The Travelore Report At Pre-Pandemic Viewing Levels

The Travelore Report was first published in 1971 by Theodore 'Ted' Barkus. After being a travel journalist for a Philadelphia based newspaper for several years and traveling around the world with other writers, Ted observed that many travel writers lacked the appreciation for what they were experiencing. That was a period when press trips were generally more extravagant than they are today. In one example they were traveling in France, eating amazing meals, and one writer complained that he just wanted an American-style hamburger. For a few years before Travelore was published as a consumer publication, there was another version called Travelog targeted to the travel trade. I, Allen Barkus, became publisher and editor of Travelore in 1988.

We actually passed 170,000 in September. A friend called with a family crisis and I missed getting the screenshot.

While still in print, Travelore is heading back to our pre-pandemic readership on-line which averaged at 175,000 views monthly. Since we are aware many other on-line publications are happy to get 300-500 views daily, we are thrilled with our viewership. We currently also have over 15,000 followers on X/Twitter, over 23,000 followers @allenbarkus1102@bsky.social @TraveloreReport, over 5,000 followers on Threads @AllenBarkus, and over 1,300 followers on Instagram @AllenBarkus. Our social media growth has all been organic, not purchased, a common practice in the industry. We observed a travel "influncer" lose 80,000 followers over a very short period and another go from 500 to 4,000 overnight.

Additionally, on Google we now have over 15 million views of photos and reviews @AllenBarkus

Our Publisher, Allen Barkus, Interviewed After Previewing Philadelphia's New Museum Of The American Revolution -Now Open

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New museum honoring America to open. Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at 5:30 p.m. on April 13. (WPVI)

By Sarah Bloomquist

Thursday, April 13, 2017 08:11PM

OLD CITY (WPVI) --

A new museum is open in Philadelphia honoring the beginnings of America.

The Museum of the American Revolution opened on April 19 at 3rd and Chestnut in Old City.

Action News has been giving viewers some glimpses of what's at the museum in recent weeks.

But on Thursday, we got a more comprehensive look at what's inside.

In the heart of historic Philadelphia, The Museum of the American Revolution is about to open to the public.

Using thousands of historic artifacts, the new museum tells the story of how the United States became an independent nation.

Scott Stephenson, Museum of the American Revolution said, "This takes you on a journey from being subjects of the British Empire in 1760 through the creation of the American Republic and explores the legacy of the American Revolution, both in America and around the world."

Visitors are asked questions - then provided with artifacts, artwork and interactive exhibits to help them draw conclusions about the founding of this nation.

"They will see 16,000 square feet of core exhibition. Objects. Witness objects from the American Revolution. They can stand under a re-creation of the Boston Liberty tree. They can stand in the middle of the battle of Brandywine," said Stephenson.

The museum includes George Washington's actual tent where the general lived and worked from 1778-1783.

A time-lapse of the display is being constructed. Travel blogger Allen Barkus believes Old City is the perfect spot for this look back into American history.

He said, "Oh this is a perfect place for it. We're sitting in the most historic mile in America, so this perfect for this location."

Chris Young picked a corner for his restaurant, The Little Lion, anticipating the museum and the tourists to come.

"The Little Lion, we've watched it being built for the last year and a half to two years. And the day's almost here. We're very excited," said Young.

Visitors are urged to go online to pre-purchase tickets. The ticket is good for two consecutive days.

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My Personal Philosophy: Keep Moving Forward. #KeepMovingForward

My name is Allen Barkus. As the publisher of the Travelore Report, owner of the Ted Barkus Company (one of the leading independent ad agencies in the U.S.), a well respected Ashtanga yoga teacher (www.AshtangabyAllen.Com and AshtangabyAllen.Blogspot.Com ), active in volunteer work and mentoring others; I am often asked about my personal philosophy. My philosophy is to Keep Moving Forward, always continuing to take the physical and or emotional next step. In my personal experience if we continue to move forward and do positive things in our lives, good things happen. Please share your experiences, what works for you?