Bryan Herb
| Bryan Herb | |
|---|---|
 Bryanherb.jpg Bryan Herb photographed by Richard Loos | |
| Born | Forest Grove, Oregon |
| 💼 Occupation | Gay tour company owner; writer; television host |
| Known for | Gay Travel Expert |
Bryan Herb (born in Forest Grove, Oregon) is a gay travel TV personality and Board Chair of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, as well as the co-owner, and chief marketing officer,[1] of Zoom Vacations, a gay tour company based in the United States.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Herb grew up in Forest Grove, Oregon. He attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington and majored in English Writing and Public Relations. During his last semester, he studied ecology and group dynamics at the Findhorn Foundation, a commune in Scotland for five months and then backpacked through Europe.
Herb attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington and majored in English Writing and Public Relations.[4]
Career[edit]
Herb was a high school English Teacher in Houston, Texas as part of the Teach For America program and then later in New York City.[citation needed] While living in New York, he also worked as a personal trainer, model, actor, and freelance writer.[citation needed] He then moved to Chicago and took a job as a marketing and special events manager for Hotel 71.[citation needed] The tragedy of September 11, and it motivated him to start a Zoom Vacations, a gay vacation company.[citation needed] He became Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association in 2008 and was re-elected in 2009.[5]
Herb was one of three travel experts featured on nine episodes of the Travel Channel's show, "Vacation Challenge". In 2007 he was the South America Gay Travel expert for Bump!, a gay and lesbian travel show. In 2009, Comcast Cable in Chicago selected Herb as their on-air gay travel host.[6]
He is the gay travel expert for several gay online and print publications including ChicagoPride.com and away.com.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Schildhouse, Jill. "30 Brilliant Buys Travel Pros Never Travel Without". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ↑ India Could Be Next Big Destination for Gay Tourists New York Times 5/31/2010
- ↑ Elliott, Stuart (2009-12-03). "Puerto Rico Revives a 50-Year-Old Campaign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ↑ http://www.plu.edu/alumni/misc/prism-profiles/bryan-herb.php[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "IGLTA List of Board Members". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2009-11-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce" Archived July 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-22. Unknown parameter
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