Jessica Benavides Canepa Jessica Benavides Canepa is a lifestyle journalist and editor with a focus on luxury travel, food, wellness, and design. She has over a decade of experience collaborating with top international brands and publications. Her articles have appeared in Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Robb Report, Marie Claire, BBC Travel, The Telegraph, and more.• Studied communications at Le Sorbonne in Paris, culture studies in Shanghai, and art history in Florence• Received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from London's Design Institute• Traveled to 50+ countries on four continents 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