But most of them hadn't spend 3 months traveling in South East Asia, for example. They knew about the resorts and travel companies that could afford to bring th

But most of them hadn't spend 3 months traveling in South East Asia, for example. They knew about the resorts and travel companies that could afford to bring them over and show them a good time. For everything else you had to trust Lonely Planet or something, which was a guaranteed meal-ticket for anyone who could get their business mentioned in there, without the benefit of feedback from the people who've visited recently.