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Randy Yagi
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About me

Randy Yagi is an award-winning writer who served as the National Travel Writer for CBS from 2012 to 2019. More than 900 of his stories still appear in syndication across 23 CBS websites, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco. During his peak years with CBS, Randy had a reported digital audience reach of 489 million and 5.5 million monthly visitors. Additionally, his stories have appeared in the Daily Meal, CBS News, CBS Radio, Engadget, NBC.com, NJ.com, MSN.com and Radio.com. He earned a Media Fellowship from Stanford University and is a Bay Area Travel Writers (BATW) member.

Why did you join the community?

To reach out to a larger audience

What is your favorite travel destination?

I have several favorite destinations. However, if I were to choose just one, I'd say Paris - since I have visited there nine times

Where do you dream of traveling to?

I have never been to Spain, so I'd say, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao and more.

What was your first travel job?

Syndicated travel writer for CBS - official job title was National Travel Writer for CBS

What do you want to learn more about?

Who to network with, including brands, destinations and more

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Inspiration, health, growth