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Baker is a member of the Society of
American Travel Writers, the North American Travel Journalists' Association, and the National Writers Union, and has been honored with many awards for outstanding travel writing, among them the Society of American Travel Writers'
prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award (four times, including "Best Travel News Investigative Reporter"), and the "1995 Benjamin Franklin Award" from Publisher Marketing Association of North America for his
Costa Rica Handbook. In 1998, he was named "Travel Journalist of the Year" by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. His passion for travel writing and photography helps Baker maintain a
schedule in which he travels around the globe on assignment for leading editors and publishers.
Consulting:
Baker has wide experience in marketing and has been a consultant to dozens of travel companies, including such industry leaders as Backroads, GEO Expeditions, Ker & Downey, Sobek, and Wilderness Travel, as well as for major international corporations such as Intel. He has written brochures, catalogs, press releases, etc. for dozens of companies, and has been honored with awards from the American Catalog Awards, the Direct Marketing Creative Guild, and Target Marketing. He is available for freelance projects.
Group Tour Operations and Escorting: Baker also has wide experience within the travel industry. For seven years he was president of British Pride Tours, which he founded. In addition to operating his own
tours to England, he has packaged and managed group tours on behalf of several universities, and has escorted group tours to Cuba, England, Hong Kong, Korea, and New Zealand. In 1999, he will begin escorting motorcycle tours
through Cuba! Radio & Television: Baker appears frequently on radio and television talk shows. Forthcoming appearances will be listed in Baker in Public Teaching Travel writing: Baker regularly teaches travel writing classes for the Learning Annex. As a teacher, Baker regales students with his experiences with the hope that his enthusiasm and love for his work can inspire
them to also succeed in this competitive but exciting field. Lecturing:
Baker is an acclaimed speaker and gives slide presentations and lectures at bookstores and other venues throughout North America. He is also a faculty member of Cunard Cruise Lines, and lectures aboard cruise ships throughout the Caribbean and further afield. Click
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