about emma
Currently, I'm the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a travel trade publication serving an audience of modern, business-savvy travel advisors (formerly known as travel agents).
I write and edit a wide range of travel content, manage social media campaigns, grow SEO for TravelAgeWest.com and develop and produce engaging web stories for a national audience of travel advisors and travel industry executives. I'm also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast and a co-host of the Trade Secrets podcast (the latter is produced in conjunction with Travel Weekly), where I highlight the successes of exceptional individuals within the travel industry.
I've planted my feet in 50 countries, many of them while on assignment for TravelAge West.
honors, projects & more
In 2020, my family and I raised more than $35,000 for Tourism Cares (a travel industry nonprofit organization focused on the survival and sustainability of the travel and tourism industry) during our climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Also in 2020, the TravelAge West staff received a Maggie Award in the Best Feature Article (Circulation under 50,000)/Trade for a cover story on the top travel milestones of the last 50 years. In 2018, I received a Bronze writing award in the Travel Trade category from the North American Travel Journalists' Association for my piece on High-Risk Travel. I have written on topics ranging from travel and public health to business and technology, and I am continually fascinated by our world and the people who live in it. My work has appeared in TravelAge West, Family Getaways, Explorer, Travel Weekly, National Geographic Magazine, The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, The Daily Illini, CU-Citizen Access and more. |