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Melanie Nayer is a hotels reporter, food and wine aficionado, world traveler & social media consultant. She is an award-winning editor and writer for various travel and online publications, a frequent guest on national radio shows and an expert in social media initiatives. Melanie’s goal is to bring readers the best inside information on travel, food, and culture from her experiences around the world.
Melanie is a contributing columnist to various publications including Forbes Travel Guide, The Huffington Post, Wine Enthusiast, 4Hoteliers, The Boston Globe, Boston.com, USA Today, Prevue Magazine, Robb Report, Hotel News Now, Women On Their Way, and more. Previously, Melanie was a business, community and political/economics reporter for leading publications including Fortune Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston.com and NYT.com. She also contributes articles to various in-flight airline magazines and travel sites. She has been quoted as an expert travel source on top news sites including USA Today, CNN.com, ABC.com and MSNBC.com.
Melanie graduated from Bradley University with a degree in business and finance and received her master’s degree in journalism with political and economic emphasis from Boston University. While studying for her master’s degree, Melanie worked as a Capitol Hill correspondent in Washington, DC, where she covered stories from the Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the White House. Melanie was the contributing Washington correspondent for the New Bedford Standard-Times and the Providence Journal. Prior to her work in Washington, she was a contributing writer for American Lawyer Media, where she focused specifically on Massachusetts and Rhode Island policies.
Melanie teaches social media seminars including ‘Effective Blogging and Social Media Strategies’ with MediaBistro.com. She also consults with hotels and travel companies on their social media campaigns. With a background in legal, economic, political, business and community reporting, Melanie brings a diverse and unique knowledge base to her travel stories and published articles.
Whether you travel to another part of the world, or to your next door neighbor’s house, there’s always something worthwhile waiting. The search for paradise – personal, spiritual and experimental – can be exhausting, but if you have a little fun in your search you never know what you might find.
Melanie~ I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your writing. The piece you wrote on being single in Rome was absolutely delicious. Thank you for taking me to Roma…I needed that!
Bliss & Blessings,
Dr Alexandra Brooks
Keep up the good work, Melanie. Your writing brings places alive and puts me there. I don’t even need to get on the plane.
Dan
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