COMMISSIONING EDITOR TESTIMONIALS

"I absolutely LOVE your 'South Australia's most immersive travel experiences' piece. Thank you very much indeed for writing this for us. I thoroughly enjoyed your evocative style. No wonder you win so many awards."
Penny Yap, Editor of SALIFE

"As a managing editor at The CEO Magazine, I had the pleasure of commissioning Marie for travel stories for over the course of four and a half years and I can't recommend her highly enough. Marie's proactive nature when approaching freelance writing is to be applauded, and she always manages to offer stories that are perfectly targeted to specific readerships. Her passion shines through in every word she writes and she is a deadline-driven professional who is also a stellar photography. I also had the pleasure of travelling with Marie in Flinders Ranges and it was a privilege to see her work in action - engaging with locals, fellow travellers and the landscape, digging beneath the surface to discover awesome stories."
Sanchia Pegley, Commissioning Editor of The CEO Magazine

"Always a pleasure to liaise with, Marie is one of our most popular and reliable writers at Australia & New Zealand Magazine, always churning out engaging copy, and often supplementing her work with an excellent selection of photographs."
Liane Voisey, Editor of Australia & New Zealand magazine

"Marie is a great communicator and always makes sure she delivers to brief. Her copy is clean, arrives on time and her stories have personality and charm. I'd happily work with her again."
Justine Costigan, Editor of Jetstar magazine, and managing Editor of Jetstar Asia Magazine

"Marie Barbieri has written regularly for Nature & Health magazine. She is prompt, professional and thorough, and her enthusiasm for her subject matter makes her writing warm, engaging, and memorable. She is an asset to publisher or editor looking for reliable, quality content."
Pamela Allardice, Editor of Nature & Health magazine

"I used Marie to write various material for my magazine about Australia & NZ, and found her to be an invaluable source of vivid and accurate copy and updates on trends and developments on the other side of the world. She was consistent and reliable and I would work with her again given the opportunity."
Anna Scrivenger, Founding Editor of Australia & New Zealand Magazine

"Marie Barbieri's freelance work is of the highest standard and I have always found her to be friendly and professional. She understands any brief given and always produces interesting and engaging articles."
Brent McKean, Editor of Great Walks Magazine

TOURISM OPERATOR AND PR TESTIMONIALS

"Marie, I opened your beautiful article and you gave me the best shot in the arm of enthusiasm and motivation to keep going, the reassurance that what we have created here on the Murray River is truly world class. Your photos are perfect.I am so proud to read the names of our amazing guides who won’t be working with us this season, your wonderful detail in the birds, the checklists, the food, the cliffs along the route, the sheep bridge on the Amazon Creek, the place names you’ve recalled, the Woolshed Brewery who have also closed during this isolation phase, and I am reminded of every little discussion and meeting that Lauren and Susie and I have had over the last 5 years to put every little piece into our Murray River Walk jigsaw, that takes 4 days and 3 nights to complete. Your article is inspiring and your timing perfect."
Tony Sharley, owner and operator of Murray River Trails

" I've had the pleasure of working with Marie on several destination familiarisation/press trips, and she has been an absolute joy to collaborate with. Her infectious positivity and genuine passion for her work are evident in everything she does. Marie's attention to detail is unmatched. She handles every experience with enthusiam, approaching each project with thorough research and careful preparation. Her travel pieces go beyond informative - they're beautifully descriptive, truly bringing the essence of each destination to life. I always look forward to working with her and can't wait for our next project together."
Natalie Brown, Publicist

"I have known and worked with Marie for some time now and I have always found her thoroughly enthusiastic, receptive and energetic. She is open to new ideas and new ways of working, which is refreshing. She is great at communicating and always provides productive feedback. If all my liaison with media were as enjoyable as this, I would have the best job in the world."
Jovanka Ristich, Director at iPR

"Marie visited Christmas Island as a freelance journalist in May 2016 on our annual media famil, with the promise of great coverage for Christmas Island. Well she did not disappoint - Marie was an absolute delight to work with, she participated with 'gusto' in all activities arranged during her visit, and her descriptions of Christmas Island in the resulting articles were an absolute delight to read. Her descriptions were honest, humorous and above all were written with true feeling. I would highly recommend Marie to any destination looking for a freelance journalist who absolutely delivers on her promise."
Linda Cash, Marketing Manager at Christmas Island Tourism Association

"The team at Kingfisher Bay Resort first met Marie when she approached us last year with an idea to come to Fraser Island. Marie was a pleasure to deal with and host and is one of just a handful of freelancers who kept us in the know from go to whoa, particularly with where she was pitching her stories and the outcomes. We loved Marie's Fraser Island feature in The Dallas Morning News and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to other properties looking to work with a consummate professional."
Kerry Brough, Director of Sales and Marketing at Kingfisher Bay Resort Group

"I just wanted to say that the article you wrote about our Bay of Fires Walk is the best I have ever seen written by a journo. You really have a true talent, Marie."
Mark Norek, Founder and Company Director of Life's An Adventure

"Marie visited a hotel that we were representing and wrote a travel article after her visit. She was at all times professional and accurate. Her words and images did justice to the product reviewed and showed her holistic approach to travel journalism."
Marlen Taffarello, Managing Director of WT Associates

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