world and vent about any topic. Social media platforms – such as Twitter and Instagram – have come to dominate our free time,… Feb 24 21February 24, 2021Article at The Whit Online
4 Simple Steps to Beat Procrastination When Working from HomeIf you’re a remote worker, you’re probably more productive than an average office-based employee. Don’t think so? This experiment from back in 2013 showed remote work boosts productivity by 13%. But this doesn’t mean you don’t experience productivity… Sep 14 20September 14, 2020Article at Medium
‘A more sophisticated influencer strategy’: Publishers are building teams to recruit ‘expert networks’Though their titles differ and they sit in different corners of publishers’ organizations, their responsibilities for these roles are broadly the same: Find influential people, bring them into a publisher’s orbit, and try to create a symbiotic… Apr 12 19April 12, 2019Article at Digiday
Publishers claim they’re taking Facebook’s News Feed changes in stride. Is the “bloodletting” still to come?Facebook took a look at all the news and pages it’s recruited to populate the News Feed, and decided officially, never mind: Friends and family first. Publishers reacted quickly. Some have specifically appealed to readers about the change, whether… Jan 19 18January 19, 2018Article at Nieman Lab
Diversification is the new black as publishers see the end to Facebook dependence“The stuff that may lose distribution is not stuff publishers are monetizing currently,” said Group Nine CEO Ben Lerer, referring to news feed video that became a huge source of frustration for publishers last year because it hasn’t monetized well.… Jan 14 18January 14, 2018Article at Digiday
The Cohort: How to spend that sweet work honeymoonThe Cohort is Poynter’s bi-monthly newsletter about women kicking ass in digital media. What a week. It’s a good time to revisit this Cohort about supporting your colleagues of color. Like that edition, this issue draws on the advice of several… Aug 17 17August 17, 2017Article at Poynter
