Travel Mamas Founder/Editor-in-Chief Colleen Lanin, has given travel tips in print, online, on the radio, on television and as a paid vlogger. Below are some of the publications featuring Travel Mamas, as well as Lanin’s writing samples and media appearances.
Accolades
- Top 50 Travel Blogs, according to Google Analytics information gathered by TheExpeditioner.com (April 2013, December 2012, September 2012)
- Best Family Travel Blogs We Love by Red Tricycle
- 10 Best Family Travel Blogs for Every Type of Travel by Go Green Travel Green
- When Colleen was its editor, Tree.com Travel was named as one of the 11 Best New Travel Blogs of 2011 by Elliott.org
- Tippingpoint Labs: Travel Mamas used as example for reinvigorating marketing through strategic partnerships
- TripBase Best Kept Travel Secrets eBooks: Two stories chosen as Editors Picks
- Recommended on Arizona television show, Your Life A to Z
Featured In
- Walmart LiveBetter Magazine: Family Travel Packing Tips
- Technorati: How to Crowdsource Your Next Vacation
- USAA Magazine: 15 Ways to Vacation Like a Pro
- Men’s Health Magazine: Survive the Worst Part of Air Travel
- Huffington Post Canada: Airplane Nannies: New Job Helps Parents Manage Kids on Planes
- TODAY Travel/NBCNews.com: Great Gear for Kids on the Go
- TODAY Today/NBCNews.com: Airports Give Kids a Place to Play
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Trekking with Toddlers
- MSNBC.com: For Young Travelers, Playing Knows No Borders
- San Diego Reader Magazine: Blogging Can Lead to a New Career
- MomMaps iPhone App: Featured Mom Mapper
- The Post-Journal Newspaper: Traveling with Children over the Holiday Season
- Babytalk Magazine: 8 Tips for Great Travel Deals
Ongoing Writing Gigs
- TODAY Travel/NBCNews.com: Regular contributor. (February 2012-Current)
- CheapOair Blog: Regular contributor. (September 2011-April 2012)
- Tree.com: Travel blog editor. (February-July 2011)
- 101 Things To Do San Diego Magazine: Regular contributor. (September 2009-July 2010)
Other Articles Written
- The Orlando Sentinel and The Chicago Tribune: Walt Disney World vs. Disneyland—A Disney Throw Down
- Expedia’s Kids in the City Campaign: San Diego with Kids
- Practical Travel Gear: Five Things I Always Pack
- San Diego Family Magazine: Autumn is Julian Season
- San Diego Family Magazine: Outdoor San Diego Activities for Your Baby or Toddler
- SavvySassyMoms.com: Babymoon Tips from The Travel Mama
- Travel-Writers-Exchange.com: A Blog is Like a Baby: How to Parent It
- New Parent Online Magazine: 10 Travel Tips for Babies and Toddlers
- San Diego Family Magazine: San Diego Staycations
- Babytalk/Parenting Magazine: 18 Tips for Traveling with a Baby
Television Appearances
- CBS San Diego KFMB News: How to Keep Mama Happy on Vacation
- CBS San Diego KFMB News: Tips for Romantic Getaways WITH the Kids
- CBS San Diego KFMB News: Five Tips for Traveling with Kids
Radio Appearances
- Quebec’s most popular English-speaking radio station, CJAD 800 AM
- The Art of Potential on North Carolina’s 1360 WCHL
- Transformed Travelers radio program
- CJAD 800 Montreal Radio discussing sanity-saving tips for family road trips
- KJAY 1430 AM Sacramento talking about family travel tips with show host and travel columnist Carmel Mooney
- Holiday travel tips on Military Travel Talk Radio
- Healthy Voyager Radio Show discussing healthy, well-traveled kids
- The Sky Steward’s Radio Show discussing traveling with children
Video Blog Appearances
- Barilla’s Piccolini TV: On-the-Go Video Blogger
- Villa Group Resort
- Expedia’s Kids in the City campaign: San Diego with Kids
