LA Times Festival of Books 2019

Catharine Hamm is the Travel editor for the Los Angeles Times. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to a peripatetic family whose stops included Washington, D.C.; Honolulu; and Manila. Her varied media career has taken her from McPherson, Kan., to Kansas City, Mo., San Bernardino, Salinas... Read More →

George Hobica is the founder of Airfarewatchdog.com and has been a travel writer for over 40 years. In addition to writing for the Los Angeles Times he has been published in Travel and Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Health, and Good Housekeeping... Read More →

John E. DiScala (aka Johnny Jet) has traveled over 100,000 miles a year since starting his newsletter in 1995 and has visited close to 100 countries. On his website, he writes about how to maximize your credit card points, how to find travel deals, cheap flights, and how to benefit... Read More →