Courtney Brandt.
Courtney Brandt.
Courtney Brandt is an American author, journalist, and freelance content creator living in Dubai, UAE. To date, she’s been published with Forbes Middle East, Curiosity Magazine, Elite Daily, The Forward Feed, Food&Wine, Sopexa, A Luxury Travel Blog, Matador Network, JustLuxe, Travelettes, Citizen Femme, Dining and Nightlife Middle East, and Roads & Kingdoms. She provides global hotel coverage with Northstar Media and was part of The World's Most Luxurious Hotels program on BBC5 in 2019.
As the founder of A to Za’atar, Ms. Brandt has spoken at a number of conferences, including Gulf Host, Gulfood, The Restaurant Show, Middle East Food Forum, Travel Tech Middle East, Caterer Middle East, PechaKucha, and SMS Summit Jordan, and attended the Google Local Guides Summit in October 2018 and November 2019. Courtney attended The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards and San Sebastian Gastronomika in 2021.
The author of fourteen novels, in March 2019, Courtney was delighted to be involved as an author in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Writing in numerous genres, including young adult and contemporary, she has a story for you to enjoy.