I partner with many tourism boards, hospitality organizations and public relations firms for editorial on destination feature coverage and hotel reviews. Here you can find more information on my expertise, outlets and results.
My writing has been featured in many major publications, including USA Today, National Geographic, The Telegraph, Fodor’s, Travel+Escape, AAA Magazines and many others. I have also written destination and tourism content for major brands including Livestrong, Virgin Atlantic, Andrew Harper Traveler, Hotel Indigo, IHG Hotels, Eagle Creek, Texas Monthly and others. Read my complete client list here.
In the next section you will find readership demographics and audience stats for some of the main outlets for which I am a regular reviewer and feature writer. Below this you’ll find highlights of some packages with links of my published content that has resulted from previous media research trips.
Travel feature & review outlets
Founder & Publisher
Having founded this digital travel + lifestyle magazine in 2011, I have a number of regular columnists and guest writers but am the main contributing writer. Trading Places is all about experiencing how people live around the world. We seek inspiration, authenticity, joy, creativity, and adventure. We trade places to discover how other people live, work, eat, play, travel, and find happiness. Our mantra is “living on purpose.” We are:
—Fueled by insatiable curiosity
—Motivated by connection with others
—Grounded by intentional living
—Nurtured by kindness
The average Trading Places reader is 25-45 years old, with around a 60% female/40% male ratio. They are very self-aware and curious — interested in learning about other places, people and ways of life. They seek inspiration and constant self-improvement to make their own lives more joyful, fulfilled, adventurous and healthy. The life they want: travel and adventure, pursuing their passions, creating joy and beauty in their surroundings; and above all, authenticity in everything they bring into their lives. Check out Trading Places on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Some of my travel destination features and hotel reviews include:
- Wild, Wild Life: Tanzania Safari Photo and Video Essay
- The Laylow Hotel in Waikiki: Mad Men meets Tiki Bar
- Best Eats in Sydney, Australia
- Qualia Resort, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Contributing Writer & Reviewer
I have worked with GoNOMAD Travel as a regular contributing features writer since 2008. GoNOMAD was ranked number 9 among the all-time top travel websites, recognized for having more travel content than 99% of travel sites on the web. Since 2000, GoNOMAD provides travelers with inspiring travel articles, photos from destinations around the world, and a community of like-minded travelers who are seeking to learn about the world and share their travels with others.
GoNOMAD has 118,000 unique monthly visitors and 300,000 monthly pageviews. There are more than 1,100,000 links from other websites to GoNOMAD, and every month we show up more than 300,000 times in Google organic search results. We have a PageRank of 5, regarded as a travel authority site with 40,000+ Twitter followers and 7,800+ Facebook fans. Read more in our media kit, and specs on readership and reach.
Some of my travel destination features and hotel reviews include:
- Australia’s East Coast Cities: The Best of Sydney and Brisbane
- Guatemala: Channeling Indiana Jones at Tikal
- Maui’s Road to Hana — and Off-Roading in Between
- The Great Alaskan Wilderness: By Land and Sea
- Seeing Switzerland Via the Swiss Pass — Switzerland
- Finding Home in France’s Aquitaine Wine Region — Bordeaux, France
The Telegraph Newspaper, United Kingdom
Hotel Reviewer
I have been a Telegraph hotel reviewer since 2016. The Telegraph is the UK’s second largest newspaper, with a readership (print and online) of 2.3 million people. The average age is 46, and 70% of their readers do not look at other newspapers. Their total audience spends about 12 billion on travel annually.
The Telegraph has won the Weekend Newspaper of the Year and Digital Innovation of the Year. The Telegraph Hotels Twitter account has 12,000+ followers, and the Telegraph Travel Facebook page has 180,000+ fans. View the Telegraph’s media kit here.
Below are links to a few of my Telegraph hotel reviews:
- The Driskill Hotel — Austin, Texas, United States
- Casa Palopo — Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
- Stanton South Beach — Miami, Florida, United States
- Grand Denali Lodge — Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Hotel Reviewer
I have been an i-escape hotel reviewer since 2009. An award-winning boutique hideaways curator, i-escape specializes in boutique hotels, stylish guesthouses, eco-retreats, safari lodges, stunning house rentals and unforgettable travel experiences in over 50 countries.
With a large and loyal following of 250,000 visitors per month, i-escape limits its exclusive portfolio to only those properties personally visited by reviewers. Their users are discerning, affluent travelers worldwide, with 300,000 newsletter subscribers. i-escape has more than 56,000 Facebook fans, more than 13,000 Twitter followers, and more than 21,000 Instagram followers. See more information at their media kit here.
My i-escape hotel reviews include:
- Villa Buena Onda — Playa del Coco, Costa Rica
- Ping Nakara Hotel & Spa — Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Riad Kniza — Marrakech, Morocco
Results from prior media Research trips
Australia
- Austin Woman Magazine: Australia Travel Guide
- Texas Lifestyle Magazine: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
- GoNomad: Australia’s East Coast Cities
- Trading Places: Best Eats in Sydney, Australia
- Trading Places: Qualia Resort, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Ireland
- Fodor’s Travel: A Literary Tour of Dublin
Portugal
- American Craft Magazine: The Lure of Lisbon
Hawaii
- Lightfoot Travel: Touring the Boutique Farms of Hawaii
- Austin Woman Magazine: Island Time
- Trading Places: The Laylow Hotel in Waikiki: Mad Men meets Tiki Bar
- GoNOMAD: Maui’s Road to Hana
Alaska
- Canadian Traveller: Riding the Rails from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Austin Woman Magazine: America’s Last Frontier
- USA Today Green Living Magazine: Unlikely Advocates
- GoNOMAD: The Great Alaskan Wilderness
- The Telegraph: Grand Denali Lodge Hotel Review
- Tango Diva: John Muir’s Alaska with UnCruise Adventures
Guatemala
- The Telegraph: Casa Palopo Hotel Review
- The Telegraph: Las Lagunas Boutique Hotel Review
- The Telegraph: Villa Las Pilas Hotel Review
- GoNomad: Channeling Indiana Jones at Tikal
- GoNomad: Lake Atitlan Amazing Views & Shaman Blessings
- Perceptive Travel: A Guatemalan Town Rediscovers its Identity Through Art
Chile
- Lightfoot Travel: Horseback Riding with a Chilean Cowboy
- G Adventures: Stargazing in Chile’s Atacama Desert
- G Adventures: Time and Tradition in Patagonia
- GoNOMAD: Mystery and History on Easter Island
- American Craft Magazine: Deeply Rooted Craft in Chile
- Perceptive Travel: A Cowboy at the End of the World
- Designare Oasis: The Atacama Desert is a World within its Own
- Offbeat Travel: Chile, Land of Pablo Neruda from Santiago to Valparaiso
- GoNOMAD: Land of Fire and Ice
- Tango Diva: Hangaroa Eco-Hotel Review
Scandinavia
- Shermans Travel: Day Trip from Stockholm to Fjäderholmarna Island
- Shermans Travel: Yes, You Can Have an Affordable Weekend in Oslo
- G Adventures: Norway’s Most Scenic Adventures
- Paste Magazine: Literary Scandinavia
- Shermans Travel: Photo Essay, Train and Ferry Journey in Norway
- Lake Austin Lifestyle Magazine: Stunning Scandinavia
- TripCreator: Capturing the Independent Spirit of Denmark
- G Adventures: Yuletide Joy in Norway
- Tango Diva: Thon Hotel Bergen Review
- Tango Diva: Story Hotel Sweden Review
Mexico
- Shermans Travel: Photo Tour of Mexico City’s Modern & Street Art
- GoNOMAD: 5 Things Not to Miss in Mexico City
- Shermans Travel: Mexico City, 5 Surprising Facts
India
- World Nomads: Insiders Guide to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- World Nomads: Insiders Guide to Darjeeling
- i-escape: Casa Susegad Hotel Review
- GoNOMAD: Hurry Burry Spoils the Curry
- Reviews International: Barefoot Havelock Hotel Review
New England (Connecticut, Maine & Rhode Island)
- USA Today GoEscape Magazine: Maritime History Comes to Life in Mystic
- Paste Magazine: Books and Brews in Portland, Maine
- Shermans Travel: Easy New England Escape in Mystic, Connecticut
- Paste Magazine: 4 Historic US Villages You can Stay in
- GoNOMAD: Eat it up and Walk it off in New England
- GoNOMAD: Rhode Island, from Ivy League to Gilded Mansions
- GoNOMAD: The Inn at Diamond Cove Hotel Review
- GoNOMAD: Inn at Mystic Hotel Review
- GoNOMAD: Old Court Bed & Breakfast Hotel Review
Kentucky
- USA Today GoEscape Magazine: Utopia Reborn — Visiting the Shakers
- Paste Magazine: 4 Historic US Villages You can Stay in
- Shermans Travel: 5 Totally Unique Stops on a Kentucky Road Trip
- Lake Austin Lifestyle Magazine: Traveling with Pets