Denise Mattia

Writer and photographer for consumer and trade, national and international publications
Over 20 years’ experience working with public relations firms, tourist bureaus, resort and hotel owners/managements

I travel from historic cities to ancient shipwrecks to get the stories and tailor them to a publication’s specific readership. My art and theatre background gives me a perspective unique to travel correspondents. As an active scuba diver, I report about the marine environment and conservation. An avid food and wine enthusiast, I continue to expand my palate with each adventure.

Whether you need profiles on personalities, editorials about that special budget place or luxury travel, postcards from everyday life or life beneath the sea, I can give you clear, accurate, in-depth coverage accompanied by dynamic photographs. I never miss a deadline.

Publications

Periodicals: Altitude (Caribbean Star and Sun In-flight); Art & Auction; Boating Life; Broughton Quarterly; Caribbean Travel & Life; Caribbean World (UK); Condé Nast Sports for Women; Delicious Living; Diver (UK); Divers-Ocean Planet; Endless Vacation; Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel; Islands; JAXFAX Travel Marketing; KWIHI (Air Aruba inflight); New York Daily News (travel section); Northeast-Northwest Dive News; Outside; Paradise; Specialty Travel Index; Scuba World (UK); Sport Diver; Tauchen; U.S. News and World Report; Ventana Monthly - Fine Living in Ventura County, Windsurfer.

Books: Contributor to McGraw-Hi ll Science Text.

Web Ezines: VentanaMonthly.com, JAXFAX.com, OffBeatTravel.com, Offbeatnewyork.com, Specialtytravel.com, Diverssite.com, Journeywoman.com, JustSayGo.com.

Following are samples of my work:

An Unexpected Adventure in Puerto Rico

A Taste of Chile in New York

Baja - All By Myself

The Guardian Angels of Train Travel (Europe)

Guitar Heros

New York City's Grand Hyatt Refurbs

Snowed Under

Finding Gemutlichkeit

New York Steps into the Limelight (Again)

Paris 2010: The Louvre and Beyond

Chan Chich, Belize: A Jungle Paradise