Zac Thompson has been a writer and editor with Frommer's for a decade. He currently serves as Managing Editor.
Previously, his freelance work has appeared in the Village Voice, the Chicago Reader, Time Out, Chicago magazine, and elsewhere. Additionally, he worked as an editor of Groupon's editorial travel content.
He is a past recipient of a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. He was recognized in the "service-oriented consumer work" category.
Originally from Springdale, Arkansas, he received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his husband, Frank.
Other ContributionsChicago Reader
Time Out
Chicago Magazine
The Village Voice
EducationNorthwestern University
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Editor-in-Chief of Frommers.com, author of Here Lies America, longtime co-host of "The Travel Show" on WABC, two-time Lowell Thomas Award winner for Guide Book of the Year (Frommer's London, Orlando).
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Frommer's Managing Editor. Covers travel topics relating to animals, the arts, Latin America, trip planning, airports, &c. Has never seen a moose IRL.
zthompson@frommermedia.com.
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President of FrommerMedia LLC, Editorial Director of the Frommer's guidebooks, author of the best-selling Frommer's New York City 2026 and Frommer's New York City Day by Day, host of The Frommer's Travel Show, named one of the 13 best podcasts for travel by the New York Times.
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