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Rayna Katz

  • Writer and Editor, Freelance
  • None, The Hotels Mag, Corporate & Incentive Travel and Skift Meetings.
New York
As seen in: New York Daily News, New York Post, Skift, Skift Meetings, HospitalityNet, Travel Agent Central, BizBash, Institute of Culinary Education - NY & LA, GlobeSt, StarChefs and
Covers:  meetings, meeting & convention planning, hotels, group travel, business travel, leisure travel, culinary, chefs, restaurant industry issues, restaurant trends.
Doesn't Cover: music, counterculture, sports.
Freelance writer on travel, hotels, restaurants/chefs and meetings. Freelance editor too. Open to staff roles. raynakatz@gmail.com www.muckrack.com/raynakatz

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Rayna is a Folio-award nominated, and detail-oriented veteran editor and writer specializing in travel, food, hospitality and more. Having also covered commercial real estate, she's able to make complex subjects understandable and even compelling. Grammar and punctuation mistakes don't get by her, and freelance writers she's managed have praised her ability to make them feel valued. In short, she's considered easy to work with and a talented journalist.

Rayna Katz’s Journalist Portfolio

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Hotel Perspectives: The Inn Crowd

Hotel Perspectives: The Inn Crowd

Unconventional lodging formats-boutiques lifestyle properties and select-service hotels-are the 'cool kids' o…

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St. Lucia is a chocolate lover's tastiest getaway

St. Lucia is a chocolate lover's tastiest getaway

I've had a massage or two in my day, but never one where I wanted to eat the lotion being slathered on me. Th…

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Some Firing Lines

Some Firing Lines

What to say, and not to say, to the recently laid-off.

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Top 100 Events in the United States 2017

Top 100 Events in the United States 2017

The music festivals, trade shows, conferences, and other gatherings in the U.S. that set the standard for the…

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MeetingMentor Magazine Fall 2018

MeetingMentor Magazine Fall 2018

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EXPERIENCE is Everything

EXPERIENCE is Everything

Working to dazzle individual and group customers, hotels around the world are serving up innovative food and …

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What Attendees Want - www.themeetingmagazines.com

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By Rayna Katz
| Corporate & Incentive Travel Verified
Creating a meeting or incentive that delivers on the desires of attendees is no easy feat.
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Keys to Becoming an Independent Meeting Planner - www.themeetingmagazines.com

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By Rayna Katz
| Association Conventions & Facilities Verified
While face masks and mandatory distance rules are, thankfully, a distant memory of the COVID pandemic, some aftershocks of that time that impacted the working world remain in place. Among those are a rise in independent workers. Whether it’s due to circumstance or choice, more people — including meeting planners — are striking out on their own.
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Applying Apps | www.themeetingmagazines.com

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By Rayna Katz
| Association Conventions & Facilities Verified
Every generation of the meeting industry has its technology. In the early 2000s, video conferencing became widely available while the simultaneous rise of the internet led to online registration, reporting and many other offerings. The COVID pandemic led to video site inspections and, of course, the skyrocketing popularity of online meetings. Now, with cell phones being as ubiquitous as air, it’s time for mobile applications’ turn in the spotlight.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

It was a full-time internship at the Manhattan Spirit and Our Town, where I covered a wide variety of stories in Manhattan. I loved it.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's allowing users to engage much more with news, while providing news organizations with instant feedback from readers/users.
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