Meet the TravelPost Consumer Travel Experts

TravelPost has a deep bench of world travelers, adventure seekers, and travel-industry professionals. We care deeply about consumer-travel issues and have a lot to say on the topic. From bedbugs to holiday travel trends and everything in between, you can count on the TravelPost team to provide you with thought-provoking and expert advice. Like something we’ve written on the blog, or looking for an expert opinion on a specific topic? Email ideas@travelpost.com and let us know how we can help.


MSNBC Interview on October 27, 2010

Erik Torkells, Consumer Travel Advocate

With 15 years’ experience as a travel expert, Erik Torkells can provide insight and updates about travel trends, strategies, and destinations. Editor in Chief of Budget Travel and BudgetTravel.com from 2003 to 2008, Torkells has appeared on MSNBC's News Nation, NBC’s “Today,” CBS’s “Early Show,” CNN, Fox News, CNBC, E! News, NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” the Travel Channel, and more. His writing has appeared in USA Today, the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, T Magazine, Time.com, National Geographic Adventure, and Esquire (U.K.), and he has been quoted in everything from Money to Maxim to Woman's Day. He founded a magazine about one of the biggest trends in travel, Girlfriend Getaways, and authored three books: The Smart Traveler’s Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers; Secret Hotels; and A Stingray Bit My Nipple! True Stories from Real Travelers. Based in New York City, Torkells is also knowledgeable about luxury travel and business travel. He has also been an editor at Fortune, Travel + Leisure, and Town & Country magazines; and he founded Tribeca Citizen.

Anne Taylor Hartzell, Family Travel Expert

Anne Taylor Hartzell is the founder and executive editor of HipTravelMama.com, a luxury family travel blog that provides tips, reviews and inspiration for luxury travel and life's little luxuries - good style, food and wine. Anne is a frequent family traveler and expert and can speak to a variety of topics including seasonal trends and travel tips for families, family-friendly luxury destinations, hip hotels and inspiration for fun family trips and experiences. Anne is an experienced media spokesperson and speaker and has been quoted in technology and travel publications on travel related topics in CNN.com, Budget Travel, The New York Times, and broadcast outlets such as Good Morning Texas, ABC Dallas, among others. Anne, owner of Anne Taylor Communications, is a travel industry executive with nearly 15 years of experience launching travel and technology brands including Farecast and Bing. She also currently leads communications for TravelPost. Anne is the mother of two children under six, and loves to discover and share tips for traveling with kids and hip trip ideas for families. You can find her on twitter @hiptravelmama and on Facebook.

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