2025 October Featured Journalist of the Month: Karen LeBlanc
Karen LeBlanc is an award-winning travel journalist and storyteller, honored with the 2025 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award, two Telly Awards, and multiple NATJA Awards for The Design Tourist travel show. As host, producer, and writer, she takes viewers beyond the guidebooks to uncover the culture, craft, cuisine, and creativity that shape the world’s […]
2025 October Featured Journalist of the Month: Francisco Javier Sanchez
With a background in environmental sustainability, outdoor recreation and social justice, Francisco Javier Sanchez is a photographer, writer and content creator who is passionate about the interrelationship between gastronomy, tourism and heritage. He studied at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala and the University of Winnipeg. When not producing editorial content for leading print […]
2025 October Featured Destination of the Month: North Little Rock
We are a destination marketing organization responsible for promoting Jefferson Parish Louisiana as a travel destination and a dynamic place to live and work. Visit Jefferson Parish is accredited through Destinations International and its globally-recognized Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP), which serves as a visible industry distinction that defines quality and performance standards in destination […]
OCTOBER HAPPENINGS IN GRAPEVINE
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (September 23, 2025) – October is filled with Fall fun in Grapevine! From spooky train rides and family festivals to live music under the stars, seasonal wine tastings and one-of-a-kind shows, the destination offers something for everyone. Explore Historic Main Street, enjoy interactive Nash Farm experiences, catch a live theatre performance, discover unique expos and […]
2025 February Featured Journalist of the Month: Barbara Marrett
Barbara is an award-winning travel journalist and former long-time contributing editor at Cruising World Magazine. She has written for The Seattle Times travel section, been a columnist for Northwest Yachting magazine and a host of other travel and boating magazines. She is co-author of the travel adventure book Mahina Tiare, Pacific Passages, and loves off-the-beaten-track travel. […]
2025 February Featured Journalist of the Month: Christopher Hoelzl
Christopher is a TV producer and co-founder of the Parks Channel. He was part of the founding executive team that started the Smithsonian Channel, and before that I worked for Discovery and wrote for Time-Life Books. He is originally from Colorado and love the outdoors. His TV career has allowed me to pursue his passion […]
2025 February Featured Destination of the Month: Visit Central Florida
Visit Central Florida represents Polk County, Florida. Conveniently located between Orlando and Tampa, Polk County offers something for everyone including Florida’s Newest Attractions. Rediscover your inner child at LEGOLAND Florida Resort and the adjacent Peppa Pig Theme Park – which opened in 2022, go wild at Safari Wilderness Ranch and tee up at Streamsong Resort. […]
2025 January Featured Journalist of the Month: Bonnie McKenna
My name is Bonnie McKenna. I grew up in California. I am now in Texas, and as the saying goes, “I got here as fast as I could.” I have been traveling all my life, as a child, the entire summer was spent on ‘road trips’ traveling around the western United States. As a young […]
2025 January Featured Journalist of the Month: Charles Poe
Charles Poe is an Emmy- and Peabody-winning filmmaker whose work has appeared on National Geographic, Smithsonian and Discovery. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Parks Channel, a new destination for video, photographs and articles to help users discover amazing places and to make the most of their trips. The Parks Channel is available […]
2025 January Featured Destination of the Month: Visit Beaumont, TX
On the border between Louisiana and the Lone Star State, Beaumont is a little bit Cajun, a lot Texan, and 100% unique for the South. We made history as the place where oil changed the world forever and are constantly reinventing ourselves and finding new reasons for people to visit from birding and biodiversity to […]