Exploring historic Santa Fe

Exploring historic Santa Fe

Celebrating a Classic

Uncover Your Different in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is one of America’s most historic, most artistic and most fascinating cities. Known as “The City Different,” the nation’s oldest state capital city is a place unlike any other in the world. The combination of cultural diversity, preservation of centuries-old tradition and stunning natural beauty makes Santa Fe distinct.

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Experience Scottsdale
New & Noteworthy
Condé Nast Traveler

Announcing

Lale Arikoglu

Director of Special Projects

Condé Nast Traveler

To keynote Travel Classics Santa Fe

November 5–8, 2026

Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale, Arizona

Announcing

Travel Classics West 2027

April 1–4

Hotel Valley Ho

Scottsdale, Arizona

Registration open →

Travel + Leisure

In the Press

Nina Ruggiero

Senior Editorial Director

Travel + Leisure

Showcases Travel Classics Ticino in the Be A Travel Writer newsletter

Conferences

Travel Classics West 2026 — Santa Fe

Travel Classics

West 2026

Santa Fe, NM

November 5–8, 2026

Eldorado Hotel & Spa

Conference is full.

Travel Classics West 2027 — Scottsdale, Arizona

Travel Classics

West 2027

Scottsdale, Arizona

April 1–4, 2027

Hotel Valley Ho

Registration open

PREVIEW — Community Section

Contest & Awards

Greg Tasker

Contest Winner

Greg Tasker

Winner, Travel Classics International Contest

Best Story on Québec

Open to writers of Travel Classics International 2025, at the Château Frontenac in Québec City

Best Travel Story on Ticino

Next Contest

Best Travel Story on Ticino

Open to all writers attending Travel Classics International 2026 in Switzerland

Deadline: September 10, 2026

Scholarship

Edward Readicker-Henderson TC West Memorial Scholarship — open to emerging and unpublished travel writers

Scholarship

For our 2026 Scholarship winner, click here. We will be announcing details for our 2027 Scholarship shortly.

Sky Lott

Scholarship Winner

Sky Lott

TC West Scholarship Winner 2026