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About Emily Kaufman
Known as "The Travel Mom," (thetravelmom.com) Emily Kaufman appears on television, in print, on line and on the radio offering travel advice for moms. Emily started her career as a parenting expert as a preschool/mommy and me instructor and became known on air as "The Professional Mom". She married her expertise in early childhood education with her love of travel and started writing and appearing on television as "The Travel Mom". Emily has been a regular guest of television programs such as Good Morning America, The View, CNN and MSNBC. She also appears in studio on many local news programs including the KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles and WABC in New York.
"The Travel Mom's" writing has appeared in publications that include Redbook, Woman's Day and Time Magazine. Her first book, The Travel Mom's Ultimate Book of Family Travel, was published by Broadway Books last year. She's currently working as spokesperson for Southwest Airlines and Sea World.
Emily has two teenage children, 17-year old Charlie and 15-year old Gabby. She has been married to her husband Sid for 19 years. When Emily is not in a hotel room as "The Travel Mom" she spends countless nights in them as a soccer mom and football mom. To learn more about Emily, visit thetravelmom.com.