I'm still on a lot of PR lists from my Journalism days. One is this hotel PR firm and you can bet your ass I reply to every opening press release with a, "Can you offer a media rate/comp stay for a week?" What I don't say is,
“I have a blog that stopped trying to be professional years ago. It consists of heaps of Romantic tension, me having an ungodly amount of anxiety because I'm a poor man just trying to not die under late stage capitalism, and thousands of cookie descriptions. Not only will you get emotional tales of me crying in your shower for 45 minutes straight because the hot water pressure rivals my hot water bill, but you'll get sensual descriptions of what your bacon tastes like. I'm afraid there won’t be pictures but I'll make your receptionists want to hug the next guest that arrives. Can you provide a comp stay for the weekend because I need to learn how to write luxury textures better so you'd be funding the arts! Could I stay in your hotel next weekend so I can weave in your hotel launch?
Sincerely, Robert Kingett.”
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