
Founder and CEO, Map Happy
Erica Ho is the founder of Map Happy, a digital media company that has provided more than eight million travelers with the tools they need to thrive to and through their destination. The site has received the highest levels of industry recognition, winning the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Awards bronze for Best Travel Journalism Website. She also has spoken at premier industry events and institutions such as The New York Times Travel Show, Consumer Electronics Show, and Columbia Journalism School, on the business of media, and the role and importance of diversity in media. She began her career as a writer and editor for Gawker and The Awl network. Her work has appeared in TIME, CNN, MSN, The Huffington Post, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Mashable, Jetsetter, and Yahoo! among other outlets.
venturecooperative.org
time.com
gawker.com
launchsquad.com
aol.com
utexas.edu
New York, New York, United States
Founder & CEO
Map Happy
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Sep 2017 - Present
Venture Fellow
Venture Cooperative
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Mar 2023 - Present
Writer
Time Magazine
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Feb 2012 - Aug 2013
New York City Metropolitan Area
Reporter
Time Magazine
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Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
Digital Editor (Cathay Pacific)
ACP Magazines
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Hong Kong
Freelance Writer
Self-Employed
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Sep 2009 - Dec 2012
Freelance Web Designer
Self-Employed
May 2004 - Dec 2012