FREELANCE EDITOR & WRITER TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM SPECIALIST
Hello! I'm Elissa Garay.
FREELANCE EDITOR & WRITER [TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE]
A modern-day explorer, perpetual seeker, and diligent travel scribe, I’m also a champion for sustainable tourism and believe that we can all travel with conscience, for the greater good. With over 20 years’ experience in the field, I’ve worked as an editor at leading travel publications like AFAR, Fodor’s, Travelzoo, and ShermansTravel, and have had hundreds of travel and lifestyle articles published in Condé Nast Traveler, Good Housekeeping, Parents, CNN, BBC, and more.
SERVICES
What I Do
I’m a web-specialized travel and lifestyle editor and writer with 20-plus years’ experience. I’m available for remote and contract hire as a freelance editor, special projects manager, writer, guest speaker, and writing instructor.
Editor
I'm an editorial pinch hitter who's edited for leading travel publications like AFAR, Fodor's, Travelzoo, and more. Skilled at producing and editing web-friendly, SEO-primed content, with a network of freelance writers around the globe, I can help fill in editorial team gaps and bring special editorial projects to life.
Writer
An extensively trained journalist, I write compelling research-based and interview-enriched stories on sustainable tourism, New York tourism, family travel, and trending lifestyle and sustainability topics for outlets like Condé Nast Traveler, Good Housekeeping, Parents, CNN, BBC, and more.
Educator & Speaker
I'm a writing instructor who's helped students around the globe break into the exciting world of freelance writing. I've also been featured as a travel expert in media outlets like Good Morning America Now, ABC News Now, NPR, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as at esteemed organizations like Harvard Extension School.
PUBLISHED WORK
Recent Articles
I’ve had hundreds of articles published in travel and lifestyle publications like Condé Nast Traveler, Good Housekeeping, Parents, CNN, BBC, and more. Here is a selection of my most recent work:
