JESSICA VINCENT
Award-Winning Travel Journalist
Jessica Vincent is a multi-award-winning travel journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic Traveller, BBC Travel, CNN Travel, The Independent, The Telegraph, AFAR, Atlas Obscura and many more.
Since graduating with a literature degree in London, Jessica has been living out of a backpack and reporting from countries across Europe, Africa and Central and South America. Her passion for off-beat adventure and learning about lesser-known cultures has led Jessica to dedicate her life and career to travel storytelling. From completing a rare trek through indigenous land in southern Mexico to meeting Belize’s first female drum maker, her stories aim to inform, inspire and challenge misconceptions about people and places that are often misunderstood.
Jessica is the current Global Travel Writer of the Year, and has been nominated for three more travel journalism awards, including Specialist Writer of the Year and Best Wider World Feature, in 2021. She is also a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and the host of Inside Travel Media, a weekly IGTV series that interviews some of the world’s best travel journalists, photographers and filmmakers.
FEATURES
– Deep dives into little-known traditions and off-beat adventure tales –
From sampling Mexico's ancient "caviar" to meeting the women behind the first modern Tzotzil Maya book, Jessica's travel writing aims to educate, inspire and build a better understanding between cultures and people around the world. Her work has appeared in UK and US media, including glossy magazines, national newspapers and online publications.
AWARDS
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GTMA GLOBAL TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR
March 2020
HONORABLE MENTION AT THE 89TH WRITER’S DIGEST WRITING COMPETITION
August 2020
SPECIALIST TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR FINALIST
January 2021
TRAVEL FEATURE OF THE YEAR (UK & WIDER WORLD)
November 2020
HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?
Jessica is a storyteller first and foremost, but she also speaks at travel events, helps brands build their editorial strategy and mentors emerging travel journalists.
EDITORIAL CONSULTANCY
Are you a travel brand looking to ramp up your blog or social media? Perhaps you want your business to be featured in top travel publications? Jessica guides emerging travel brands on how to build an impactful content strategy, including building relationships with journalists and getting featured in top travel media.
BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
Jessica's Instagram account, @nomada.travel, has a highly engaged audience of almost 20k travellers. She also runs a weekly IGTV travel media interview series, which attracts thousands of views every month from all over the world. If you'd like to collaborate on a social project, please get in touch via email for a media kit.
SPEAKING
Are you an event organiser looking for an award-winning travel journalist to share their travel experiences and storytelling tips with your audience? Jessica has spoken at global events on the craft of travel writing, travel industry insights, content marketing and digital nomadism. Get in touch via email for more information.
MENTORING
Are you an aspiring travel writer, but don’t know where to start? Maybe you’ve written a few articles, but you’re not sure how to progress to the bigger publications? Jessica offers group and one-on-one coaching to kickstart your dream travel writing career. Please get in touch via email to find out more.
CONTACT
Want to work together? Have something nice to say? I'd love to hear from you.