Jacqui Gifford, Editor-in-Chief of Travel & Leisure, shares her extensive travel experiences from around the globe. She highlights stunning destinations like Anguilla, Bermuda, and Italy, weaving in personal anecdotes that spark wanderlust. The conversation touches on the pandemic's impact on travel and the importance of ethical considerations in travel journalism, especially in places like Saudi Arabia. Jacqui also reminisces about her wedding in Ireland, offering beautiful travel inspirations and tips, while delving into hidden gems in Japan and the breathtaking allure of Rwanda.
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Report Responsibly On Reopening
Choose stay experiences that feel safe and report honestly on protocols to inform readers.
Test hotels that “are doing things right” rather than acting as a blind guinea pig.
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Life On A Saudi Compound
Jacqui lived in Saudi Arabia as a child and remembers a simpler life on a residential compound with close community ties.
She learned to swim there and values how the experience stripped life down to basics.
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Married On Ireland's West Coast
Jacqui fell in love with Ireland and married on the West Coast near Galway, drawn to the people and landscape.
She highlights heritage travel and the accessibility from the U.S. East Coast.
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Today, I’m joined by Jacqui Gifford, the Editor-in-Chief of America’s biggest travel magazine, Travel & Leisure. With a circulation of almost two million and an online readership of nine million, the magazine has always inspired me with its incredible covers, breathtaking photography and moving features, and Jacqui will absolutely inspire you with this episode. Having lived all over the world, and specialising in travel and lifestyle content for two decades, she has so many wonderful destinations in her travel diaries for you to add to your travel wish list. From Anguilla and Mexico to Bermuda and Puglia, speaking to me from NYC, these are the travel diaries of Travel & Leisure’s Jacqui Gifford.
Southern India including Goa and Kerala, and Varanasi
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