Check out the video below or listen to it on Johnny Jet’s Travel Podcast for our whole conversation and below for her abbreviated answers and please subscribe to my YouTube Channel!
Short bio: Laura Davidson is the founder of LDPR, a leading travel and lifestyle PR agency based in NYC with staff in CHI, LA, and SFO. She has worked with international brands and destinations as well as independent and boutique hotels across the US. LDPR was named one of the top PR agencies for 2021 by Forbes magazine.
Occupation: Owner/president of LDPR
Website: ldpr.com
Twitter: @lauradavidson
Instagram: @lauraldpr
Facebook: LauraDavidsonPR
Hometown: Flushing, New York
Residence: Weston, Connecticut
College: Binghamton University
College major: English
How are you doing with quarantine? See video
How many countries have you been to? About 100
How many continents have you been to? 6
Favorite American city: Portland, OR
Favorite international city: Sydney
Friendliest people in the world: Scotland
Country with the meanest immigration officers: Can’t tell you
I have no desire to go to: Russia
Favorite U.S. airport: PDX
Favorite aircraft type: 787 Dreamliner
Drink of choice (in the air and on the ground): Sparkling water
Favorite restaurant: Icebergs at Bondi Beach, Australia
Favorite hotel: the last one I visited (right now, it’s Ocean House in R.I.)
5 things you bring on a plane: Extra pack of cough drops, melatonin, almonds, Vanity Fair magazine, and a sense of humor … (See video)
Favorite travel credit card: Delta Amex
Favorite island: Bequia in the Caribbean; the Ise of Skye in Scotland
Favorite beach: Byron Bay, Australia
Favorite travel movie: All the James Bond ones
Favorite travel show: Men in Kilts on Starz network
Favorite travel book: Bill Bryson’s Notes from a Small Island
Worst travel moment: Escorting an African press trip and getting bumped off the plane home and see video
Most embarrassing travel moment: Walking topless on a beach in St. Barts and bumping into a client
What’s your dream destination? Tahiti; and Lord Howe Island in Australia
What’s the most important thing travel has taught you: Patience, tolerance, and curiosity (through the eyes of my kids) See video
Best travel tip: See video
Will travel be different: See video
Love the interview with Laura Davidson – what an amazing, well travelled and fun person to travel with. Love the recommendations and starting to research them all now. Thanks for all the great tips and ideas for my next trip.