I’m a 2x New York City Marathoner, advanced certified merman, avid scuba diver, and a travel journalist.

I’m a travel & lifestyle journalist with 200+ published articles across the world wide web. My weekly Jimmy Rox newsletter defines honest travel and shower thoughts with personal travel stories, itineraries, think pieces and more. 

In 3 years I’ve grown the newsletter from 0 to 11,000+ subscribers, while partnering with some of my favorite brands such as Tourism Fiji and Virgin Voyages. 

For pitches and inquiries please email me at jamesbarrett125@gmail.com.

Here are some very nice testimonials:

“Sometimes you have a bad day. Sometimes you feel unmotivated or a someone has pissed you off or whatever. The antidote to those feelings is having JB on your team. He's an eager, hard worker with an infectious positive attitude - enough to turn anyone's disposition around. He takes pride in his work and I was lucky to have him as part of my team at Momentum.”

-Ward Williams, Creative Director

“I met James, or JB as I call him, during the height of COVID, and what immediately stood out to me was his friendly demeanor and openness to ideas. He’s a natural storyteller and truly a gem to work with from a publicist’s point of view. JB and I have traveled together multiple times on behalf of various clients and travel organizations, and he always brings such a fun attitude and positive demeanor. He’s inquisitive, up for any adventure and works diligently to secure coverage in top-tier outlets that PRs dream of.

There’s no denying: the Jimmy Rox newsletter has set a bar in the industry. The content is fun, informative and told in an engaging way that really captures readers’ attention. We worked together on his “Are You a Cruise Virgin” newsletter on behalf of Virgin Voyages, and we were so thrilled with the open rate and feedback from his audience. Jimmy Rox offers great potential brand impact as subscribers are eagerly awaiting the Friday drop to hear JB’s unique perspective or what incredible destination he’s jet-setting off to next.”

-Michelle George, Virgin Voyages