ANDREW SANGER
Creator and owner of Travelwriters UK until 2017. 40 years as writer and consultant for UK nationals, magazines, websites and publishers, always on travel. Several awards. Editor of French Railways customer magazine 1990-2000. Author of 40 guidebooks, most published in several languages. Three novels. Own travel website Focus Guides. Specialities: France, Tenerife, Ireland, Israel, Flanders, Mediterranean resorts. Native Londoner now in the New Forest.   See personal page    Andrew Sanger website   Focus guides

MIKE UNWIN
Mike Unwin is a UK-based travel and nature writer. He writes regularly for many leading publications, including The Telegraph, The Guardian and Wanderlust, and is author of 40 books for both adults and children. Mike has lived in southern Africa and travelled much of the world on assignment. Also an accomplished photographer, his many awards include ‘UK Travel Writer of the Year’ (British Guild of Travel Writers, 2013) and ‘UK Nature Writer of the Year’ (BBC Wildlife, 2000).     Email    Instagram

SUE WATT
Freelance writer specialising in Africa and Nepal with a focus on responsible tourism, wildlife and conservation, and adventure travel. I’m regularly published in UK broadsheets and magazines including The Telegraph, The Independent, The Times, Travel Africa magazine and Wanderlust and in Australian publications including The Australian and Vacations and Travel. I also contribute to guidebooks on African destinations and provide high quality images to accompany my features.    Website   Email

BEN WEST
Has written on travel for virtually all of the UK national papers and many websites and magazines, including Travel Africa, Vogue, GQ, Readers’ Digest, New Statesman and The Spectator, as well as writing several guidebooks including the Bradt Guide to Cameroon, London for Free (Pan Books) and Family Fun in Ireland (Rough Guides).   Website   Email

YOLANDA ZAPPATERRA
Welsh-Italian travel and arts writer based in East London. Author of and contributor to numerous guidebooks and travel-related titles, including, most recently, Escape London and Skylines: A Journey Through 50 Skylines of the World’s Greatest Cities. Twenty years’ experience of travel, food, architecture, art and hotel writing and editing across all forms of international print and online media, including national newspapers, airline magazines, consumer titles and guides. Strengths are UK, Italy, Spain, southern Mediterranean, Caribbean and USA.    Website/blog    Twitter    Instagram    Email