Shivya Nath is Award-winning travel writer | Sustainable travel, social impact, climate action

➣ Crafting impactful stories at the intersection of meaningful travel, the environment and local communities. Recipient of the prestigious Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. Open to meaningful travel assignments to amplify sustainable travel and climate action work.

➣ Grew up in the Indian Himalayas, studied in Singapore, and spent seven nomadic years living with Indigenous and local communities from Uzbekistan to Guatemala. My travel stories have appeared in BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, The Washington Post and Lonely Planet, among other publications.

➣ Author of the award-winning sustainable travel blog, The Shooting Star, and a bestselling travel memoir published by Penguin in 2018.

➣ Using my Instagram presence (@shivya) to raise awareness about sustainable travel and climate change. Featured by Conde Nast Traveller among Instagram accounts to follow if you care about the planet.

➣ Speaker and panelist at conscious travel and sustainability conferences. Recent speaking gigs include the UNWTO Forum on Women in Tourism in Indonesia, the World Community Tourism Summit by Planeterra and G Adventures in India, and the ASEAN-India Forum in Thailand.

➣ Offering courses and workshops on purpose-driven travel and storytelling.

➣ Interested in regenerative travel, community tourism, conservation initiatives and community-led climate action.