www.christopherjdmitchell.com
Christopher Mitchell is an award winning travel blogger, freelance writer, photographer and podcaster hailing from Toronto, Canada. Thus far, he's had the chance to live on four continents and visit 90+ countries.
He founded the website (and brand) travelingmitch in 2011, and it has since accrued millions upon millions of views. His work on the blog in 2012 while living in Korea earned him a Certificate of Appointment from the Korean Minister of Culture. He now runs travelingmitch alongside Bri Mitchell. In 2017, after moving back to Canada after three years based in Istanbul, Chris cofounded the now hugely popular site and brand, Ultimate Ontario alongside fellow TMAC member, Kevin Wagar. The site has become a mainstay in Ontario travel, growing several thousand percent per year.
In 2021, he also cofounded We Explore Canada. The team aims to replicate the enormous success they've had with Ultimate Ontario.
In 2023, The Open Outdoors site and social channels will be fully launching, and focused on outdoor adventure.
He cofounded the Toronto Blogger Collective in 2018, which has since grown to nearly 700 members. It's a community to help creators turn their passion into a profession. Chris has regularly and effectively helped DMOs, RTOs, and brands source creators from the TBC for their press trips and campaigns for years. Furthermore, they run regular events in cooperation with brands and tourism organizations, finding the right creators for events, helping to find venues when necessary, as well as tracking results and ROI from events on social and sites following events.
In the same vein, he runs the newsletter This Week in Blogging to help fellow creators keep pulse on the content creation industry.
He's also an accomplished freelance writer with bylines in the likes of USA Today, International Living, Escapism, Travelier, Outpost, Dreamscapes and many, many more.
He's also the author of A Local Travel Writer's Guide to Toronto, and the newly released children's book, Travel the World Around You.
In terms of education, Chris has an Honours Degree in English Literature from Queen's University, his Bachelor of Education with a specialization in Urban Diversity from York University, and his Masters of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies from Buffalo State.
Beyond his 1st Place TMAC Award in 2019 for Best Travel Blog (for travelingmitch), Chris was also awarded the 2019 Ottawa Tourism Travel Writing Award, and Best Opinion Piece at the Traverse Creator Awards. In 2021, he was nominee for Best All Round Social Campaign for his work with Visit Czech Republic. In 2022, he was shortlisted for the Traverse Creator Awards once again, and took home another Ottawa Tourism Travel Writing Award, along with 2nd place for Best Travel Blog (for We Explore Canada) at the TMAC awards. In 2023, Bri and Chris were Writers-in-Residence for the province of Newfoundland & Labrador, and Bri and Chris won a Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Blog for travelingmitch. In 2024, Chris was named by The Peak in the Class of Emerging Leaders in Canadian Media.
He has led two webinars as an expert for TMAC so far on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). He also led a third session on podcasting in May of 2021.
You can consult his portfolio website for full details on all of the above.