Tim Leffel

Infobox_Celebrity
name = Tim Leffel

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birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|3|28|mf=y
birth_place = Harrisonburg, Virginia
occupation = Writer, Editor
website = [http://www.timleffel.com/ "Tim Leffel"]

Tim Leffel (born March 28, 1964) is an American writer and editor.

Background

Leffel was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He holds a degree in Music Business Management from James Madison University and a CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) from Cambridge University. Leffel has worked in New York, Seoul, and Istanbul. He has lived in Nashville, Tennessee since 1999 with his wife and daughter.

Career

Leffel has been published as a travel writer since the early 1990s and is the author of four books. He has been a regular columnist for "Transitions Abroad" magazine since 2002. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including " Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel", " Every Day with Rachael Ray", "Imbibe" magazine, "International Living", [http://www.msnbc.com MSNBC.com] , [http://www.luxurylatinamerica.com/ Luxury Latin America] , and the St. Petersburg Times newspaper. He has reviewed hundreds of hotels in 16 countries for a travel trade publication and is frequently quoted in the media as a travel expert.

Leffel edits the award-winning site [http://www.perceptivetravel.com PerceptiveTravel.com] , featuring nonfiction narrative travel stories by published book authors. [http://www.perceptivetravel.com PerceptiveTravel.com] was founded in 2005. Its stories have been featured in several anthologies, including the annual "Best American Travel Writing" series from Houghton Mifflin and "More Sand in My Bra" from [http://travelerstales.com/ Travelers’ Tales Publishing] .

Leffel is the author of two blogs: [http://travel.booklocker.com Cheapest Destinations] and [http://practicaltravelgear.blogspot.com Practical Travel Gear] . Leffel is also a contributing editor at [http://www.hotelchatter.com HotelChatter.com] .

Works

*" [http://www.worldscheapestdestinations.com The World’s Cheapest Destinations: 21 Countries Where Your Money is Worth a Fortune] ".
**Booklocker (2006), 2nd edition, ISBN 978-1591139362
**Antonio Villardi Editore (2007), Italian edition

*"Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune: The Contrarian Traveler’s Guide to Getting More for Less". Recommendations on stretching one's travel budget by avoiding the herd mentality.
** [http://travelerstales.com/ Travelers’ Tales Publishing] (2006), ISBN 978-1932361391

*"Traveler’s Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America", co-written with Rob Sangster.
** [http://www.menasharidge.com/home.php Menasha Ridge Press] , 2008), ISBN 978-0897329842

*"Hip-Hop, Inc.: Success Strategies of the Rap Moguls", co-written with Richard Oliver.
** [http://www.thundersmouth.com/categories/music.html Thunder’s Mouth Press/Avalon] (2006), ISBN 1560257326

Leffel has also contributed to several business books. [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-7508635-1259824?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=tim+leffel]

Awards and Honors

*2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, [http://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=293 Best of the Web: Forbes Travel Blogs] for his [http://travel.booklocker.com Cheapest Destinations Blog]
*2007, First Prize: [http://www.natja.org/awards/2007/ North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards] in the Hotels and Resorts category for his article, “A Spa Built for Two.”
*2007, Finalist: [http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/02/21/2007-travvies-meet-the-finalists-meet-the-judges-and-vote/ Travvies Best Travel Blog on the Web Award] for [http://travel.booklocker.com Cheapest Destinations blog]
*2007, Bronze Certificate: [http://www.besttravelwriting.com/award-winners/ Solas Best Travel Writing Awards] in the Bad Trips category for his article "Shake and Bake on the Equator".
*2006, Grand Prize: [http://www.natja.org/awards/2007/previous_winners/ North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards] in the Journalist/Photographer category for his article “Meat and Malbec at Midnight”.
*2006, Finalist: [http://www.natja.org/awards/2007/previous_winners/ North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards] in the Local Lifestyle category for his article “The Life of a Peruvian Porter”.
*2006, Finalist: [http://www.natja.org/awards/2007/previous_winners/ North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards] in the Best Travel Guide category for his book " [http://www.contrariantraveler.com/book.html Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune: The Contrarian Traveler’s Guide to Getting More for Less] "
*2006, Finalist: [http://www.planeta.com/planeta/06/0612bookoftheyear.html Planeta.com's Travel Book of the Year Award] for his book " [http://travelerstales.com/ Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune: The Contrarian Traveler’s Guide to Getting More for Less] "

Notes

External links

* [http://www.worldscheapestdestinations.com World’s Cheapest Destinations]
* [http://travel.booklocker.com Cheapest Destinations Blog]
* [http://practicaltravelgear.blogspot.com Practical Travel Gear Blog]
* [http://www.perceptivetravel.com Perceptive Travel]
* [http://www.contrariantraveler.com.html ContrarianTraveler.com]
* [http://www.timleffel.com/ TimLeffel.com]
* [http://www.tripso.com/columnists/leffel/ Tim Leffel's Tripso.com column (syndicated on MSNBC.com)]
* [http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/resourceful_traveler/index.shtml Tim Leffel's Transitions Abroad column]
* [http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/Tim%20L. Tim Leffel's HotelChatter.com column]