Bogota, Colombia, was the host destination for SATW’s 2022 Annual Convention. Our members and attendees fell in love with the destination, discovering stories to share in print, online, and on social media. We are happy to present this webinar featuring Gilberto...

SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) will hold its 2023 convention in Puerto Rico on September 7-11, 2023, at the beautiful Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino. Additional details will be coming soon. You can keep up with all SATW information and...

Colorful Streets in La Candelaria area Bogotá (STYLEPICS via Deposit Photos) SATW is excited to announce the keynote speakers for the annual SATW convention, this year to be held in Bogotá, Colombia. SATW Keynoter Leonor Espinosa On Friday, September 9th, our...

Harvest Moon Over Bogota, photo courtesy of SATW Member Elliot Gillies Colombia, and its capital city Bogotá, have reinvented themselves in the past decades, and we get to experience this identity firsthand when the SATW makes its return to international travel at its...

Learn more about Bill Muster and this competition. GOLD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Blaine Harrington III SILVER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Eric Lindberg [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="31"...

SATW will convene in person for the first time since 2019 at the annual convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 3-7, 2021. Travel industry content producers, editors, and destination representatives are ready to network again and discuss travel content in a...

The coronavirus pandemic has paralyzed global travel resulting in editors, travel writers and digital publishers living in limbo wondering what the future holds for the profession and their outlets. The pandemic has forced professionals in the travel industry to pivot...

So many people are asking the question: what will travel look like in 2021? While the rollout of a coronavirus vaccine is a positive sign, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top health expert in the United States, predicts that is will be at least the fall of 2021 before enough...

By Toby Saltzman In a hub of SATW members, would you recognize the veteran whose skills were crucial to America’s reactions during the Cold War and Vietnam War? Stature and humble nature aside, you might recognize John Poimiroo if you saw him clad in his Navy flight...

Learn more about Bill Muster and this competition Watch the 2021 Muster Awards video GOLD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Susan Portnoy SILVER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Blaine Harrington III...

SATW announced the winners of the prestigious Bill Muster Photography Awards, SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Awards for writing excellence and Phoenix Awards for conservation during their 2020 virtual convention on October 16, 2020. See the press releases below for the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a shift in all industries but tourism has been hit especially hard. As people remain reluctant to travel, DMOs are getting creative in their efforts to attract future visitors. SATW Associates weigh in on the varied marketing...

Unbowed by the strain of COVID-19 on the travel industry, the SATW is pivoting with the times. In October, it will host its first-ever virtual travel convention – and for the first time, will invite qualified non-member journalists and media representatives to...

Elizabeth Harryman is the incoming SATW President-elect who will begin her role for the organization in October 2020. Harryman has been a dedicated member of SATW since 1987 having served two years as Editors Council Chair, two years as Editors Council Secretary,...

SATW, the Society of American Travel Writers, offers thanks to the Committee to Protect Journalists and the U.S. Embassy in New Dehli for their tireless efforts on behalf of our member, Anietra Hamper. International security firm G4S, the International Center for...

(Tue 12 May 2020) The Global Travel Media Alliance is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 GTMA Awards. The GTMA is an alliance, formed in 2018, of the world’s leading English-languageprofessional travel media associations – The SATW in North America, the ASTW in...

The Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW), the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), and the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) have been gratified over the enthusiastic reception that greeted the announcement of the inaugural Global Travel...

SATW member and avid angler Tom Adkinson has been a committed member of the organization since 1988, joining just in time for the convention in Australia. ” Considering the people I met, the experiences I had and the trout I didn’t catch, that was the most...