Ed Perkins on Travel
A longtime travel expert, Ed Perkins helps consumers get the most from their travel dollar. Perkins shares his knowledge columns and travel features, giving senior travelers up-to-the-minute advice on everything from planning an itinerary for a European rail trip to booking flights, renting cars and buying travel insurance. Perkins also peppers his columns with valuable tips that will help readers avoid travel hassles. Moves 2/week.
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Travel columnist Ed Perkins, a nationally recognized reporter and consumer advocate, focuses his weekly columns on ways travelers can find the best deals while avoiding scams and misleading promotions.
Perkins, the retired founding editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter, one of the country’s most influential travel publications, is known for his consumer-oriented research and reporting. From 1992 until 1997, Perkins was the principal author of the annual “Best Travel Deals” books (Consumer Reports). He has also written for the London-based Business Traveler magazine.
Perkins’ travel expertise has led to frequent television appearances, including spots on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “This Week with David Brinkley,” “The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather,” CNN, and numerous local TV and radio stations.
Before Consumer Reports Travel Letter, Perkins spent 25 years as a travel researcher and consultant, with assignments that ranged from national tourism development strategies to the design of computer-based tourism models.
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