Arnie Weissmann is editor in chief of Travel Weekly and executive
vice president/editorial director of parent company, Northstar
Travel Group.
Weissmann initially wrote travel articles for consumer outlets from
the Washington Post to the LA Times. He subsequently launched
Weissmann Travel Reports (unbiased country profiles, now
incorporated into Northstar’s Travel42.)
He also created AOL’s destination database, authored a geography
textbook and was publisher of critical hotel and destination guides
in the U.S. and U.K.
Weissmann is seen on PBS’ “Travel Detective;” his commentary has
appeared on CBS, NBC, CNN, BBC, Sky News and NPR, and has been
quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.
He’s also a board member of Tourism Cares, and has been a repeat
guest lecturer at Cornell University.