TravelMole expands UK editorial team
TravelMole has appointed a new editor and expanded its UK editorial team.
Bev Fearis, formerly associate editor for the UK, has been promoted to editor following the departure of Phil Davies.
Dinah Hatch, who previously covered technology news for TravelMole, has become associate editor. She will continue to specialise in technology news but will also cover other sectors of the industry.
In addition, two new editorial staff have joined the team.
Linsey McNeill began her travel journalism career at Travel Weekly as senior reporter and writes for various other publications, including the Observer, Daily Express, Times Online and MSN Travel.
Debbie Ward was formerly features editor for Travel Trade Gazette and also contributes to ABTA Magazine and The Travel and Leisure Magazine.
Jeremy Skidmore continues to contribute comment pieces and conference reports, while Valere Tjolle continues to cover sustainable tourism.
“With our new expanded editorial team in place, we will continue to deliver daily travel industry news, comment and analysis, but with a fresh new style and personality,” said TravelMole’s Graham McKenzie.
To contact the editorial team with a news story or an idea for a comment or analysis piece, please send an email to [email protected].
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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