Interviews, profiles and articles featuring Velvet Escape
- Interview with Keith Jenkins on Africa Travel Week by WTM Africa (May 2020)
- Velvet Escape Instagram account featured in Mail Online (July 2016)
- Photo featured on TripAdvisor (March 2016)
- Mention on CNN Travel (Sept. 2015)
- Mention on Huffington Post (August 2015)
- Velvet Escape listed on Flipkey’s “Top Luxury Travel Bloggers to Follow” (August 2015)
- “Bursts of Colour from Around the World” featured on Yahoo Travel (August 2015)
- Interview with Amberlair (June 2015)
- Interview with Keith Jenkins on South Africa’s News24 (March 2015)
- Keith Jenkins interviewed by South Africa’s Mail & Guardian (March 2015)
- Velvet Escape nominated by USA Today as Best Travel Personality on Twitter and Best Luxury Travel Blog (2014)
- “The wines of Nova Scotia” awarded Best International Blog prize at GoMedia 2013 by the Canadian Tourism Commission (Sept. 2013)
- “Is Plane Talk Dying” post featured on News.com.au.
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Mentions in The New York Times. Interview in the New York Times about the state of travel blogging (July 2013)
- Interview in Firmology on “How I Power My Business” (July 2013)
- Interview with Johnny Jet “Travel Style: Keith Jenkins” (June 2013)
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PremisG! Awards: posing with other winners: Joan and Josep Roca of Celler de Can Roca – the world’s best restaurant. Velvet Escape wins the ‘Best Digital Media‘ award from the Costa Brava Girona Tourism Board at the PremisG! Awards (Dec. 2012)
- Keith’s TEDxTalk on Passion. Empowerment. Social Media (Nov. 2012)
- Mentioned in Panorama Magazine, Italy (Oct. 2012)
- “Szimpla Farmers Market” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (Oct. 2012)
- Velvet Escape wins the ‘Best Luxury Travel Blog‘ award at the Destinology Travel Bloggy Awards 2012 at Travel Bloggers Unite, Porto (Sept. 2012)
- Featured in Hindustan Times, India “Discovering Cape Town Through Twitter” (August 2012)
- Featured in “15 Travel Twitter Accounts to Follow” on Mashable (August 2012)
- Live interview with Cape Talk, Radio 567 Cape Town (August 2012)
- Profile on La Repubblica, Italy (July 2012)
Profile in La Repubblica, Italy - “Top Bloggers to Unlock Cape Town“, News24, South Africa (July 2012)
- Interview with Getaway Magazine, South Africa (July 2012)
- Interview with Radio Superfly 98.3, Vienna (July 2012)
- “Ten Things To Do in Valencia” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (July 2012)
- Interview with Missethoreca – in Dutch (June 2012)
- “Velvet Escape takes a city break in Valencia” – feature by Valencia City Tourism Board (May 2012)
- Featured on Missethoreca – Dutch hospitality publication (May 2012)
- “A Finnish sauna like no other” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (April 2012)
- “Epic train journey on the Rocky Mountaineer” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (Feb. 2012)
- Interview with Travergence (Jan. 2012)
- Velvet Escape voted top-12 Twitter Personalities to Follow in 2012 on Elliott.org (Nov. 2011)
- “Ten Scenic Golf Courses” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (Nov. 2011)
- Quoted in Cape Town’s launch of new marketing campaign at WTM (Nov. 2011)
- Featured Blog on Skyscanner (Nov. 2011)
- Featured Blog on Working Traveller (Nov. 2011)
- “Wie man die Krise als Chance Nutzt” on Berufebilder – in German (Oct. 2011)
- “Ten Things To Do in Hong Kong” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (Oct. 2011)
- Interview with Go See Write (Oct. 2011)
- Featured in BBC Travel: Forms of ID – Keith Jenkins(Sept. 2011)
Interview on BBC Travel (Sept. 2011) - “Istanbul Like a Local” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (Sept. 2011)
- Featured in National Geographic Intelligent Traveler I Heart My City: Keith’s Amsterdam (August 2011)
- Mentioned in Frommer’s “How to Use Travel Blogs to Plan Your Trip” (August 2011)
- 25 Best Travel Blogs by 101 Holidays (August 2011)
- Featured traveler on GTrot (August 2011)
- “Ten Unforgettable City Cruises” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (August 2011)
- Interview with Lash World Tour (July 2011)
- “The Scenic Costa Brava Coastal Trails” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (July 2011)
- Included in 100 Best Travel Blogs 2011 list in the Washington Flyer magazine (July 2011)
- “Ten Things To Do in Asturias” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (July 2011)
- Interview with Positive World Travel (June 2011)
- “The Iconic Vespa” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (June 2011)
- Mentioned in “Ten Europe Blogs You’ll Love” by Traveling Greener (May 2011)
- “Holland At Its Best” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (May 2011)
- Costa Brava blog trip featured in Catalan press (May 2011)
- Featured in TV3 Catalonia Television(May 2011)
Interview with Catalonia TV3 (May 2011) - Featured in Lonely Planet’s “Around The World With 40 Bloggers” ebook, page 82 (May 2011)
- “Cider-pouring in Asturias” post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (April 2011)
- Featured in the ‘Heroes’ section of Escape The City (April 2011)
- Tuscany blog trip featured in La Voce del Serchio newspaper – in Italian (April 2011)
- Listed in Austin Lehman’s Top-125 Best Travel Blogs (April 2011)
- Pisa ice-cream post featured in easyjet Holidays (April 2011)
- Tuscany blog trip featured in La Nazione newspaper – in Italian (March 2011)
- Featured in Yucatan Holidays’ Ten Travel Tweeters To Follow in 2011 (March 2011)
- Interview with Global Basecamps (February 2011)
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National Geographic tweet City peaks post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (February 2011)
- Interview with Clog & Tulips (February 2011)
- Interview with OrangeSplaash (December 2010)
- Featured blogger. Interview with World Reviewer (December 2010)
- smallcarBIGCITY post featured in National Geographic Intelligent Travel (December 2010)
- Featured in article on Blog Trip St. Albans in the Travel Trade Gazette (November 2010)
- Interview with The Working Traveller (November 2010)
- Featured in Top 50 Travel Tweeps who are an inspiration to the travel industry (November 2010)
- Interview with Aly at RedFM (October 2010)
- In the Footsteps of Velvet Escape (September 2010)
- Featured travel blogger on Tours4Fun (August 2010)
- Interview with Enjoy Tanzania (July 2010)
- How Gloria, a VE guest writer, met 2 tourists in Tuscany with a VE itinerary (July 2010)
- Featured travel blogger on Isabelles Travel Guide (May 2010)
- VE gets a mention in Jaunted (April 2010)
- VE: one of Runaway Juno‘s top Twitter picks (April 2010)
- VE 2010 picks in Canada’s Globe & Mail newspaper (January 2010)
- VE chosen as one of Travel Rants‘ favourite travel blogs (December 2009)
- Photo profile by the Matador Network (November 2009)
- Interview with Travel Trade Gazette, London (November 2009)
- Interview with Travel Blog Camp (October 2009)
- Profile by Journeys Near & Far (October 2009)
- Interview with A Letter from the Netherlands (August 2009)
- Interview with Window Seat blog (July 2009)
- Profile by Brilliant Trips (June 2009)
- Video interview by Solo Traveler (May 2009)
- Interview with Splendia Hotels (April 2009)
Guest posts
- Contribution to Luxe for Less (Sympatico)
- How to do a presentation to the travel industry (The Planet D)
- Amsterdam: a place I’m passionate about (Santa Fe Traveler)
- What is the 8th Wonder of the World (contribution to the Traveling Canucks)
- Ten Great Things To Do in Cairns (Marks Travel Notes)
- Money-making Ideas from the World’s Most Popular Bloggers (contribution to Travel Blog Challenge)
- Festive Season via #FriFotos (contribution to Huffington Post)
- Two weeks. Where Would You Go? (contribution to Hike Bike Travel)
- That special place (contribution to Travel – Moments in Time)
- A Velvet tip for Tokyo (Jaunted)
- Travel Solo to Easter Island (Solo Traveler)
- Top Eats in Amsterdam (Cumi & Ciki)
- Feeling at Home in a Strange Place (At Home in Tuscany)
- Shopping in Kuala Lumpur (Journeywoman)
- Beat The Heat (contribution to Journeywoman)
- A Weekend Break in Manchester (Cheap Weekend Breaks)
- 35 Travel Tips Revealed (contribution to Independent Traveler)
- 5 Things I Never Thought I’d Eat…But Did (Wild About Travel)
- 5 Places That Inspired Me & Why (Cumi & Ciki)
- Gomantong Caves – Home of the Edible Bird’s Nest (Brilliant Tips)
- Top of the World (contribution to iwannagothere’s ebook)
- Solo Jaunting as a Teenager (Wild Junket)
- Travel Your Way to Success (Solo Traveler)
- The Grandest Home of Film (Ever the Nomad)
- Memories of Cuba (Cheapflights.com)
- Travel solo to still the anger (Solo Traveler)
- Giving Back, Support Local Art (The Planet D)
- Driving South Africa’s Western Cape (Live the Magic of Africa)
- What’s on the back of your toilet (Two RTW)
- Malaysia through different eyes (Andy Hayes)
- Collecting memories from abroad (La Vie en China)
- Why travel solo (Solo Traveler)
- An inspiring book (A Traveler’s Library)
- Enchanting cemeteries of Chile and Argentina (Wild Junket)
- Five not to be missed annual events in Amsterdam (Blisstree)
- Eat alone & meet new people (on Solo Traveler)
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