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EDITORIAL
Editor in Chief KIMBERLY KROL
kim.krol@globaltravelerusa.com
Vice President/Digital Director KATIE SKRZEK
WAYS TO GO katie.skrzek@globaltravelerusa.com
Senior Editor JANICE HECHT
jan.hecht@globaltravelerusa.com
I WRITE THIS AS I LOOK Associate Editor/Copy Editor PATRICIA VANIKIOTIS
OUTSIDE my office window at patty.vanikiotis@globaltravelerusa.com
snow-covered ground, dreading Assistant Editor NICOLE QUASTÉ
nicole.quaste@globaltravelerusa.com
the moment I need to bundle up to
head outside to bone-chilling tem- Assistant Editor ANGELIQUE PLATAS
angelique.platas@globaltravelerusa.com
peratures. We’re in the midst of a Digital Content Producer DEBRA BOKUR
long arctic blast in the Northeast, debra.bokur@globaltravelerusa.com
which leaves me longing for the News Editor ALLIE MOORE
sunny weather and gorgeous views allie.moore@globaltravelerusa.com
we had the opportunity to enjoy on Assistant Digital Coordinator ALLIE MENZIONE
our recent trip to Los Angeles. It’s a allie.menzione@globaltravelerusa.com
TRAVEL TEAM:
(Left to right) Patty Vanikiotis, Janice Hecht, Kimberly Krol and Tracey Cullen atop rare occasion I find myself communi- ART
the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills cating in person with Tracey Cullen, Art Director TRACEY CULLEN
PHOTO: © RICHARD EVANS art director; Jan Hecht, senior editor; tracey.cullen@globaltravelerusa.com
and Patty Vanikiotis, associate editor Staff Photographer CHRISTOPHER P. OTTAUNICK
and proofreader, as we usually work as a team virtually from our respective corners of the world, so christopher@globaltravelerusa.com
the chance to enjoy lunch together only made the perfect weather and pristine vista all the sweeter. Special Events Video Editor VANCE PICCIN
Speaking of winter, do you look to escape the cold, or do you seek it out? Is your favored
winter vacation destination a tropical beach, or are you hitting the slopes and searching for snow? COLUMNISTS WRITERS
Personally, a late January jaunt to Miami was in order. Before departing, I took note of some of KRISTY ALPERT REGINA BARABAN
RON BERNTHAL
MARGARET BACKENHEIMER
the suggestions in Regina Baraban’s article on South Beach. Turn to page 66 to check out her J.D. BROWN MEGAN HILL
recommendations. MARK CHESNUT ILONA KAUREMSZKY
EUNICE FRIED
SHARON KING HOGE
Where else do we visit in this issue? It’s truly a global adventure: from a spa in Riviera Maya, MARY B. GALLAGHER DALE LEATHERMAN
Mexico, to Mediterranean cruises and a restaurant with a view in Waikiki. We also experience JACK GUY KARIN LEPERI
FELICITY LONG
ALLIE MOORE
Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur, Dallas, Vienna, New York City, Budapest, Taiwan and Belize. KATIE MCELVEEN
For more on Austria, visit our three websites — globaltravelerusa.com, trazeetravel.com and For complete bios, CHADNER NAVARRO
RICHARD NEWTON
whereverfamily.com — which will all feature articles about the country throughout the month. visit globaltravelerusa.com ALLISON VOIGTS Visit the lively
A continuing trend in the world of travel is solo travel. We take a look at the phenomenon on Fény Street
Market and
page 46. However you prefer to travel — on your own, with a significant other, with your family sample the classic
or in a large group — we’ve got you covered next month, when we go from Tokyo to Managua CIRCULATION Hungarian street
food la 'ngos: fried
Specialists JOHN WROBLEWSKI, LOUIE ATSAVES
to Durban. See you there! Managers JAYHAWK EVANS, MARK P. FORD, dough sopped with
TERESA JACKSON, ANTHONY “SCRAPS” DIMERA sour cream and
Circulation Director MICHELE SHANNON cheese. Read
Circulation Manager ANNA PUDZIANOWSKI more about
Research Consultant SHARON STERNE Budapest on
page 68.
ADVISORY BOARD
Chairman MICHAEL DONAHUE, COO MICHAEL KIELY, President CARLOS
CAPPUCCIO, Executive Vice President GARY OSWALD, Deputy Vice President
Aviation EDWARD JEFFERSON, Deputy Vice President Accommodations STEPHEN
DOHERTY, Deputy Director Destinations WAYNE TALLMAN, Vice President Special
Events/Photography CHRISTOPHER OTTAUNICK, Secretary MARK LANE, Research
KIMBERLY KROL, EDITOR IN CHIEF Director FRANK LOVERME, Treasurer KEVIN RYAN, Director of Technology BOB
HANCOCK, Director of Digital Advancement JARED TORGAN
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