JS 51: The Savvy Traveler with Rudy Maxa of the Travel Channels Rudy Maxas World & Editor of National Geographic Traveler

Published: May 8, 2013, 4 a.m.

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Rudy Maxa, one of America\\u2019s premier consumer travel experts currently hosts the Emmy-award winning \\u201cRudy Maxa\\u2019s World\\u201d featuring unique travel destinations around the world.

Mr. Maxa is well known as public radio\\u2019s \\u201cSavvy Traveler\\u201d and an award-winning contributing editor with National Geographic Traveler magazine. He is a contributing editor to Delta Air Lines\\u2019 SKY magazine and Artful Living, the Twin Cities\\u2019 lifestyle magazine. The voice of National Geographic Traveler\\u2019s \\u201cWalks of a Lifetime\\u201d podcasts, he also hosts America\\u2019s most widely-syndicated, weekend travel radio show, also called \\u201cRudy Maxa\\u2019s World,\\u201d that airs on 110+ mostly news/talk stations and XM Radio in North America.

As a writer for Traveler, Mr. Maxa\\u2019s articles have earned him two Lowell Thomas Bronze Awards for excellence in travel writing from the Society of American Travel Writers. He has contributed travel articles to GQ, Worth, Forbes, Modern Maturity, USA Today, the Washington Post, Town & Country Travel, the Los Angeles Times as well as USAToday.com, MSNBC.com and ABC.com. He\\u2019s a frequent guest on national television networks and shows, including CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and \\u201cThe View.\\u201d And he speaks frequently to both public as well as industry groups.

The most recent topics Mr. Maxa has covered include:
--MileValue.com
--ThePointsGuy.com
--LoyaltyLobby.com
--ITASoftware.com that is now owned by Google
--A la carte pricing for travel through sites that have you identify yourself before you look for a fare quote so they can "customize" what you see an what you are offered depending on their algorithms

You can learn more about Rudy at\\xa0Maxa.tv

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