The Long, Sad Collapse of USA Today Travel

It's tough times in travel media, and the latest round of layoffs at newspaper titan Gannett has led to USA Today firing the bulk of its travel section staff. And with that, one of the last U.S. newspapers providing quality consumer travel content is gone. "We still have four staffers completely dedicated to travel," wrote Chrissy Terrell, corporate communications and public relations director of USA Today, when contacted about the layoffs. "We also plan to use Network, Life and other staffers to help fuel travel coverage." It appears that Ben Mutzabaugh, editor of Today in the Sky, social media editor David Oliver, and Dawn Gilbertson, a travel reporter, are the only staffers to survive the cuts. The change is already notable, with lifestyle writers penning travel clickbait stories. Gannett made the cuts to ostensibly fend off a takeover by hedge fund MNG Enterprises by reducing costs. The fall of USA Today Travel as a premier destination for consumer travel information