[3][4] Laurie started his career in the travel industry in 2005, working as a flight attendant at US Airways.

After 6 months, he held various other positions, notably reaching the post of an analyst focused on in-flight policies.

Later his most-read articles were published as in a book titled Planely Speaking: Inflight Insight from Thirty Thousand Feet.

The series was themed on cultural experiences of Laurie and his colleague on their world travels as flight attendants.

[5][22][23][24][25][26][27] Today, in addition to co-hosting The Jet Set and his work as a traffic anchor in Washington, D.C., Laurie works as a freelance journalist for Conde Nast Traveler, Fodors and SmarterTravel supplying them with original reporting on the industry.