- Chantel's travel tips and stories have been featured in "Moon Guides: French Riviera," "Moon Guides: New England," and "50 Places to Travel Solo."
- She spoke on "Navigating the Intersections of Travel" at Women's Travel Fest.
- As a consultant, she's helped popular travel brands become more inclusive by centering marginalized voices and experiences.
Experience
Chantel Loura is a plus-size, LGBTQIA+, snack-loving digital storyteller who has been working as a professional writer for over a decade. Through the creation of her travel blog "Voyaging Vagabond," Chantel serves big laughs, helpful tips, bold adventures, and body positivity. A place where wanderlust meets radical self-love, she shares her journey while spreading body acceptance, empowerment, and joy like confetti across the globe. As a contributor to Fat Girls Traveling and a speaker at popular travel conferences, Chantel blends adventure with activism. Sparking dynamic collaborations with iconic companies like Google, Intrepid Travel, Airbnb, and Nomadic Matt. Her work has been spotlighted in Travel + Leisure, USATravel, Matador Network, Couchsurfing, and Refinery29.
Education
She earned her bachelor's in history, writing, and rhetoric from Rhode Island College and a digital marketing certification from RISD.