George Hobica George Hobica is a travel writer and the founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. He has written for Travel + Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, and dozens of newspapers around the world. George has worked in public relations, corporate identity branding, airline marketing, advertising, education, publishing, and other fields. For over a decade, he worked for America Online, where he developed and operated an airfare tracking site for America Online's Digital City sites. In 2005, he founded Airfarewatchdog.com, and sold it to Expedia in 2007 but continued to work for the site until February 2018. Lately, he has returned to his roots as a freelance and syndicated writer, mostly for newspapers. He currently splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles.• 10+ years of experience as a writer covering travel, airlines, and hotels• 10+ years as the founder and president of Airfarewatchdog.com• Received a bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of Pennsylvania• Received a master's degree in philosophy and middle eastern studies from Oxford University About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process