Melanie calls the far west of Cornwall home but she’s spent much of her adult life travelling, while crafting copy for leading travel brands and writing about her adventures for titles including the BBC, The Times, The Independent and Secret Trips. That firsthand experience inspired her to found Zing, connecting travel brands with a carefully curated network of professional writers.

Ashley is a London-based travel writer who has lived in Japan and New Zealand and travelled extensively. She brings her passion for exploration and love of storytelling to her writing, and has contributed to publications including Lonely Planet, Culture Trip, Escape and the Japan Times, as well as several tourism agencies and travel companies.

Laura is a travel writer based between Italy and the UK, with a particular focus on experience-led escapes, wellness travel and luxury hotels. Formerly Features Writer at Harper’s Bazaar, she has worked across print and digital editorial with leading travel brands and for titles including Condé Nast Traveller.

Daisy is an Edinburgh-based content creator who has an impressive graphic design portfolio and is studying for a degree in neuroscience. Drawing on her love of adventure travel, this combination enables her to combine cognitive understanding with illustrative ingenuity within the standout social content that she creates for leading travel brands.

Zoë is a freelance writer specialising in hotels, food & drink, family and travel. She regularly writes for Condé Nast Traveller, as well as for leading brands and broadcasters. With a background in television, she has travelled extensively and brings destinations and experiences to life through immersive content designed to inform and inspire.