Why New York Times Travel Writers Turn Down Press Perks and Freebies
Aiming to experience trips like readers do, New York Times travel reporters avoid junkets and keep a low profile on their journeys.
When Sarah Lyall set out to experience Air France’s new ultra-premium trans-Atlantic service for the New York Times Travel section, she got a chauffeured limousine to the airport and a personal compartment spanning four windows on the plane. And a bill for $11,000.
The Times paid.
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