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Nikki Vargas
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Founder, Unearth Women
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Biography
Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Nikki Vargas is a travel editor, entrepreneur, public speaker, and two-time published author represented by the Paradigm Talent Agency. Her bestselling travel memoir CALL YOU WHEN I LAND (HarperCollins, 2023) was named a best women's memoir by Glamour Magazine, a top 50 bestseller by Hudson Books, a staff pick by Apple Books, a book club pick by Real Simple, a recommended read by Good Morning America, and winner of the 2024 Bessie Award for Impactful Writing. Her first book, WANDERESS, was published by Penguin Random House in 2022 and is an evergreen women's travel book recommended by Refinery29, Fortune Magazine, and Forbes. In addition, Nikki is a Senior Digital Editor for Fodor's Travel, a legacy travel publication since the 1930s, reaching millions of monthly readers. As Senior Editor of Fodor's, Nikki works on the brand's major editorial initiatives, helping to plan, manage, and produce its annual Fodor's Finest Hotel Awards, GO List, and Holiday Gift Guide, as well as launching new editorial series such as "Dear Eugene." Fodor's Travel website was named an Honoree in the 2023 Webby Awards for Travel & Lifestyle site and a Bronze winner for "Best Editorial Travel Website" by the 2024 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards. Prior to joining Fodor's, Nikki worked as an on-staff Editor for Atlas Obscura, Culture Trip, and The Infatuation. She is also a public speaker who has spoken at various travel and media conferences, including the Women’s Travel Fest, Women in Travel Summit, Latino Travel Fest, and IMM. Back in 2018, Nikki founded Unearth Women magazine, a quarterly women's print magazine set on championing women's stories and spotlighting women-owned businesses. At its height, Unearth Women was sold in over 800 bookstores across the United States, Canada, and select bookstores overseas. As Founder, Nikki oversaw the Unearth Women team, working closely and collaboratively to manage the day-to-day operations, editorial direction, and commercial expansion of Unearth Women. Nikki's work has been published in Cosmopolitan, Vice, Food & Wine, and more, while her work with Unearth Women was featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, CNN, Vogue, and beyond. Today, you can find Unearth Women's stories online or shop its book, Wanderess, in stores now.
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Unearth Women
Unearth Women is a women-founded travel publication with a mission to lift women's voices and show travelers how to support women worldwide. We believe that travelers are uniquely positioned to positively impact a destination and its local women. With our Feminist City Guides, we show travelers how to find women and BIPOC-owned businesses in 40+ cities, helping them to support local entrepreneurs and learn about women's history. With our Women to Watch interviews, we celebrate a wealth of diverse women and their accomplishments. With our Tips & Trends, we cover the latest in travel news and share practical advice for planning your next trip. The name Unearth Women comes from the idea of unearthing women's stories globally. Our goal is to lift women's voices and provide a platform where women can feel heard and seen. In our Unearthed Stories, we share original reporting from a global network of freelance writers covering everything from women who are rescuing animals or launching companies, to women who are surviving war or on the frontlines of the pandemic. Unearth Women started in 2018 as a print magazine sold in over 800 Barnes & Noble locations across the United States. Our print magazine filled a gap in the travel media landscape, allowing us to introduce a new kind of publication that both catered to the nuanced needs of women travelers and celebrated women's stories. After four issues, we made the decision to fold our magazine and transition to a digital-only platform, with the ongoing mission to continue bringing our Feminist City Guides and women-centric stories to audiences worldwide. In 2022, Unearth Women made its way back into bookstores with the release of our new women's travel book, Wanderess.
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Founded: 2018