Tim Elliott from Winecast.net and I are grabbing a quick bite to eat at the Pellston Regional Airport in Michigan. Our waiter is stressing since we both have laptops on the table and are working away. What do you expect when you have two bloggers that haven't had time alone with their feeds/e-mail in a few hours :-)

This morning we took part in a panel on new media for the Society of America Travel Writers at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. I covered blogs and Tim did podcasts. We were joined by Janna Graber of GoWorldTravel.com who spoke about online publishing.

The group was comprised mostly of freelance travel writers, CVB folks and public relations firms associated with travel. Many of them rely upon traditional media to purchase/publish their content. The shifting media landscape is of course impacting them. However they may be well-suited to transition to a web/blog-based world. Many of the writers are extremely knowledgeable about their topic and can write, both pluses for blogs. Much of the apprehension is with the technology, but as any blogger will tell you the tools are simple to use.