Christina Butan Christina Butan is a writer specializing in fashion, beauty, and other lifestyle topics. She is currently a senior ecommerce writer and strategist at InStyle, where she covers all things shopping. Christina has also contributed to other Dotdash Meredith brands, including Travel + Leisure, Real Simple, and Health. Prior to joining InStyle, she was a freelance writer at People for two years, where she reported on celebrity news, the royals, pop culture, and more.• 5+ years of experience as a writer and editor• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Purchase College, State University of New York• Won the Peter Keller Journalism Prize About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process