Rudy Maxa is Marketplace's Savvy Traveler. He is a contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler, and his travel articles have appeared in many publications, including the Washington Post, Forbes, GQ, Travel & Leisure, and the Los Angeles Times. Maxa has written columns for ABCNews.com, American Express' web site, and MSNBC.com. He's a frequent guest on radio and television shows, including CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel. He received the bronze Lowell Thomas Award for the Best Magazine Article on Foreign Travel from the Society of American Travel Writer's Foundation in 2003. A journalist by training, Maxa was a columnist and reporter for 13 years with the Washington Post, a senior writer and columnist for nine years with Washingtonian magazine, and Washington bureau chief of SPY for two years. He is the author of two non-fiction books and lectures frequently on travel.
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