Alan Loren is a veteran marketing professional with 20 years experience creating communications programs that touch upon every aspect of the consumer purchase experience. He has held senior positions at several global advertising networks, and spent several years working in Europe and the middle east.  A devotee of the itinerant lifestyle, Alan approaches travel with an academic's eye for learning and an economist's zeal for efficiency.  Whether it's an old cowboy cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota, or a KGB prison in Vilnius, Lithuania, he joins his love of travel and history with a commitment to finding the ultimate travel deal!  Alan is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.