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June 3, 2008
TRAVELAGE WEST WELCOMES NEW EDITORS
LOS ANGELES — TravelAge West recently announced major additions to its award-winning editorial team.
Marilyn Green has joined the magazine as Contributing Editor, Cruise. Marilyn is a veteran cruise journalist with nearly 20 years of experience. She has worked with Recommend, Tour & Travel News, Leisure Travel News, Travel Professional, Lloyds of London and the Travel Institute, and was the Cruise Editor at Travel Trade for many years. She has also freelanced for Travel + Leisure, Islands, Delta Sky and more. She is based in New York.
Deanna Ting has been hired as Associate Editor. Deanna, a graduate of UCLA, is a former intern at TAW. For the past two years, she has been associate editor at WSAToday, a trade magazine for the shoe industry.
Skye Mayring will join the staff as Assistant Editor. Skye is also a graduate of UCLA, and has written for the Robb Report, Kotori Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, among others, as well as various online sites.
Monica Poling is TAW’s new Contributing Online Editor. Monica is a former TAW freelancer and a veteran of the travel industry. She has worked in public relations for several visitors’ bureaus. Recently one of her own self-started Web sites was named one of the top 101 sites for writers by Writers Digest magazine.
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TravelAge West is the leading trade magazine for travel agents and the travel industry in 14 Western States. Serving its 26,000 readers for nearly 40 years, the biweekly magazine is a main source of news and product information for the region’s agents and travel executives. TravelAge West is a part of Northstar Travel Media, a worldwide provider of information, news and data for the travel and hospitality industry. In addition to TravelAge West, Northstar’s portfolio of directories, periodicals and destination information services includes Travel Weekly, Hotel and Travel Index Worldwide, BTP24, Official Meeting Facilities Guide, Intelliguide Corporate, STAR Service Online, Weissmann Reports, Meetings and Conventions, T&E and Travel Professional. Northstar Travel Media is based in Secaucus, N.J.
