His articles and photographs have appeared in national, regional and trade magazines such as Shape, Cruise, AAA Motorist, Visit Los Cabos, Destinations West, Key Biscayne, La Jolla Today, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, Voyaging, and Jax Fax Travel Marketing. Ron’s other articles have been published in print and online newspapers, which include The Chicago Tribune, Sun-Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Bis
marck Tribune, and Jamaican Observer. His other contributions have been noted by PBS and Mobil Travel Guides, and his photography has been used by many tourism offices including those in Jordan, Germany and Switzerland. Ron is a Certified International Tour Manager (CITM) and was the past Media Trips Coordinator for the North American Travel Journalists Association. He has also authored eight books, four concerning travel:
• Fly Cheap, Stay Cheap, Travel Cheap, Ron Stern. Available at Amazon.com.
• How to be a Travel Writer: The Easy Way, Ron Stern. Amazon.com
• Air Fare Giveaway, Ron Stern. Available at Amazon.com.
• The Travel Writers’ Guide to Their Favorite Online Travel Sites, Co-authored with Carol Sorgen and available from Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Ron has also hosted these 2011 travel video series:
• Global Gumshoe: Broadmoor Hotel
• Global Gumshoe: Grand Lake, CO
• Justsaygo: Colorado Dude Ranches
• Justsaygo: Colorado Western Slope
• Justsaygo: Durango, Colorado
• Justsaygo: Classic Switzerland
• Justsaygo: Luxury Barging in France
• Justsaygo: Montreal, Island of French Flair
• Justsaygo: Switzerland, Lake Geneva Region and Lucerne Ron Stern, aka: The Global Gumshoe is passionate about excellence in hospitality and his passions are writing about luxury, cuisine, hotels, resorts, tourism and destinations. His articles have appeared in national and regional magazines such as Shape, Cruise, Frequent Flyer, AAA Motorist, Visit Los Cabos Guide, Destinations West, Key Biscayne and La Jolla Today. Other articles have been published in newspapers (print and online) such as The Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sun Sentinel, Bismarck Tribune, The Jamaican Observer, the Coloradoan and travel trade magazines. Ron’s other contributions have been noted by PBS, Mobil Travel Guides and his photography has been used extensively by entities such as tourism boards and public relations firms. He has traveled extensively and is the author of five books. Ron's motto: "uncovering the sole of travel" humorously captures his spirit of walking the world travel beat as a gumshoe detective, always looking for a story.
