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Debra Smith

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(She/Her)
Calgary
As seen in: Luxe Beat, HuffPost, Educational Studies, Baltimore Sun, National Post, The Culture Trip, Toronto Sun, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal and
Covers:  Luxury and boutique hotel reviews, cruises, soft adventure, fine dining, history, culture, theatre, music
Doesn't Cover: Tech, medicine, sports, extreme adventure
Freelance travel writer, #luxuryhotelreviewer, coffee fueled cat lover
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Debra Smith’s Biography

To a voracious reader, there is no greater pleasure than standing on the spot where you’ve been lured by a book. Long before she began travel writing over fifteen years ago, great books inspired Debra Smith to travel. Now she loves to encourage others to explore along with her through her travel stories.
She has written for Globe and Mail’s Dreamscapes, the Postmedia network across Canada, Luxe Beat Magazine, Travel Life Magazine, AAA magazines (US), CAA AMA (Canada), US News & World Report Travel, Girl Camper, Vacay, Family Fun Canada, GoNOMAD, The Planet D and the UK’s Culture Trip and has reviewed hotels around the world for hospitality magazines. She also appears regularly as a hotel expert on The Informed Traveler, one of the top 25 travel podcasts worldwide. Debra is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. She has a BA from the University of Manitoba and studied Drawing at the Alberta University of the Arts.