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Buzzy Gordon
Location: Fennville, MI, United States
Member Since: 3 March 2007
Professional Associations
Travelwriters.com
Introduction
Buzzy Gordon is the author of Frommer's Jerusalem Day by Day Guide (published by Wiley & Co). Over the course of his 30-year career spanning more than 75 countries, the award-winning journalist has been a reporter, copy editor, columnist, bureau chief and travel writer on five continents.
In 2007, he became a regular contributor to the travel section of USA Today, a national newspaper with a circulation of more than 2.3 million.
After being one of the team of writers that compiles USA Today's 10 Great Places column, Gordon was invited to write for Globorati.com, a leading website for luxury travel news, and for Travel Agent Magazine and Luxury Travel Advisor. He is a roving correspondent for LuxuryWeb.com and JohnnyJet.com, as well as a contributor to Away.com (of the Orbitz network). His articles have also appeared in National Geographic Traveler, The Los Angeles Times, Hispanic Magazine, Americas Magazine, Executive Traveler, About.com and Jewish publications worldwide.
Before becoming a full-time travel writer, Gordon was published in such prestigious media outlets as The Washington Post and The World & I Magazine and was quoted in The New York Times and Newsweek.
While he accepts a wide variety of assignments, Gordon specializes in international luxury travel, particularly to Europe, Asia, Australia/Oceania and Latin America. Additional areas of focus include ethnicity and culture, rail travel, gastronomy and health and wellness spas. He writes extensively on Jewish communities around the world and is an advocate for sustainable tourism.
Buzzy Gordon
buzzygo@gmail.com
Experience & Expertise
Author, Frommer's Jerusalem Day by Day Guide. Founding Publisher and Editor of JewishTraveler.net (currently in pre-launch mode)
Publishing Credentials
USA Today, National Geographic Traveler, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, World Jewish Digest, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Los Angeles Jewish Journal, Washington Jewish Week, Travel Agent Magazine, Luxury Travel Advisor, Away.com, Hispanic Magazine, The Jerusalem Post, Orange County Jewish Life, International Living, Americas Magazine, LuxuryWeb.com, Travelroads.com, The World & I, American Banker, Group Tour Magazine
Awards Received
National Jewish Press Association Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism
Clips & Samples (View All 9)
Blue Train and Golf Greens, Globorati.com
Top Ten Dream Resorts, Away.com
On Safari in -- and through -- Kenya, LuxuryWeb.com
Five Rules for Safe and Scam-Free Travel, The Travelers Notebook
