Meredith M Babb
Head of the University Press of Florida,
20 years experience in publishing, both commercial
presses and academic presses.
Keith Bellows
In 2007, special guest faculty member,
Editor-in-Chief of National
Geographic Traveler magazine. More...
Tom Brosnahan
Tom has written travel articles and guidebooks
for Frommer's, Berlitz,
Lonely Planet, and Insight,
which have sold more than four million
copies in 12 languages. He now develops
travel
websites to Turkey, New
England,
France
and Switzerland,
and maintains the SATW
Institute website. More...
Joe Cummings
Author of many best-selling guidebooks, including
the award-winning Lonely Planet guides to Thailand
and Laos, and Moon Handbooks to Mexico and Baja California.
Arthur Frommer
Graduated from Yale University
Law School, then revolutionized travel
and guidebook writing with his book Europe
on $5 a Day. In his long
and unique career he has had
first-hand experience with virtually
every part of the travel industry, from
publishing through tour operation to hotel
management. He was founder and editor-in-chief
of the phenomenally successful Arthur
Frommer's Budget Travel magazine. More...
Paul Glassman
Founder of Passport Press and author of pioneering
guides to Central America, including Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, and the Bay Islands
of Nicaragua. He's also written a guide to Montréal,
and Latin America on a Bicycle.
Kimberly Grant
Noted art and travel photographer,
travel writer and author of many guidebooks
including CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS: AN
EXPLORER'S GUIDE, BEST PLACES TO STAY:
HAWAII. She was the principal photographer
for Lonely Planet's NEW YORK, and had many
of her photos included in Lonely Planet's
NEW ENGLAND. She was co-author (with Tom
Brosnahan and Steve Jermanok) of Lonely
Planet's NEW ENGLAND, and (with Christina
Tree) of BEST PLACES TO STAY: NEW ENGLAND.
Edie Jarolim
Has been a senior editor at Fodor's
and Frommer's in New York City and a series
editor for Rough Guides in London. She
was the author of Frommer's SAN ANTONIO & AUSTIN,
and THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO MEXICAN
RESORTS, as well as a contributor and updater
for many Fodor's guides.
Alan Macher
Travel writer, guidebook author and newspaper
editor, Alan served as Faculty Associate
for many years.
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Christina Tree
"Ms New England," longtime travel contributor
to the Boston Globe and author of numerous books
on New England, including HOW NEW ENGLAND HAPPENED,
MAINE: AN EXPLORER'S GUIDE, THE OTHER MASSACHUSETTS,
BEST PLACES TO STAY: NEW ENGLAND.
Bruce Whipperman
After a 20-year career as a physics teacher, Bruce
became the award-winning travel guidebook author
of five Moon Handbooks, a
travel writer and accomplished photographer. More...
Institute Faculty