Allie Johnson was a Senior Editor at Thrifty Traveler, where she edited and wrote news articles, guides, reviews, and other stories. She worked for the company from late 2022 through early 2025.

Prior to working for Thrifty Traveler, she spent six years as a digital journalist at FOX 9 news station in the Twin Cities. A Minnesota native and proud University of Wisconsin-Madison alum, she got her first real taste of travel while studying abroad in South America, where she traveled extensively throughout Chile, backpacked in Patagonia, and visited Machu Picchu.