Ashley Brantley

President of Frommer Media LLC, Editorial Director of Frommer's guidebooks, author of the best-selling "Frommer's New York City 2025" and "Frommer's New York City Day by Day", host of "The Travel Show", named one of the 13 best podcasts for travel by the New York Times. 

Editor-in-Chief of Frommers.com, author of Here Lies America, co-host of "The Travel Show" on WABC, two-time Lowell Thomas Award winner for Guide Book of the Year (London, Orlando).

Frommer's Managing Editor. Previous contributor to the Village Voice, Chicago Reader, and others. Covers quirky travel, set-jetting, wildlife, budget, security, &c. Favorite destination ever: Japan. zthompson@frommermedia.com