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Last updated on May 6th, 2025

PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL journalists WITH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE

Professional Travel Writers

As professional journalists, we only write about places we have actually travelled to and share our first-hand experiences. We are accomplished, award-winning and accredited by professional organizations including the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) and the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). We have a shared understanding of our role and purpose, acknowledging our influential role as travel writers to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly #5: Gender Equality. 

Leyla Alyanak of offbeatfrance.com

Leyla Alyanak

Offbeat Places in France

Le Bugey, France

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Jennifer Bain photo travel writer JourneyWoman

Jennifer Bain

National Parks + Microadventures

Toronto, ON / Fogo Island, NL

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Diana Ballon

Diana Ballon

Women’s Stories + Transformational Travel

Toronto, Ontario

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Women's Travel Fest 2023 panelist Dawn Booker

Dawn Booker

Women's Travel

North Carolina, USA

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Kathy Buckworth

Kathy Buckworth

Travel Trends + Multi-GenTravel

Mississauga, Ontario

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Cathy Donaldson enjoys her menopause retreat in Costa Rica

Cathy Donaldson

Midlife Reinvention

New Brunswick, Canada

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Diana Eden

Women's Travel Over 80

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Erica Ehm

The Next Chapter

Toronto, Canada

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Amanda Burgess

Karen Gershowitz

Solo Travel + Quirky Places

New York City, New York

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Tina Hartas

Travel by Book, TripFiction

Evelyn Hannon

The Late Evelyn Hannon

Godmother of Solo Travel

Toronto, Ontario

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Tanzila Khan

Accessible Solo Travel

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Claudia Laroye

Adventure + Family Travel

Pat Lee

Pat Lee

Adventure Travel Over 60

Nova Scotia, Canada

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Maureen Littlejohn

Culinary Travel

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Rupi Mangat in Maasai Mara

Rupi Mangat

Sustainable Travel + Women in Africa

Nairobi, Kenya

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Rosemary Neave

Travel Over 70 + LGBTQ+

Christchurch, New Zealand

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Sandra Phillips

Co-founder, Travel Smart Planet

Montreal, Quebec

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Sandra Phinney

Tales from Atlantic Canada

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Carolyn Ray JourneyWoman

Carolyn Ray

Midlife Reinvention

Toronto, Ontario

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Jennifer Reynolds

Jennifer Reynolds

Garden Travel + Natural Spaces

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Mia Taylor

Women in Travel

California, USA

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Jules Torti

Jules Torti

LGBTQ+ + Adventure Travel

Lion’s Head, Ontario

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Mariellen Ward

Solo Travel in India

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Christine Winebrenner Irick

Host, Soul of Travel Podcast

Denver, Colorado

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