Malta’s Grand Harbor – The Backdrop to a Fascinating History

Malta’s massively fortified Grand Harbor, once home to the Knights of St. John and with a legacy dating back to Phoenician times, serves as the backdrop to Malta’s fascinating history. Traditional, colorful fishing boats, water taxis and mega yachts make up an alluring mix of old and new amidst historical and architectural treasures.    […]

The Blue Lagoon – The Most Hyped Natural Attraction in Malta

Found on the island of Comino, between Malta and Gozo, the Blue Lagoon is one of Malta’s most intriguing natural attractions. Easily reached by boat from either Malta’s north shore or Gozo’s main harbor of Mgarr, the Blue Lagoon’s picture perfect, crystal clear turquoise waters are simply breathtaking. While there is a single hotel on[…]

My Trip to Malta on Instagram

iPhoneography is a style of mobile photography that differs from other forms of digital photography in that images are shot and edited on an iPhone. There are many popular applications that allow you to take a photo, apply editing and effects and share it. My favorite iPhoneography apps are Camera+, Fotolr, Instagram and Photoshop Express.[…]

VisitEngland Launches Fan in the Van Project

In anticipation of a big summer, VisitEngland called on Brilliant Travel Media to redesign its travel blog and move it to the WordPress blog publishing application. In addition, we created a sub-blog for the Fan in a Van campaign which kicked off last week. Follow Rachel, VisitEngland’s “Fan in a Van,” this summer as she[…]

Johnny Jet To Become American Express Star Blogger

To showcase the benefits of the Starwood American Express card, money-saving travel blogger, Johnny Jet, has been selected by American Express as one of its star travel bloggers. American Express has teamed up with Johnny Jet to help people discover better ways to travel while saving money and getting the most out of their experience.[…]

Want to Know How Influential You are on Pinterest?

PinClout is a new website that brings analytics to Pinterest and assigns users a score from one to 100. As mentioned in an earlier post, Pinterest is a fun new platform that, if leveraged properly, can provide an upper hand for travel bloggers and travel brands. Given all the recent buzz surrounding Pinterest, it was[…]

Travel Inspiration and the Best Hotel Deals Guaranteed

Brilliant Travel Media has launched a new hotel comparison search engine that combines the best hotel deals from all the major travel websites into one free, quick and easy search. Whether you are looking for a luxury resort in Bora Bora or good value hotel deals in New York City, this is the resource to[…]

StumbleUpon Tells Bloggers to Bugger Off and Removes All Direct Links

Recently, StumbleUpon redesigned their site and changed just about everything, including direct links back to your blog. Are you a blogger who has experienced a time when one of your posts hit the StumbleUpon jackpot? If so, you know how good it feels to sit back and see those numbers tick up and up and[…]