Vanessa Wilkins Vanessa Wilkins is a travel and lifestyle journalist with more than five years of digital media experience. She got her start as a digital media intern at Ryan Seacrest Productions before landing the role of digital media journalist at ABC News. She eventually joined the team at Universal Pictures, where she worked as a digital marketing coordinator before going freelance. Vanessa's work has been published in numerous outlets including Travel + Leisure, Departures, and The Points Guy. In addition to being a skilled writer, she's a social media whiz, with expert insights on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok (where her content has gone viral). When she's not working, Vanessa enjoys Gibson martinis, discovering new music, and anything Shonda Rhimes creates.• 5+ years of experience as a writer and content producer• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California 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