I'm a travel-media vet and former New York Times Travel columnist who’s now leading a content initiative at Tripadvisor.

Throughout my career, I’ve been consistently fascinated with how, why, and when people travel:

At Tripadvisor, I’ve rebooted editorial ops, creating a seamless approach that can scale while expanding coverage of identity- and community-based content, seasonal travel moments, and more:

In Tripped Up, the biweekly consumer-advocacy column that I launched for New York Times Travel in 2019, I helped readers resolve their thorniest travel disasters:

I’ve also got a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old. Traveling with kids is fun, amazing, terrible, fulfilling, stressful, memorable, nerve-wracking and everything in between. Below, my best advice:

The pandemic impacted every corner of the travel industry — including my job. Everything was uncertain; here’s how I tackled the big questions: