2023 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Ken Budd
Growth. Purpose. Exploration. Love. These are key themes in my work, especially my award-winning memoir The Voluntourist (William Morrow). The book shares my adventures as a volunteer in six countries and my search for meaning as I cope with my father’s death and attempt to live a life that matters. In 2020, my Washington Post […]
2023 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Nancy Wigston
A graduate of the University of Toronto with a PhD in English literature, I taught English Lit and Creative Writing at the Toronto French School, followed by a stint teaching Literary Travel at UofT’s School of Continuing Education. An experienced writer with expertise in travel writing, profiles, book reviewing, medical, historical, and social issues, in […]
2023 June Featured Journalist of the Month: Bob Nesoff
NATJA’s founder and first president is an award-winning journalist with some 40 awards to his name as a reporter for two major daily newspapers. His first travel article was on the diversion of water for Niagara Falls to the Canadian side to study the American Falls. There was a photo of him standing at the […]
2023 May Featured Organization of the Month: Visit Finger Lakes
There are many reasons to visit the Finger Lakes – gorgeous lakes, wine and culinary highlights, exceptional hiking and biking, sports in our great outdoors, and of course, our family-friendly atmosphere. Five of New York’s Finger Lakes provide the setting for a little laidback luxury getaway in lake country. First, we are known for our […]
2023 May Featured Journalist of the Month: Mary Klest
I am a Chicagoland independent journalist. My work focuses on lifestyle, travel, and science. In travel writing, I look for local elements that can be appreciated across borders. My professional writing career spans twenty years in a mix of public relations, content writing, and journalism. My travel blog is at www.WhosTakingtheTrain.com 1. What got you […]
2023 May Featured Journalist of the Month: Lucas Aykroyd
Lucas Aykroyd is an award-winning writer, national newspaper columnist, and public speaker. He specializes in travel and sports. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Geographic, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the Vancouver Sun, and the Georgia Straight. He’s contributed to travel guidebooks for Fodor’s and Frommer’s. […]
2023 April Featured Organization of the Month: Ensemble Travel Group
Established in 1968, Ensemble Travel Group is an organization of top-tier travel agencies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our U.S. office is based in New York; our Canadian office is based in Toronto. We create marketing tools on behalf of our agencies, such as our inspirational travel magazines that are distributed to their database of […]
2023 April Featured Journalist of the Month: Jennifer Bain
Jennifer Bain is the Canada editor of U.S.-based National Parks Traveler and an award-winning freelance travel writer who wanders Canada and the world in search of quirk. She’s a journalist who started her newspaper career covering breaking news, crime and courts, and then progressed to the kinder and gentler topics of food and travel. Jennifer […]
2023 April Featured Journalist of the Month: Rob Goss
Hello. I’m a British author and writer based in Tokyo, creating award-winning work for clients that have ranged from National Geographic and BBC Travel to CNBC, the Independent, and some 100 other media companies around the globe. Feature length or short, I like to tell stories, whether that’s about the sumo bulls of the remote […]
2023 March Featured Journalist of the Month: Janice Wald Henderson
Janice Wald Henderson is a Los Angeles-based food and travel journalist, specializing in cruising. She’s a six-time NATJA award-winner and has also earned honorable mentions. Janice has traveled to nearly 100 countries, many multiple times. She’s visited all seven continents by sea and loves expedition travel the most. She speaks French and wishes she played […]
