Bobby Laurie

About

Famous for his regular appearances on the syndicated television programs Daytime and The Daily Buzz, he is also notable for his travel journalism for The New York Times, The Huffington Post, MSNBC, NPR, and many other news outlets.

Before Fame

Before becoming a travel writer and reporter, he worked as a flight attendant for Republic Airlines and America West Airlines/US Airways, and as a policies and procedures analyst for the latter airline. His first journalistic venture was a travel-themed blog titled Up Up & A Gay.

Trivia

In 2011, he co-founded a travel advice company called Savvy Omnimedia. Three years later, the company launched a Discovery Channel program titled TAKE OFF! with The Savvy Stews.

Family Life

A native of Staten Island, New York, he attended St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School and the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Associated With

He is a contemporary of fellow travel blogger Johnny Ward.