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Ethan Gelber is a freelance writer, editor, communications strategist, content marketer and translator of more than 25 years and scores of projects focused on travel, culture and education. He specializes in family travel, responsible and sustainable travel practices, keeping things local, and quality and relevance in publishing and destination marketing. His written work, including as a Lonely Planet author, AFAR Ambassador and Huffington Post blogger, has appeared (credited and uncredited) in dozens of magazines and websites. “Adventures Less Ordinary: How to Travel and Do Good,” an anthology he edited about volunteer and philanthropic travel, was released in 2015 by Horizon Travel Press. The most recent of his many entrepreneurial endeavors include directing editorial for the Family Travel Association (familytravel.org), which inspires families to travel; co-founding Outbounding.org, a community-powered platform for identifying, celebrating and distributing excellent travel content; co-organizing the New York Travel Festival (nytravfest.com), an immersive event (now in its ffth year) for a new generation of travelers; and editing The Travel Word (travelword.com), a website he founded that showcases responsible, sustainable and local travel. Since the mid-1980s, Ethan has patrolled all corners of the travel industry -- as co-director of a Paris-based bicycle tour operator; founder and president of a non-profit focused on "educational internet adventures"; staff writer/editor/producer for GORP.com, one of the Internet's earliest outdoor lifestyle websites, and the now-defunct Travelllll.com, for which he focused on responsible travel issues; publications manager of the French Government tourist office (Atout France) in NYC; Chief Communications Officer of the WHL Group (whl-group.com), the largest local-travel company in the world; co-founder of Destination Accelerator, which managed education and networking opportunities for destination marketers; co-conspirator behind EcoAdventure Media, a content-marketing platform designed to support eco-conscious brands; and co-instigator of the Local Travel Movement, a platform for people passionate about local travel. Ethan has a BA from Yale University and MIA (Master of International Affairs) from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.