To kickoff an incredible lineup of speakers that will be announced over the coming months, TBEX is beyond thrilled to announce Jen Ruiz, TBEX North America 2024 Keynote Speaker, July 9 – 12, in San Juan, Puerto Rico!
Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel blogger and author. In 2017, she set out to complete 12 trips in 12 months while employed full-time. She surpassed her goal, completing 20 trips in 12 months. In the span of one year, she visited 11 countries and 41 cities, all while managing to be back in time for court at 9am on Monday morning.
During her self-proclaimed “year of adventure,” Jen was able to find airline deals like a $16 flight to Ecuador and $38 flight to New Zealand. To meet a demand for tips on flying for less she wrote her debut book, “The Affordable Flight Guide: How to Find Cheap Airline Tickets and See the World on a Budget.” It became a #1 Amazon bestseller in 8 categories and was named a 2018 Readers’ Favorite Award winner.
Jen has since authored four more books, all of them Amazon bestsellers. She won her second Readers’ Favorite Award in 2020 for “The Solo Female Travel Book” and her memoir, “12 Trips in 12 Months,” is signed to Blackstone Publishing for release in summer 2024.
Jen is an accomplished public speaker, having given three TEDx talks and spoken at conferences like the Women in Travel Summit, FinCon, Women’s Travel Fest, Latino Travel Fest, and the New York Times Travel Show. She has been featured in Forbes and was named “Top 40 Under 40” by the Naples Herald. Jen has been a guest on more than 50 podcasts, including Trust & Believe with Shaun T., the Yo Quiero Dinero Podcast, and Extraordinary Women Radio.
With over 350,000 social media followers, Jen has partnered with brands like Airbnb, Audible, Samsonite, Frontier Airlines, Viking Cruises, citizenM Hotels, and more. She has been named one of the top Latina travel experts to follow by Mitú and is fluent in Spanish.
To learn from Jen Ruiz, TBEX North America 2024 Keynote in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 9th – 12th, as well as a multitude of other stellar presenters , register today!
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