Jamie Hergenrader

Jamie has been with TripSavvy since April 2018, writing and editing content for the site on a variety of travel topics and destinations.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, and a minor in Business from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

She was previously an editor at Women’s Health and has contributed to other publications, such as Glamour, Denver Life, and more.

Experience

Jamie has been traveling around the world since she got her first passport at five years old. As a child, she and her family moved from California to Madrid, Spain, during which time, they traveled extensively throughout Europe—her first taste of navigating and experiencing new and unfamiliar places. After moving back to the U.S. (Colorado), she frequently went on trips with friends and family both domestically and internationally, from hiking in the Grand Canyon to cruising in the Caribbean and relaxing on the beach in Hawaii. That wanderlust stuck with her into adulthood, as she’s continued to jetset around the globe, having traveled to 19 countries in North America, Europe, and South America. She currently lives in New York City and uses every chance she gets to board a plane or a train to check out a new location.

During college, she lived and studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and worked for two media outlets there (a PR firm and a local newspaper, El Sol de San Telmo). Before coming to TripSavvy, Jamie was an editor at Women’s Health where she covered health, lifestyle, food, and relationships, and she has also contributed to Glamour, Alive (St. Louis), Vox (Columbia, Missouri), and Denver Life.

Travel has become both a passion and a priority for Jamie, and she can’t wait to cross more destinations off her bucket list.

Education

Jamie graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, and a minor in Business from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She’s currently studying French.

Awards and Publications

Jamie won two awards in college from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication:

First place in the category “Consumer Magazine Article: People” for a feature she edited in Vox magazine (2014)

Second place in the category “Start-up Magazine Project: Team” for a lifestyle magazine she created with a team of journalism students (2014)

About TripSavvy and Dotdash

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