It seems the more travel stories I publish, the more offers I receive for a freebie or a discount. When you tell people you write travel articles, they often reply: "Gee, all the free travel must be swell!" Not true. Newspapers have strict ethical rules that prohibit accepting freebies -- whether you write for the business section or the travel section.
Earlier this year, I discovered that even a semblance of a conflict creates a conflict. I participated in an airline...
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