The Travel Truth Archives

Travel writing ought to have an edge. We prefer looking at destinations and airline practices, new ship launches, and escorted tours, with a somewhat skeptical, critical eye. It ought to be possible to name names when comparing travel products and it certainly ought to be possible to write about travel without taking it too seriously.

The articles you will see here are written by industry professionals with more than twenty years of experience inside the travel business. Our cruise articles are written by a former cruise line insider, our tour articles are written by pros who work with major tour companies every day. We want to provide you with information that you will not be able to get from a writer unfamiliar with the inner workings of the travel business.

Whether you are a Churchill & Turen Ltd. client or a visitor to our site seeking information, we trust you will find our travel "truthful."

With that in mind, enjoy our "Golden Oldies".

Previously Published Articles

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• Jerry Springer and the Love Boat
• The Last Plane Out
• Best of the Best Awards
• Letter From Vietnam (.pdf)
• Travel Report (vol. I issue 3)
• Travel Report (vol. I issue 2)
• Travel Report (vol. I issue 1)
• A Few Terrorizing Thoughts (.pdf)
• A Letter From Paris (.pdf)
• A Letter From Tuscany (.pdf)
• A Tuscan Arrival (.pdf)
• A Voyage in French Polynesia (.pdf)
• A Voyage in French Polynesia Part II (.pdf)
• Aboard The Eastern and Oriental Express (.pdf)
• Air Arrangements When Taking A Tour (.pdf)
• Airfare in Conjunction With Tour Packages (.pdf)
• Airline Strategies to Save You Money (.pdf)
• Arriving On Hawaii's Big Island (.pdf)
• Buttered Biscuits and Delta Dreams (.pdf)
• Coming Home To Jerry Springer (.pdf)
• Dining Well In London (.pdf)
• Dreaming of Faraway Places (.pdf)
• East Africa Touring (.pdf)
• Essential Guide to London (.pdf)
• Essential Guide to Paris (.pdf)
• Europe's Wealthiest City (.pdf)
• Family Vacation Summer Suggestions (.pdf)
• Family Vacation With Style (.pdf)
• Flying On Faith (.pdf)
• Food Notes From Tuscany and the Italian Lakes (.pdf)
• Hamburg Notebook (.pdf)
• Hell Night in Miami (.pdf)
• Hong Kong On the Eve of Turnover (.pdf)
• Interview With an Actual Airline CEO (.pdf)
• Killing Time at London Heathrow (.pdf)
• Letter From Lanai (.pdf)
• Letter From Las Vegas (.pdf)
• Letter From Santorini (.pdf)
• Letter From Tuscany (.pdf)
• Lingering On Maui (.pdf)
• Lost In the Mall of America (.pdf)
• Matching Personality Types to the Right Vacation (.pdf)
• Millennium Madness Part One (.pdf)
• Millennium Madness Part Two (.pdf)
• More Maui (.pdf)
• More Notes From The Little Black Book (.pdf)
• Naperville Notes (.pdf)
• Naperville Site of New Illinois Airport (.pdf)
• Napural International Airport Reaction (.pdf)
• Notes From A German Journal (.pdf)
• Notes From The Little Black Book (.pdf)
• Notes From The Travel Litterbox (.pdf)
• On A Shortcut to Almost Nowhere (.pdf)
• Port Taxes Versus Port Charles (.pdf)
• Saigon Days and Saigon Nights (.pdf)
• Saturday Night Millennium Fever (.pdf)
• Saving Money When You Fly (.pdf)
• Singapore To Bangkok By Train (.pdf)
• Some Important Cruise Decisions (.pdf)
• Surgery at 33,000 Feet (.pdf)
• Symptoms Of Singapore (.pdf)
• Ten Cruise Myths (.pdf)
• The Bathroom Resort (.pdf)
• The Best Little Trattoria In Italy (.pdf)
• The Best of the Best Awards (.pdf)
• The Graduation Speech (.pdf)
• The Idiots and Morons Guide to Cruising (.pdf)
• The Last Plane Out From Bora Bora Part One (.pdf)
• The Maui of My Dreams (.pdf)
• The Prez on Vacation and Other Notes (.pdf)
• Thing To Know When Making a Cruise Reservation (.pdf)
• Traveler's Guide to Packing (.pdf)
• Travel Insurance Primer (.pdf)
• Vacation Brainstorming (.pdf)
• Viva Las Vegas (.pdf)
• Why We Need CNN International (.pdf)
• Winter Day In Chicago (.pdf)
• Wishes For the New Travel Year (.pdf)