Frank Barrett (writer)
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Frank Barrett is a travel writer, editor and author. He works for The Mail on Sunday
in London.
and the Polytechnic of North London.
He is married with two children.
magazine and three years freelancing for the Sunday Times Magazine, Daily Telegraph and other publications he was the first Travel Editor of The Independent
newspaper when it was launched in 1986.
He became Travel Editor of The Mail on Sunday
in 1994, and Simon Calder
took over for him at the Independent. He was a nominee for the 2003 British Press Travel Writer of the Year award won by Nigel Tisdall of the Sunday Telegraph. He has also been a presenter on the BBC Holiday show, appeared on Holidays from Hell and contributed to BBC Radio 4's travel and consumer programmes.
His work includes writing about Long Island
, New York His descriptions of Amityville drew objections.
The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday is a British conservative newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it became Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper following the closing of The News of the World in July 2011...
in London.
Background
Born in Pontypool, his father was a policeman and he spent most of his childhood living in the Police Station, Tintern in the Wye Valley. Educated at Monmouth SchoolMonmouth School
Monmouth School is an HMC boys' boarding and day school in Monmouth, Monmouthshire in south east Wales. It was founded in 1614 by William Jones. It is run as a trust, the William Jones's Schools Foundation, by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Livery Companies...
and the Polytechnic of North London.
He is married with two children.
Career
After graduation Barrett worked as a trainee at Travel Trade Gazette for three years. After two years at Business TravellerBusiness Traveller
Business Traveller is a CNN International monthly television program hosted by Richard Quest.-External links:*...
magazine and three years freelancing for the Sunday Times Magazine, Daily Telegraph and other publications he was the first Travel Editor of The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper when it was launched in 1986.
He became Travel Editor of The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday is a British conservative newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. First published in 1982 by Lord Rothermere, it became Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper following the closing of The News of the World in July 2011...
in 1994, and Simon Calder
Simon Calder
Simon Calder , is an English travel writer, currently the senior travel editor for The Independent newspaper.-Biography:...
took over for him at the Independent. He was a nominee for the 2003 British Press Travel Writer of the Year award won by Nigel Tisdall of the Sunday Telegraph. He has also been a presenter on the BBC Holiday show, appeared on Holidays from Hell and contributed to BBC Radio 4's travel and consumer programmes.
His work includes writing about Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York His descriptions of Amityville drew objections.