Travel Mamas Founder/Editor-in-Chief Colleen Lanin provides savvy travel tips online, in print, on television and radio, and at speaking engagements. Below are some of her media appearances, writing samples, accolades, and awards.
Select Publications Featured In
- The New York Times: 12 Ways to Save on Family Travel
- Good Morning America and ABCNews.com: Should parents clean up after kids on planes?
- Men's Health Magazine: Survive the Worst Part of Air Travel
- U.S. News & World Report: 7 Tips for Planning a Budget-Friendly Family Trip this Fall
- MSNBC.com: For Young Travelers, Playing Knows No Borders
- U.S. News & World Report: When to Splurge and When to Save on a Family Vacation
- Lonely Planet: U.S. Family Travel Experts Share their Favorite Trips
- Business Insider: Travel Influencers Share 11 Things Kids Learn from Traveling
- San Jose Mercury News and Oakland Tribune: Holiday Visits – Stay in a Hotel or with Relatives?
- Denver Post and San Jose Mercury News: Save Money and Sanity on a Road Trip with Kids
- Real Simple Magazine: Cash-Saving Hacks for Every Vacation
Some of the Accolades and Awards for Travel Mamas
- Colleen Lanin was invited to the White House as one of the 100 most influential travel bloggers and media outlets for a summit on study abroad and global exchange. She returned for a tour of the West Wing and Oval Office as one of 10 invitees for her influence in spreading the word about the White House's #StudyAbroadBecause initiatives.
- Best Travel Website Silver Award by Society of America Travel Writers – SATW
- The World's Top Travel Blogs ranked by algorithmic authority via Everything Everywhere
- The Travel Mamas' Guide won the San Diego Book Award for Best Travel Book
- The Travel Mamas' Guide is recommended by Working Mother Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, LA Family Magazine, and many more
- Best Instagram Accounts for Family Travel Inspiration by Travel Babbo
- Best Family Travel Blogs We Love by Red Tricycle
Sample Articles Written
- Parenting Magazine (online) and Babytalk Magazine cover story (in print): 18 Tips for Traveling with a Baby
- Working Mother Magazine: 10 Tips for Traveling with Babies and Toddlers
- The Orlando Sentinel and The Chicago Tribune: Walt Disney World vs. Disneyland
- Starter Story: How I Started a $15K/Month Family Travel Blog
Ongoing Writing Assignments
- TODAY Travel/NBCNews.com: Regular contributor (14 months)
- CheapOair Blog: Regular contributor (8 months)
- Tree.com: Travel blog editor (6 months)
- 101 Things To Do San Diego Magazine: Regular contributor (11 months)
Television Appearances
- NBCUniversal TV commercials starring Colleen Lanin and family promoting Park City, Utah including Park City snow activities, dining experiences, and fun off the slopes
- The Daily Buzz nationally syndicated morning television program, broadcast in 170 markets throughout the U.S.
- Better TV nationally syndicated television program, broadcast in 140 markets throughout the U.S.
- Fox5 San Diego News: How to Travel with Children
- KUSI Good Morning San Diego
- CBS Daytime Tri-Cities
- CBS San Diego KFMB News
- ABC 13 The Morning Blend Las Vegas
- ABC News WSET News Lynchburg-Danville-Roanoke
- NBC WVTM News Birmingham-Anniston
- Fox 43 News Central Pennsylvania
- CBS 10 News Tampa Bay
- ABC 12 KDRV News Medford-Klamath Falls
- UPN KTVD News Denver
- NBC 10 WAVY News Norfolk Portsmouth-Newport
- FOX Daytime at Nine KABB San Antonio
- CBS 12 KSLA News
- CBS News WMBD Central Illinois
- KCTU 43 Kansas
- Kansas Information Network News
- NBC Valley News KVLY Fargo-Grand Forks
- KTXD 47 News Dallas-Fort Worth
Speaking Engagements
- Event speaker for parenting organizations like Bump Club and Beyond
- Blogging instructor for University of San Diego California Extension and San Diego Writers, Ink for five years
- Session speaker at Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) Conference
Radio Appearances
- KGO 810 AM San Francisco
- WCCO Radio Minnesota
- Real Parenting, CFAX 1070 AM in Victoria, B.C.
- CJAD 800 AM, Quebec's most popular English-speaking radio station
- The Art of Potential on North Carolina's 1360 WCHL
- CJAD 800 Montreal Radio
- KJAY 1430 AM Sacramento
- WNEW Radio FM Washington
- KPQ Radio FM Seattle-Tacoma
- WFIN Radio AM Toledo
- WCHE Radio AM Philadelphia
- WTLC Radio FM Indianapolis
- KLTF Radio AM Minneapolis-St. Paul
- WDIS Radio AM Philadelphia
- KCMN Radio FM/AM Colorado Springs-Pueblo
- WOCM Radio FM Salisbury
- WAMV Radio AM Roanoke-Lynchburg
- WYYZ Radio AM Atlanta
- WXBR Radio AM Boston
- WBEV Radio AM Milwaukee
- WESB Radio AM Buffalo
- KSAL Radio AM Wichita-Hutchison
- WSAT Radio AM Charlotte-Gastonia
- WLKF Radio AM Tampa-St. Petersburg
- WGNU Radio AM St. Louis
- KSIS Radio AM Kansas City
- WBNR Radio AM New York
- WSCC Radio FA Charleston
- WJJM Radio AM Nashville
- KMA Radio AM/FM Omaha
- WFIN Radio AM Toledo
- WYRQ Radio FM Minneapolis-St. Paul
- WXGM Radio FM Norfolk-Portmouth-Newport
- WBES Radio AM Columbus
- WICH Radio AM Hartford/New Haven
- WAMV Radio AM Roanoke-Lynchburg
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