Jonathan Gilbert last modified: August 6, 2008

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Name: Jonathan Gilbert
Professional title Travel Editor, Writer and Photographer
Address Michelin - Suite 6, Tulip House, 70 Borough High Street, London SE1 1XF

Home - 58 Merton Mansions, Bushey Rd, London SW20 8DQ
Telephone (day) 020 7864 9917 (Michelin office)
Telephone (evening) 020 8715 2761 (home)
Fax:
Mobile 0779 229 8316
E-mail jonathan-gilbert@hotmail.co.uk
Website 1 www.viamichelin.com
Website 2
Biography To become a travel editor, writer and photographer you must take the road less travelled, then watch your head as you duck the clichés. No-one comes to it in the same way. I came to it from the depths of the night shift on the travel desk at a media monitoring agency, fresh from a degree in Archaeology, an eight-month world trip and six months of intensive journalism training. Since then I have been producing guidebooks for Americans, Brits and the French, while also reviewing and relaunching Michelin's Green Guides and Must Sees series. Somehow in between I got married, bought a flat and continue to travel.
Main professional activities Michelin
I have been an editor at Michelin for about a year and a half, working on their Green Guides and Must Sees titles, in particular reviewing and re-launching both series and developing new titles.

Best Loved Hotels
Prior to this I was the editor for Best Loved Hotels UK & Ireland, an annual glossy hotel guide and website, for the UK and US travel trade.
Memberships BGTW
NUJ
Awards
Most recent publications I just completed a brand new 280 page Michelin Green Guide to Singapore that I commissioned, designed, outlined, managed and edited. I also took about 60% of the photos used in the guide.
Other important publications I am currently working on another new title, Cancún and the Yucatan, this time for the Michelin Must Sees series, which targets the American market.

Beyond new titles, I am involved in reviewing, relaunching and updating the full Michelin Green Guide and Must Sees catalogue.
Areas of particular interest or expertise Europe
* UK
* France
* Italy


Africa
* Morocco
* Sierra Leone


N America
* USA - NYC, Florida, California, East & West Coast


Central America
* Mexico


S America
* Chile
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Bolivia
* Peru

S Asia
*Bangladesh

SE Asia
* Singapore
* Indonesia
* Thailand


Oceania
* Australia & New Zealand


Topics
* Archaeology
* Motorcycling
* Scuba diving
* Skiing and snowboarding
* Hiking
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