Kevin Ford Title: Fact Checker Education: Emerson College, Boston, MA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Location: Montclair, NJ Expertise: Global Affairs, Travel & Tourism, Sustainability Experience • Former Associate Research Editor at Travel + Leisure• Former fact-checker at Condé Nast Traveler• Former Research Chief at VIBE Magazine• Worked as a local reporter for MPG Newspapers in Southeast Massachusetts Education Master of Arts, Journalism - Emerson College - BostonBachelor of Arts - American Studies - New Brunswick, New Jersey 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