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Explore 17 000+ Verified Members and find travel professionals, creators, and startups from all around the world.About me
I’m a true travel enthusiast. Someone who eats, drinks, breathes, and lives travel. Before relocating to the Netherlands, I built my career in New York, working with American Express and JP Morgan before launching my own travel management company. Travel has taken me across the globe, but now I’m returning to it with a fresh perspective one that excites me more than ever.
I’m drawn to off-the-beaten-path destinations, the curiosity of the unknown, and the stories found in food, people, and culture. For me, travel is about the journey as much as the destination, the unexpected paths that lead to meaningful experiences and lasting connections. With a background in Psychology, I find myself appreciating these layers even more deeply, understanding not just places, but the people and emotions that define them.
Travel isn’t just an industry to me, it’s a feeling, a way of life. If you want to know me, all you have to do is connect. It’s that simple. Join me as I step into this new chapter of my travel journey. To be transparent, Im working on a new website and can't wait to share it. But you can connect with me on Linkedin >> (for now) www.linkedin.com/in/maria-simonettii/
Undergoing a transformation for my next chapter!!!
Why did you join the community?
Q&AExpand my understanding of emerging travel trends that are pushing boundaries and reshaping the way we explore the world.
What is your favorite travel destination?
Q&AMy favorite kind of destination is one that invites me to slow down and let go where boundaries blur, deadlines disappear, and itineraries no longer dictate the experience. It’s in these moments that I can truly see the world on my own terms, guided more by curiosity and feeling than by plans. If I must narrow it a bit Italy, the Tuscany area. So many choices.
What was your first travel job?
Q&ACorporate travel company and I handled accounts for Sony, EMI Records and Celadon Trucking to give an idea. During the holiday season I worked Customer Service at airport.
Three words that describe why we should travel?
Q&ACuriousity, Food, Mental wellbeing, Communication to be fair I could go on.
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Hi Brianna, Your feeling makes sense, but I don’t think the beauty of travel is diminishing so much as becoming harder to see beneath the commercial layer wrapped around it. A lot of travel media is optimized for conversion whether its itineraries, a... show more
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It’s starting to look that way. Travel is faster, smoother, and more curated than ever, genuine connection has become surprisingly rare. Connection is definitley a luxury. We’ve optimized seamless bookings, packed itineraries, must-see lists that we o... show more
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It can feel that way sometimes at first glace. A lot of travel especially online is packaged, polished, and optimized to sell experiences rather than tell them. Algorithms reward what’s visually striking and easily bookable, not always what’s meaningfu... show more
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i Love this line so much "These are just a few of the moments that stayed with me. The kind you cannot really plan, and that only happen when you travel slowly, with the right people, and with enough openness to step into something unfamiliar."This is w... show more
