The Women’s Travel Fest is a one-day event that aims to inspire & empower women to travel the world, and help them make newfound travel connections. Founder Kelly Lewis who is the founder of Go! Girl Guides launched the event this year, and while only in its first year, the New York-based event on March 8 is nearly sold out.
Been thinking about traveling but feel intimidated? Want to get passionate about finding your place in the world? Hoping to meet other awesome, empowered female travelers? Then, this is a great event to attend. The Women’s Travel Fest will get you pumped to travel from their agenda that aims to share knowledge and tips on everything from how to travel through the Middle East as a woman to body image and sexuality abroad. The idea is discuss openly about the things that just aren’t addressed elsewhere, so that women can feel inspired, empowered and make new friends around the globe.
Speakers include Samantha Brown, Sonia Gil, Sarah Shourd, Courtney Scott, Beth Whitman, Christine Maxfield, Sally Thelen, Kate Thomas, Christine Gilbert, Colleen Kelly, Mariallen Ward, Adrienne Lee, Teri Johnson, Carol Cain, Sarah Gavin and Jacqui Gifford.
While this event is geared towards women, men who support the cause or love to travel are more than welcome to attend! Registration for the event is still open.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
