Jay Fenster

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Jay Matthew Fenster (born January 8, 1977) is an American travel writer, blogger and casino industry expert. He has covered Walt Disney World and Orlando for Open Road Publishing since 1994, and has covered Las Vegas for Open Road since 2006.

[edit] Biography

First published at age 17, Fenster became the youngest known travel writer to pen an adult-oriented guidebook. Fenster later graduated from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce in 1999. He currently resides in Las Vegas, where he works as a casino industry insider.

[edit] Published Works

Fenster's most recent book is Open Road's Best of Las Vegas] (ISBN 1593600836), co-authored by gambling guru Avery Cardoza and published in December 2006. This book provides itineraries of varying lengths for travelers seeking specific types of vacation experiences, such as a couples' getaway, a family vacation or a vintage Vegas experience.

Fenster is a pioneer of the targeted "Best Of" travel writing format that closely aligns travel recommendations with the amount of time that people have to spend in a destination, and the exact outcome they want from a trip. This approach is compared to the typical encyclopedic "lists of lists" format that includes tons of information but no real guidance.

His next book, Open Road's Best of Orlando, is scheduled for a late 2008 release, and will provide a similarly targeted approach to that destination.

Fenster is also the author of Walt Disney World Guide, Disney World and Orlando Theme Parks, and Disney World With Kids.

He also maintains Open Road's Best of Las Vegas Blog.