Victoria M. Walker is an award-winning travel reporter and the curator of the “Carrying On” (formerly Travel With Vikkie) newsletter.
Victoria has been seen and heard as a travel expert on CBS News, NPR, and MSNBC. She is an AFAR Magazine Special Correspondent and contributes to The New York Times Real Estate section and Upgraded Points. She was formerly the Senior Travel Reporter at The Points Guy.
In February 2022, Victoria reignited an international conversation around pay transparency after a tweet about her salary went viral. She’s been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, GMA and others.
Victoria started her career as a video editor at The Washington Post and previously taught multimedia journalism at Howard University.
A proud native of Hampton, Virginia, Victoria now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her five-year-old pug, Migo.
Awards/Grants:
• Honorable Mention in Cultural Tourism: Society of American Travel Writers, Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, 2023 (AFAR)
• Finalist: National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Awards, 2019 (The Washington Post)
• Won: Society for Features Journalism, Diversity in Digital Features, 2019 (The Washington Post)
• Won: Poynter International Fact-Checking Network Flash Grant (USA), 2018 (Howard University)
• Won: Gracie Award for Outstanding Series, “Campus Sexual Assault Series,” 2015 (NPR, Contributing)