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Melissa Arnold
Location: Red Oak, IA, United States
Member Since: 23 February 2004
Professional Associations
Travelwriters.com
North American Travel Journalists Association
Introduction
I'm ready to meet your needs by providing lively, quality articles your readers will enjoy, making sure you have those articles on or before deadline.
Why me? I have over 30 years in the travel industry, including hotel management, destination marketing, and since 1998 travel writing and editing. I authored the monthly feature "Down the Road" for Nostalgia Magazine, featuring nostalgic travels through America. I've written about Baltimore, Maryland, and its environs for over 7 years, including serving as editor of TravelHost of Maryland for 3 years. My tourism features and editorials appeared in Business Monthly newspaper for 6 years, and my work has appeared in Central PA Magazine, Baltimore Sun newspaper, Baltimore/Annapolis Ambassador, Travelhost of Maryland, and TravelHost of DC. Clips of my work can be viewed at http://www.BestWriteAnswer.com Check me out on Examiner.com too at http://www.examiner.com/x-3109-Omaha-Sightseeing-Examiner Also, I have written copy for advertising collateral and travel-related web pages.
In addition to general travel writing, I have specialized in America's backroads and byways, with added expertise in agritourism, nostalgia tourism, tourism packaging, hospitality training, and women's safety and have been a featured speaker focusing on these topics at various state and regional events.
Experience & Expertise
I have nearly 30 years experience in the travel industry, including hotel management, destination marketing, and tour development and management. In my tourism writing and speeches at tourism events, I specialize in America's highways and byways, Agritourism, Women's Travel Safety, and the business of tourism and hospitality.
Check your local Barnes and Noble this fall for the new book Most Scenic Drives by Publications International, Ltd. (sister company to the folks who do the Mobil Travel Guides). I have written nearly 30 of the "highlights" from the East Coast to the prairies of Nebraska, all photo captions, and worked on the Midwestern section of this fascinating guide book, that takes readers on a journey across America via the Most Scenic Drives.
Publishing Credentials
Most Scenic Drives, Nostalgia Magazine, Baltimore/Annapolis Ambassador, TravelHost of Baltimore/Annapolis, TravelHost of DC, Central PA Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Business Monthly, Howard County Generations
Clips & Samples (View All 12)
We Care About You, Business Monthly
A Celebration of Accomplishments, Annapolis Ambassador, January 2004
In the Steps of a Western Outlaw, Nostalgia Magazine, March 2004
Weekend Excitement in Annapolis, TravelHost of Maryland, both September and October 2003
Baltimore's Stellar Attraction, Baltimore Ambassador, January 2004
