The travel bug bit early. Laurie's destination marketing days began at the Greater Boston CVB, led to a decade as VP-Tourism at the NYCVB, and on to a 25-year London stint that started with a regional marketing role at Hilton. She's a dedicated urbanite who loves walkable cities. Back on US soil as a San Francisco-based travel writer and copywriter, she was pleased to find community via eTourism Summit and introduced The Travel Vertical as a weekly site to highlight news and views for and by digital destination marketers.