Oindrila Soni

Travel Blogger | Freelance Travel Writer

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Intro

Mumbai, India

Freelance Travel Blogger at Holidays DNA

Travel Blogger at Oindrila Goes Footloose (https://oindrilade.com/)

Studied Computer Engineering at University of Mumbai

Joined April 27, 2021

Skills

Languages

English

Fluent

About

Freelance travel writer for industry giants such as BBC and Microsoft Bing, I began my writing journey with my travel blog - 'Oindrila Goes Footloose' (

https://oindrilade.com/

). Recognized as one of India’s top travel bloggers, I also undertake freelance writing contracts and social media marketing campaigns. I have previously worked in the investment banking industry for over 5 years in the space of market risk and market data for Barclays and Nomura.

Experience

Holidays DNA

Jun 2019 – Present

Location Independent

Freelance Travel Blogger

I write detailed travel guides for several tourism websites that cover destinations such as Maldives, India, Mauritius, Bali, Malaysia, Singapore, and more.

Oindrila Goes Footloose (https://oindrilade.com/)

Aug 2013 – Present

Location Independent

Travel Blogger

I showcase my travel experiences through words, pictures and videos on my travel blog. I specifically write about the points of interest, local cuisines, fascinating activities and cultural nuances of the places I visit.

Arrivedo

Sep 2017 – Feb 2020

Location Independent

Editor, Expert Writer, Publisher & Mentor

Crafted neighbourhood guides and articles for hotels, hostels and cruiseliners. I also edited and published articles by junior writers while mentoring them.

Microsoft

Oct 2019 – Dec 2019

Freelance Travel Writer

As part of a select group of travel writers, I spearheaded Microsoft Bing's Travel Guidebook Project (to create a repertoire of travel recommendations for a series of destinations). MS Bing will be launching their new travel search guides starting with New York, a destination guide exclusively crafted and curated by me.

BBC

Oct 2018 – Dec 2019

Location Independent

Commissioned Travel Writer

Crafted bespoke articles for BBC Storyworks which are specially drafted for their paid partnership clients such as Mastercard, hotel chains, and tourism boards.

Tripoto

Jul 2017 – Apr 2018

Location Independent

Freelance Travel Blogger

Wrote SEO-friendly travel blog posts for targetted audiences (young, solo, budget and luxury travellers).

Barclays Investment Bank

Mar 2015 – Jul 2017

Mumbai

Senior Business Analyst

With the objective of implementing new regulatory guidelines across the investment bank, I ran quantitative impact analyses on Barclays’ positions to assess risks and capital requirement. I specialized in Equities, FX, Commodities and Interest Rates.

Nomura (Investment Bank)

Jul 2012 – Mar 2015

Mumbai

Analyst (Market Data Technical)

My work included overseeing a suite of market data applications used in the investment banking domain. I worked in close coordination with market data vendors, business users, commercial teams, internal software-packaging and support teams for software procuring, packaging, testing and deployment, and user-training.

Education

University of Mumbai

Jul 2008 – Jun 2012

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering