Big congrats to our friend Don George who was interviewed today in USA Today!
Jayne Clark wrote a bunch of articles addressing the employment ins and outs of those lucky few with great travel jobs.
Top travel jobs: Been there, reported that gets personal with Don George, Global Travel Editor of Lonely Planet.
Top travel jobs: Nothing escapes this guy with Trent Walsh, Managing Director of Leading Quality Assurance, a London-based hotel inspection company.
Top travel jobs: Back paddle! Lean in! Get down! — That’s the life!James Rodger, River Rafting Guide for O.A.R.S
Top travel jobs: Just a gig afloat — dancing with the ladies on the high seas with O.J. Bryson, Gentleman Host on cruise ships.
Top travel jobs: The world is her oyster — with Dom Perignon with Nancy Jane, Private Jet Tour Leader
Anyone else have a top travel job? Tell us about yours!
Well, it’s not my job anymore, and even while it lasted it included 1) a pitiful expense account; 2) a grueling schedule; and 3) no salary. But writing for Let’s Go has to be one of the best travel jobs out there. For one thing, it’s one of the few available to college students with no discernibly relevant experience. And most everyone uses the guide at some point or another, creating a kind of fellowship that few books offer. Once, a couple I met on a train insisted I take a $5 dollar bill from them because they loved Let’s Go so much. Bet that doesn’t happen to your average Frommer’s writer.