About Travel Bulletin

Remember that feeling?

You'd hear about a place from a friend, flip through a guidebook, or stumble across a photo that stopped you cold … and just go.

Somewhere along the way, travel became loud. Overproduced. Optimized for likes instead of memories. Algorithms and other people’s highlight reels replaced your own curiosity. And between juggling PTO requests and comparing prices across 47 browser tabs, travel started feeling like a project instead of an adventure.

We're here to fix that.

Travel Bulletin is your shortcut back to the thrill of travel. We handle the where, when, and how so you can focus on the good part: going. We show you destinations you hadn't considered, timing that actually works, deals that make it doable, and gear that makes it easier. You’ll regain the confidence to plan trips you'll genuinely enjoy and come home from feeling energized.

Because the best trips aren't always the most ambitious ones. They're the ones that light you up, fit your actual life, and remind you why you fell in love with travel in the first place.

The world is waiting.

Consider this your playbook.

Our Brand Promise

We deliver thoughtful, well-researched travel stories that help readers plan trips worth taking. With clear advice, practical insight, and coverage that fits real schedules and budgets, we make travel planning feel both exciting and achievable. No performative bucket lists or itineraries that are optimized for likes over memories. Just smart guidance that helps you plan trips you'll actually take, genuinely enjoy, and return from energized.

We’re Good Partners

Advertising

Interested in connecting with our audience of passionate travelers? We offer custom advertising packages to create meaningful communication with our readers and bring exceptional value to our brand partners. For information about our newsletter, site, and social media opportunities, contact us at sales@travelbulletin.com.

Editorial Partnerships

We're always eager to explore collaborations that amplify the travel experiences we share with our readers. Whether it's syndication, media sponsorships, giveaways, or other strategic partnerships, our editorial team is excited to connect with brands that share our commitment to practical, decision-driven travel content.

Reach out to us at editors@travelbulletin.com.

We do not accept guest posts.

Our Team

Emily Hochberg, Travel Bulletin Editor

Emily Hochberg is an award-winning travel and lifestyle writer, editor, and content strategist based in the Palm Springs area. Her previous staff roles include Senior Travel Editor at Business Insider, where she managed a global team of editors, reporters, and freelancers for nearly five years, overseeing strategy, assignments, and daily publishing across commerce and lifestyle coverage read by millions. Before that, she was Managing Editor at Porter & Sail, a successfully acquired digital city guide and booking platform for luxury and boutique hotel travelers. She has also worked in-house at MTV, PEOPLE Magazine, and other major media outlets, and holds a B.A. in journalism from The George Washington University.

Her bylines include National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, The Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, and The Points Guy, among many others. She lives near Palm Springs with her husband and their kids and is especially passionate about hotels.

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Brenna Nation is a newsletter editor and content curator based in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Since joining Launch Potato, she has developed and curated email newsletters across the company's portfolio, including Only In Your State and Travel Bulletin. Before Launch Potato, she worked as an Email Marketing Specialist at Morning Brew, where she honed her instincts for engaging, high-performing newsletter content. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland.

When she's not in an inbox, Brenna is working on her fiction writing, seeking out the spiciest dish in any given room, or exploring the North Carolina coast with her dogs.

Gina Goff, VP, Content Strategy & Operations

With two decades in digital media, Gina has built a career at the intersection of travel, lifestyle, and digital storytelling. As VP of Content Strategy & Operations at Launch Potato, she oversees editorial strategy and brand development across the company's travel portfolio, including Travel Bulletin and Only In Your State.

Previously, she was Digital Director and Managing Editor at Sunset (Time Inc., now People Inc.), where she modernized the 128-year-old lifestyle brand through video, integrated campaigns, and social-first content. She began her career at IAC, covering San Francisco's restaurant and nightlife scene for Citysearch, eventually managing a nationwide team of editors. Her work has earned Webby, Telly, and ASME awards. She holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from UC Berkeley and studied Hotel and Tourism Management at NYU.

A Wisconsin native now based in Los Angeles, Gina lives with her husband, Chris, and dog, Bucatini.

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Kali Acerra, Senior Email Marketing Manager

Kali Acerra serves as Senior Email Marketing Manager across Launch Potato's travel brands. With a background in the health and wellness and entertainment industries, she brings a cross-sector perspective to audience engagement and email strategy. A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Kali has also lived in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Her passion for travel was sparked at a young age through family trips to the national parks of the Southwest, experiences she continues to cherish. As an avid traveler, she has explored both the East and West coasts and looks forward to discovering more of the Midwest.

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Caroline Manning leads newsletter partnerships across Launch Potato's content brands, including Travel Bulletin and Only In Your State. She brings nearly a decade of newsletter advertising and partnership experience, including roles as Partnerships Director at Fragment Media Group and Director of Account Management at Optimism (now part of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.), where she led direct sales and brand partnerships for newsletters including The Discoverer and Daily Passport. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Caroline is based in Denver, where she enjoys an active lifestyle, including trail running and exploring the outdoors with her husband and dog, Rango.

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