meet nikki 

Originally from Colombia, Nikki is a travel editor, published author, and writer now living in New York City. As a published author, Nikki is represented by the literary division of the Paradigm Talent Agency. Her first book, Wanderess, is an exhaustive women's travel resource combining the wisdom, expertise, and experiences of leading women in the travel industry. Wanderess was published by the Clarkson Potter imprint of Penguin Random House in February 2022. Nikki is currently writing her second book, a travel memoir for the Hanover Square Press imprint at Harper Collins.

Currently, Nikki is an editor for Fodor's Travel, where she commissions, writes, edits, and produces daily travel stories for the digital site, as well as works closely with the team on special editorial projects. In addition, Nikki is the Founding Editor of Unearth Women, a women’s travel publication she founded back in 2018. Unearth Women's mission is to show travelers how to support women worldwide, while also sharing women's stories. Her work with Unearth Women has appeared in The New York Times, Good Morning America, CNN, Vogue Spain, and The Washington Post.

​Previously, Nikki worked as a Travel Editor for The Infatuation, Atlas Obscura, and Culture Trip. In addition to her editorial experience, Nikki is a freelance journalist with bylines in Cosmopolitan, Zagat, VICE, Food & Wine, Roads & Kingdoms, and more. As a public speaker, Nikki has spoken at various travel conferences including the Women’s Travel Fest, Women in Travel Summit, Latino Travel Fest, the Travel + Adventure Show, and the former New York Times Travel Show.