Luxury Travel Writers
88 writers covering five-star resorts, private villas, fine dining and premium destinations. Named, with profiles you can read first.
Photo: Lina Kivaka / Pexels
What luxury travel writers cover
Luxury travel writing needs a kind of access and judgement that is hard to fake. The writers here cover five-star resort stays and overwater bungalows, private villa rentals, superyacht and river cruise experiences, private jet travel, and fine dining with Michelin credentials. Several specialise further — spa and wellness travel, private game reserves and luxury safari, wine country estates, or destination weddings and honeymoons.
Luxury buyers — hotel groups, tourism boards and premium publications — need someone who understands the product: the difference between a butler service that works and one that does not, the language of exclusive-use villas, and the context that makes a rate read as value rather than expense.
How to choose between them
Read the work. Each profile links to where the writer publishes, which tells you more than any label we could attach. Look for someone who has covered the tier you are selling and the reader you are selling to — a writer who is excellent on boutique city hotels is not automatically right for a remote private island.
See our editorial standards for how listings work, and our guide to travel writing rates for what shapes a quote.
The 88 writers, by name
Every writer below is a real, named person with a profile you can read, and 75 of them have a photo. Nobody is hidden behind a contact form.
Athena Lucero
Creators Syndicate Travel & Adventure, Contributing Writer; TraveLife magazine (Canada), Contributing Writer
Betsi Hill
Author & Travel Journalist | Florida, Food, Wine, Luxury & Cultural Travel
DeLand, USA
Brigitte Hasbron
Luxury travel and culinary arts writer, Le Cordon Bleu Institute graduate.
Cherith Fluker
Author, travel and lifestyle writer, and founder of an award-winning blog.
United States
Chris Christensen
Creator of the award-winning Amateur Traveler podcast and Hotel Scoop publisher
Craig Stoltz
Freelance journalist, food, wine & travel. Sr. editor, Food, Wine & Travel mag
United States
Dale Sanders
Photo Text Ltd, as Freelance Photojournalist, Travel Writer, Travel Photographer
Dannelle Gay
TV Host, Podcaster, Author, Syndicated, Freelancer, & Group Tour Leader from WI
Darla Hoffmann
Travel Journalist, Certified Sommelier and Owner of About Wine & Travel
David Greenberg
Travel writer on all topics, specializing in luxury travel, food and beverages.
Dawn Damico
Editor and storyteller inspiring meaningful, mindful, and flavorful travel.
Debbra Dunning Brouillette
Freelance Writer/Photographer Tropical Travel, U.S. and Intl. travel, Food/Wine
Donna Adinolfi
Travel, spa, wellness, road trip writer & photographer.
United States
Edward Quan
Editor, luxury fashion and travel writer and a global cruise lecturer.
Canada
Eileen Cotter Wright
Freelancer Travel Writer, Founder PureWander.com, Creator
United States
Fiona Harper
Travel & Cruise writer with 20-plus years experience
Brisbane, Australia
Inga Aksamit
INGA AKSAMIT is an award-winning author and globe-trotting adventurer.
Jeanne Neylon Decker
Independent travel journalist and founder/chief content creator traveltawk.com.
United States
Jonathan Sacks
Food, drinks, history, and culture writer at Everybody Hates A Tourist & more
Judi Cohen
Freelance Cruise, Travel and Food Writer with international bylines.
Karen LeBlanc
Karen LeBlanc, Host of LA64, a Louisiana travel show on PBS & The Design Tourist
Kathryn Anderson
Author, travel journalist, and speaker with bylines in publications worldwide.
Latoya Austin
Latoya is a London based freelance travel writer and wine tourism communicator.
United Kingdom
Liz Barrett
Certified Specialist of Wine Wine and Travel Writer and Wine Educator
Marjorie Hope Rothstein
Luxe wellness travel and destination spa trends expert
West Hollywood, United States
Nitisha Shankar
Travel & adventure writer exploring Asia through food, culture, people, and unforgettable moments.
Delhi, India
Penny Sadler
I'm a freelance writer and digital creator based in Dallas.
United States
Rachel Belkin
Editor-in-Chief/ Writer at Probe the Globe, Freelance Writer, Marketing Director
Ryan Slough
Travel writer, and podcaster, sharing real, experience-driven stories.
sanjukta goswami
Travel Writer | Cultural Travel, Heritage & Destination Storytelling in Asia
kolkata, India
Shannon DalPozzal
TravelingMamas.com | ShannonDalPozzal.com | ShannonTravels.Substack.com
Sharon Kurtz
Sharon Kurtz—travel writer, photographer and podcaster exploring global stories
United States
Stacey Wittig
Curious travel writer and blogger whose bylines and adventures span the globe
United States
Susan Greenberg
Susan writes on all topics from star gazing to sushi bars.
United States
Susan Lanier-Graham
Publisher of Wander With Wonder | Helping Writers Build Travel Careers
Tamara MC
Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (2025) in 90+ outlets, including NYT
Tonya Hennessey
Travel and Food writer and photographer. Producer, Create24 video variety show.
United States
Vivian Vassos
When in Rome! Cheers to Apero hour and covering the world of culinary travel.
Common questions
- What counts as a luxury travel writer?
- Someone whose regular work covers the premium end — five-star properties, private villas, first and business class, fine dining, and the services around them. The useful test is not a job title but whether they have written about your tier of product for a comparable audience.
- How do I check a luxury travel writer's experience?
- Read what they have published. Every profile here links out to the writer's own site or bylines where they have given one, so you can judge the work directly rather than relying on a self-description.
- Do luxury travel writers accept hosted stays?
- Many do, and it is normal practice in the field. Agree the terms in writing first — who pays for what, and whether the writer is committing to publish. A writer who guarantees positive coverage in exchange for a stay is offering advertising, not journalism, and readers usually notice.