Amy Virshup
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Travel editor of @nytimes. @nytimestravel I've traded Metro for the world. Follow me!
New York, NY
Joined October 2008
So happy to announce the promotion for @taceyrychter the talented editor of "36 Hours" for @nytimestravel
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Tacey Rychter has been promoted to senior staff editor on the Travel desk. Tacey, who got her start at The Times working in the Australia bureau, joined Travel as our audience editor in late 2019 and…
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We are behind the scenes at Powder Mountain with @reedhastings. Today the mountain announced big terrain expansion to go along with public/private plan. @gordymegroz talked to him.
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The Netflix co-founder bought Powder Mountain, in Utah, and is turning half of it into a private club for wealthy homeowners who pay a hefty annual fee. Will the public-private model fly?
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This week on the travel pod, Kiernan interviews @nytimestravel Editor @amyvirshup on the newly released "52 Places To Go In 2024" list. https://t.co/DDlx9chi8Y
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Kiernan talks to Amy Virshup, the Travel Editor of the New York Times, about the paper’s just released “52 Places to Visit in 2024” list.
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Here's @sethkugel's year end round up, with the lessons learned solving people's problems as our Tripped Up columnist in 2023. It's my holiday gift:
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Our columnist begs you to avoid middlemen, get promises in writing and stop expecting perfection in an imperfect world.
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On my recent trip to Japan, I discovered the onsen hot spring in Haneda Airport. Do you have a favorite unexpected amenity in the terminal? Tell us about it at this gift link.
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A hot spring instead of the airport lounge? Playspaces by the gates? We’re planning a roundup of what readers share in a future article.
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Delta has walked back some of the changes to its SkyMiles program that angered members, though they are unlikely to be totally appeased. @vikkie looks at the changes in loyalty programs right now.
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Delta Air Lines reversed course on some changes to its SkyMiles program, but across the travel industry, loyalty programs, which now rely more on credit card spending than miles flown, are in flux.
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Look what came in today's mail! Congrats to the entiere @nytimestravel team for the 2023 Lowell Thomas Gold Award for best newspaper travel section.
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And here's a gift share of the Mountain View piece
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Follow the winding roads to Mountain View, Ark., home of the Ozark Folk Center, and you’ll be rewarded with fiddles, banjos, guitars and a passion for music.
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From NYTimes Audio, a lovely companion to our piece about Mountain View, Arkansas, where Ozarks culture thrives.
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Download the New York Times app today.
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The entire Times Travel team earned Gold as Best Newspaper section for the second year in a row. Congrats to @ElisGoodridge @taceyrychter, Dan Adkison, @CeylanWrites @chrisychung @NYTimesCramer, Nancy Ramsey
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Behind-the-scenes work on those pieces was done by @sahiltner, Suzanne MacNeille, @PhaedraBrown2, Gabriele Gianordoli and more.
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And this year's Travel Journalist of the Year, @stephanieapears, is a Times contributor who wrote for us on violence against women in hotel rooms, which was part of the winning portfolio.
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Gold also for @AmandaMoMorris for the incredible saga of what it's like to fly when you use a wheelchair, with amazing photos by Scott McIntyre. Bronze for @ElaineGlusac for sustainability coverage and @AlexCrevar for Summer of Cycling special interactive package.
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Congratulations to everyone at @nyttravel for great showing in the @satw Lowell Thomas awards! Gold for @heathertal for her important piece on why more hotels don't have smoke alarms.
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We launched our Travel 101 series this morning, with practical, actionable advice designed to maximize the joy of traveling and minimize the headaches. First up: Delays and cancellations, solo trips and group trips.
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There are 488 golden retrievers in this photo. They were at the Guisachan Gathering, in the Scottish Highlands. Here's wht they were up to:
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About every five years, owners and their dogs travel to Guisachan in the Highlands to celebrate the anniversary of the breed’s founding. This year’s edition was the biggest yet.
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Back in the ‘80s, I wrote about a new acronym: DINK (double income, no kids). Now it’s trending on TikTok: https://t.co/NSDkwjCaco
#kcm
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DINKs flaunting their lifestyles on TikTok are more relatable than you think.
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