Born and raised in the UK, Barry Barford has been writing about travel for more than three decades and had articles published by Business Traveller, Media East, The Asian Business Review and Go World Travel among others. His self-published book, Ten Top Travel Destinations, is available from Amazon. He is now a full-time freelance writer and travel industry reporter. He lives in Australia, near Sydney.

Ranjit loves opinions and as such writing presents him with the golden opportunity to share his views across a large landscape of readers. His aspiration is to draw viewership from all backgrounds, thereby reaching out to a worldwide audience. It is safe to say that Ranjit is addicted to travelling, whether it be the backroads of Central America or a cycling journey across the River Danube. Ranjit embraces cultural hotspots and feels that travelling combines exciting adventures with humbling life experiences. Ranjit has his own website: https://www.travellersaver.com that provides Trendy Travel Tips and Money Saving recommendations. Furthermore, Ranjit writes for B-Cing-U Travel & Leisure magazine and Allways Traveller, the online magazine for the International Travel Writers Alliance. He can be contacted by email at rshergill51@gmail.com

Michael C. Upton works as a freelance writer specializing in arts and leisure, which includes travel writing. He graduated with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Maine at Farmington and is actively published by trade journals, specialized websites, and regional and national magazines. Upton lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania, USA—in the heart of Amish Country—with his wife Mel and two youngest children Halligan and Teagan. Chef Tyler, his oldest son, is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.

Steve MacNaull has the best of both worlds. He lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, a tourist destination in its own right where he water skis in the summer and downhill skis in the winter. When not out on the lake or mountain, he traverses the globe to generate syndicated features for 20 newspapers across Canada, including the Toronto Sun, Vancouver Province, 24 Hours Toronto, Winnipeg Free Press and 24 Hours Vancouver.

Ashley Gibbins is Managing Director of the International Travel Writers Alliance and Commissioning Editor of AllWays Traveller. A third generation journalist he is a travel writer and photographer with a particular interest in events, celebrations and live performances.