Should travel writing be written by travelers, or, as NYTimes Travel editor Amy Virshup would have it, locals? (Photo by Ibrahim Rifath on Unsplash.)

No ‘I’ in Travel? Travel writing in the Trump era

‘The Best American Travel Writing 2019' and the schisms currently upending travel journalism

On Amazon, The Best American Travel Writing 2019 holds a 4.3-out-of-5-star-rating, its acclaim ever-so-slightly dragged down by a vocal minority of negative reviews. As this book ostensibly showcased the best travel writing on…