Katy Spratte Joyce Instagram Twitter Website Katy Spratte Joyce is a freelance food, business, and travel writer based in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work has appeared in a variety of print and digital outlets, including Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure, TripSavvy, Hemispheres, Condé Nast Traveler, Apartment Therapy, Reader's Digest, Hemispheres, Fodor's Travel, The New York Times, and more. A Minnesota native, Katy is a proud Midwesterner, lake enthusiast, and trained sommelier.• 4+ years of experience covering travel, food, and wine• Former bridal blogger for Wedding Essentials Magazine• Received a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University 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