Jessica Korteman – Travel Writer & Guidebook Author
Jessica is a Melbourne-based Australian travel writer and guidebook author, passionate about to raising the profile of women in the travel industry.
ASTW Awards for Excellence 2025 Winner – Best Australian Story Over 1000 Words
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Experiential world travel at your fingertips
Jessica has circumnavigated the globe three times – once by plane, once by boat and the other mostly overland. Coupled with countless other journeys in between and Jessica is well-placed to bring a wide variety of travel experiences to readers.
Why work with Jessica
Traveller at Heart
Jessica’s love for travel is evident in everything she writes. Have your audience get the most out of their trips with the right information.
Varied Experiences
Jessica writes from 20 years of travel experience in all corners of the globe – from solo to group travel, budget to bucketlist.
Women in Travel
Jessica is passionate about supporting women in travel, the largest drivers of spending on travel but the least represented in its writing.
Accessible Travel
Jessica believes that accessible travel should be an inherent part of travel writing, not an afterthought.
Disaster Recovery
Jessica understands the long-term impact of disasters, and the important role responsible travel can play in recovery.
Guidebooks
Expert on Japan travel and Japanese culture
Jessica spent a decade in Japan where she began travel writing after experiencing first-hand the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
She continues to travel to and write about Japan, and is the founder and editor of Japanese Food Guide, a Japan-focused travel publication with an all-female team dedicated to providing a new kind of content on a much-loved destination.
James Smart
Commissioning Editor, Lonely Planet Japan (18th Edition)Alice Gordenker
Contributing Writer, Japanese Food GuideExamples of Digital Work
Cuisine and culture from Shikoku’s waters and nature
Lonely Planet
8 top things to do in Japan’s Kagawa prefecture
Lonely Planet
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Melbourne, Australia
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