Travel industry news site Skift has hired Justin Dawes to cover global travel technology and startups.

Dawes is currently a reporter at the Albany Business Review, where he has covered tech and startups, as well as cannabis and health care. His last day there is Sept. 28.

He was previously a staff writer for Grand Rapids Magazine in Michigan, and also a reporter for the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Dawes is a 2015 graduate from the University of Michigan.