Good news for glass-half-empty travelers
Posted on June 25th, 2009 – 6:34 AMBy Elizabeth Larsen
If you think there is a lot to grouse about when it comes to the travel industry, and are frustrated that travel writers rarely focus on anything negative, The Titanic Awards is your website.  Their thinking is that while movies, restaurants and plays are regularly subjected to negative reviews, there isn’t a place for those kind of comments in travel coverage. The site depends heavily on opinions from the cybercrowd, so feel free to join in. Â


Kerri Westenberg has globe-trotted for National Geographic and other magazines. Now she zips around the region, on the lookout for travel news you can use.
Elizabeth Larsen lived in Salzburg, Austria, and has traveled throughout Europe and the Americas. She can say "diaper," "bottle" and "crib" in four languages.
Troy Melhus has heli-skied on glaciers, dived alongside Monk seals and raced for 24 hours on a mountain bike. All this, and he rarely spends more than $500 on a trip.