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

Visiting Hawaii on a Budget Is Still Possible: Here's How To Do It

Airlines Are Just Banks Now

Antarctica: Should We Be Visiting Here At All?

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Sun Princess naming ceremony

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Scott LairdApril 23, 2024

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Scott LairdMarch 5, 2024

Spirit Airlines plane.

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What’s Next for Spirit and JetBlue?

Scott LairdJanuary 24, 2024

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Destinations

2024 Travel Guide to Hawaii

Scott LairdJanuary 20, 2024

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Scott LairdDecember 9, 2023

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Destinations

How Kauai is Betting on Regenerative Tourism Planning

Scott LairdDecember 1, 2023

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