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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2026 Travel Guide to Alaska

2026 Travel Guide to Hawaii

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

Review: Abercrombie & Kent’s Pure Amazon River Cruise

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

Checking Out Avalon Waterways’ New Bordeaux Sailings

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Jamaa el Fna market square, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Tour Operator

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Scott LairdMarch 28, 2025

The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos

Hotels and Resorts

Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos

Scott LairdFebruary 8, 2025

AmaMagna on the Danube River

River Cruise

Review: Lower Danube River Cruise with AmaWaterways

Scott LairdJanuary 19, 2025

Alaska Inside Passage Mountain Range

Destinations

Alaska Travel Guide: 2025's Best Destinations, Events, Attractions and More

Scott LairdJanuary 12, 2025

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Destinations

Hawaii Travel Guide: 2025's Best Destinations, Events, Attractions and More

Scott LairdJanuary 11, 2025

Spirit Airlines, budget airlines, airplane, spirit airplane, yellow airplane

Airlines and Airports

What Does Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Mean for Travelers?

Scott LairdNovember 19, 2024

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