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JOHNNY JET'S Q & A
Author Of Travel Guides ~ Pamela Lanier

PROFILE

Pamela Lanier is a recognized travel expert, especially well-known for her contributions to the Bed and Breakfast industry continuously since 1982. She is the author of nine travel guides in ninety-eight editions, edits several travel newsletters, and hosts TravelGuideS.com. The Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Guesthouses, one of Ms. Lanier’s favorite publications, is currently in its 20th annual edition and has sold over 2.5 million copies. She hosts three web sites: www.travelguides.com, www.lanierbb.com and www.familytravelguides.com, which features over 70,000 accommodation listings in searchable databases. TravelGuideS.com is one of only ten recipients of Yahoo’s Gold Star for travel sites. Personally committed to supporting the travel industry, she was recently named “the one-woman Lewis and Clark of modern travel” by The Tribune Syndication.

PAMELA'S ANSWERS

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED AS A TRAVEL PROFESSIONAL?
I live to travel and wrote the first edition of The Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and Guesthouses after a post-college Europe trip and visiting a few B&Bs in the US.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU FLY?
6-10 times per year
IN A YEAR HOW MANY MILES/POINTS DO YOU EARN?
20,000 +
WHAT CLASS OF SERVICE DO YOU MOSTLY FLY IN?
Cheap!
FAVORITE AIRLINE?
Jet Blue
FAVORITE AIRPORT?
the smaller the better.
FAVORITE AIRCRAFT?
The bigger the better.
FAVORITE HOTEL?
The Cipriani in Venice
FAVORITE HOTEL AMENITY?
chocolates
FAVORITE City?
San Francisco, New York, Rome, London, and Buenos Aires
FAVORITE AIRPORT TO PASS TIME IN?
Are you kidding???
FAVORITE RESTAURANT?
My husband's cuisine
FAVORITE HOTEL?
The Cipriani in Venice
AISLE OR WINDOW?
window
ETICKET OR PAPER?
E-ticket
TRAVEL AGENT OR ONLINE?
online
FAVORITE TRAVEL WEBSITE?
www.travelguides.com
FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANION?
me, myself and I
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A TROPICAL ISLAND, WHAT THREE ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU?
lipstick, water and a hat.
WHAT DO YOU HATE MOST ABOUT TRAVEL?
Delays
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT TRAVEL?
just about anything, but especially new people and new points of view.
BEST TRAVEL TIP:
Be prepared, take only 1 carryon.