New York Travel Festival 2015

@monicadrakeMonica Drake is the editor of the Travel section of the New York Times, overseeing the weekly print section, the digital report and directing its digital and mobile initiatives. Before running Travel, Monica was the deputy of the section, in charge of several recurring print features and its... Read More →

@chartasticalCharlise is head of social media at The Daily Beast. She also contributes to the site's travel and music coverage. Prior to The Beast, she held gigs at ESSENCE, Travel + Leisure and Seventeen. Storytelling is her superpower... Read More →

@evierobbieIn September 2011, Evita (Evie) Robinson created the Nomadness Travel Tribe, an online social community for travelers worldwide who share a similar urban background and were looking for like-minded travelers to connect with. Now the Tribe is over 12,000 strong, internationally. In... Read More →

@YoliZamaYolanda Sangweni is a South-African born writer/editor and cultural curator. Currently, she is the entertainment editor of ESSENCE.com—the online portal of ESSENCE Magazine—and the founder of afriPOP, an online destination highlighting what’s new and what’s next in global African culture. afriPOP! recently co-presented After Afropolitan, a month-long exhibition probing contemporary African diaspora experiences and the socio-economic, cultural and aesthetic equity of the so-ca... Read More →

@zimismZim is the founder of Travel Noire, a digital publishing platform. Travel Noire’s vision is to be the world’s most comprehensive end-to-end travel resource for unconventional travelers of color. By creating compelling tools, resources & experiences to help travelers discover, plan and... Read More →