You’re about to hear a lot more about Bangkok from travel bloggers. Here’s why you probably won’t like it.

To most travel bloggers that have been around for awhile, the TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange) conference is pretty well-known. By design, it’s not marketed to travelers or the general public, yet it holds influence over hundreds of travel blogs out there. The Bangkok event concluded on October 17th, while a Fort Lauderdale event is scheduled to commence on October 28th. (A “TBEX @SEA” event will also be held on a cruise ship starting October 31st.)

So it’s clear from the beginning: I’ve been a tr...