Ready to Roam
As I stood at the entrance to The Peninsula Beverly Hills’s Verandah room to welcome our guests to the 18th annual GT Tested Reader Survey awards, I could sense everyone’s excitement and smiles (even under masks!) at being back to the business of in-person events. Reuniting together at a favorite, familiar space after two years apart brought a special energy to the party. I think that buzz is evident in the photos from the night, which you can enjoy on the following pages. Turn to page 32 for more on the night’s festivities.
You can also view more photos, videos and interviews from the night on our social media channels. Find us on Twitter (@gtmag), Facebook, Instagram (@globaltravelermag), Linkedin and more to check them out. If you are already a devoted follower on our social media, you’ve noticed we’ve made changes to our accounts to allow us to better serve you — stay tuned for more. We hope you also explore the social media channels of our sister brands, trazeetravel.com (@ trazeetravel) and wherever family.com (@whereverfamily). And if there’s more you’d like to see us do across social media — even if that means coordinating a company-wide Tiktok dance — send your suggestions to our social media coordinator, Mary Melnick, at mary.melnick@ globaltravelerusa.com.
I think you’ll all really love our article on page 42 highlighting influential women in the travel industry; I know I did. Learn more about the inspiring stories of women such as Harriett Chalmers Adams, Jeanne Baret, Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, Freya Stark, Krystyna Chojnowskaliskiewicz and more. March marks International Women’s Day, and as always, I am in awe of the amazing women I come across in my daily life. My travels have introduced me to some savvy fellow female travelers, many of whose work you will read on the following pages. It’s an honor to work at a women-led company. I’m proud to lead an editorial team of smart, strong, exceptional women: Tracey, Jan, Patty, Katie, Mary and Aoife, thank you for inspiring me every day. As the famous quote says,
Here’s to strong women: May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.
—Anonymous
We also take off around the globe in this issue to Guayaquil, Ecuador; Anchorage, Alaska; Abu Dhabi; Glasgow, Scotland; Thessaloniki, Greece; Adelaide, Australia; Colorado; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Scandinavia; and the Thai islands. Join us next month as we look at the best credit cards for travel in 2022 and take a bucket-list journey through some of our national parks. Until then, keep traveling and inspiring!