Scott Laird

Scott Laird

Scott is a freelance travel writer who has logged a million-and-a-half miles onboard flights around the world in search of historic hotels, rare spa botanicals, gin cocktails, and plumeria trees. Having developed a passion for travel during frequent childhood trips between homes in Alaska and Kaua'i, he's now Dallas-based and is a frequent contributor to several publications. When not in Dallas, he can typically be found in Europe, the US West Coast, Alaska, Hawai'i, the Islands of Tahiti, or onboard a cruise ship.

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How Hotels Are Evolving to Compete With Airbnb

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Airlines Are Just Banks Now

Antarctica: Should We Be Visiting Here At All?

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Sunset from Maui, Hawaii.

Destinations

2026 Travel Guide to Hawaii

Scott LairdJanuary 7, 2026

The Four Seasons Explorer, Palau, a floating luxury resort.

Luxury

Inside the Four Seasons Explorer, Palau’s Floating Luxury Resort

Scott LairdJanuary 4, 2026

Pure Amazon in Peru.

Tour Operator

Review: Abercrombie & Kent’s Pure Amazon River Cruise

Scott LairdNovember 16, 2025

At the departure gate, where a traditional Lion Dance was performed to commemorate the service.

Airlines and Airports

What It’s Like to Fly Cathay Pacific’s Longest Flight

Scott LairdMay 10, 2025

Avalon Waterways' Avalon Artistry II exterior.

River Cruise

Checking Out Avalon Waterways’ New Bordeaux Sailings

Scott LairdApril 12, 2025

Jamaa el Fna market square, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Tour Operator

Experiencing Morocco on a TTC Tour Brands' Tour Week FAM Trip

Scott LairdMarch 28, 2025

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