John Scarpinato John Scarpinato is a content strategist based in Chicago. He was previously an assistant editor at Travel + Leisure. John began his journalism career at Washingtonian as an editorial fellow before joining Outside as an online contributor. He is currently the senior content marketing manager at Wpromote.• 3+ years of experience as a content strategist• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism and film studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia 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