Award-winning travel journalist and author

44 years of travel journalism. Author of 39 guidebooks. 140+ countries visited. Katie Wood is a serious heavyweight when it comes to travel journalism. There are very few journalists in the UK with her depth of experience. She was winning awards and being offered posts as Travel Editor on national UK newspapers while still in her 20’s. Published in The Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Wall Street Journal, The Scotsman, and The Herald.

What makes Katie unique is that she has literally covered every aspect of travel, from cockroach-infested hostels to the world’s most luxurious hotels.

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About Katie

Katie Wood is an award-winning travel journalist and author with 44 years of experience, 39 published guidebooks, and travel in more than 140 countries. She has written for The Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and other major newspapers.

Career Highlights

• 39 travel guidebooks authored
• 140+ countries visited
• 44 years of travel journalism
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
• Former Travel Editor roles across the UK national press

Katie had a weekly column in The Daily Mail on health and beauty for five years, and she continues to write features on fashion, beauty and health, in addition to travel.

Work undertaken:

• Press trips — Destination press trips and familiarisation visits.
• Editorial commissions — Travel features and destination pieces.
• Travel content editing & ghostwriting — Editing, polishing, and ghostwriting.
• Destination & tourism consulting (remote) — Remote consulting for destinations, tourism boards, and travel brands.
• Broadcasting — TV and radio presenting, scripting, and editing for travel programmes.

Broadcasting

Note: Katie is not currently available for broadcast or public appearances; this section documents past work.

Past broadcast work has included BBC Radio 4 and BBC Scotland, ITV’s Wish You Were Here, Sky Travel Show, Scottish Television’s ‘Scottish Passport’, the US Travel Channel.

Guidebooks

Katie has written 39 guidebooks on everything from backpacking to luxurious hotels. Her first book ‘Europe by Train’ was translated into several languages and was in the ‘Sunday Times Top Ten Best Seller List’ for many months.

Get in touch

For press trips, editorial commissions, content editing, or destination consulting, get in touch with Katie.

As Featured In

• The Sunday Times
• The Times
• The Guardian
• The Telegraph
• Daily Mail
• The Herald
• The Scotsman
• Luxury Lifestyle Magazine