Arnie Weissmann

Explorer at Large, Northstar Travel Group

Arnie has been involved in virtually every aspect of travel journalism, publishing and media for the past 30 years. He created the industry's first destination information service (Weissmann Reports), authored a best-selling geography textbook and has served as publisher of critical hotel and destination guides for the travel industry.

Arnie was also a web pioneer, creating the first core destination content for America Online, managing AT&T’s corporate travel website and licensing content to Apple, Time Inc., CNN and Marriott International, among others. Weissmann Reports was sold to Reed Elsevier in 1996, after which Arnie served as Group Publisher over 15 business-to-business travel titles for Northstar’s predecessor company, Reed Travel Group. In 1999, he switched to the role of Senior Advisor for Business Development, and in October 2001 was appointed Editor in Chief of Travel Weekly, the primary source of news, research, analysis and opinion for the U.S. travel community. Subsequently, his responsibilities expanded to include the role of Executive Vice President/Editorial Director for Northstar’s Retail Group.

Arnie’s writing has received more than 45 national and international awards; he has been inducted into the MIN magazine Editorial and Design Hall of Fame and received the American Business Media G.D. Crain Jr. Award, the highest honor given in business-to-business journalism. Arnie’s comments have appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, BBC, PBS and Sky News, as well as multiple podcasts, YouTube channels and radio shows. He is often quoted in consumer media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and USA Today, and his photography has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines worldwide. He is a popular industry speaker and has been a repeat guest lecturer at Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He has contributed essays to the books “Don’t Go There” and “Overtourism,” and his photography has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines around the world and have been displayed in juried shows in New York City art galleries.

After 25 years as editor in chief of Travel Weekly, in 2026 Arnie has taken on the role of Explorer at Large for Northstar, leaning into his love of adventure travel and discovery, and writing about his experiences in Northstar titles. He is a member of The Explorers Club and his exploits are featured in a chapter of The Explorers Club book, “Letters from the Edge.”