David Atkinson

David Atkinson ...

... is an award-winning, full-time freelance writer based near Manchester. He writes widely for a variety of newspapers and magazines (see www.atkinsondavid.co.uk).

... writes the Lonely Planet Wales guidebook.

... writes the Footprint guide, Lake District with Kids

... covers all aspects of travel from green tourism to business travel via family trips

... likes emerging, off-the-beaten-track destinations.

... rarely takes group press trips and always looks for strong, topical angles to his stories.

... contributes travel advice to Liverpool radio station CityTalk (www.citytalk.fm)

... writes hotel reviews for The Hotel Guru (www.thehotelguru.com) and Travel Intelligence (www.travelintelligence.com)

... lectures in journalism at Glyndwr University, North Wales; press release here: www.glyndwr.ac.uk/en/Contactus/PressOffice/Pressreleases2008/LonelyPlanetGuideauthortoteachuniversitystudents/

... is available for travel pundit and consultancy work.

... accepts editorial copy writing projects and public speaking engagements. Rates upon request.