Gwen Pratesi

James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism
Gold Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism from the North American Travel Journalists Association for a Reader's Digest article on cruises, 2021
Contributor to the travel section of U.S. News & World Report since 2016
Owner and author of PratesiLiving.com since 2009
Published in Travel + Leisure, Fodor's Travel, The Points Guy, Cruise Critic, AARP, Garden & Gun, TravelAge West, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Smarter Travel and others

Experience

Gwen is a James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism and an award-winning travel and food writer. She covers the cruise industry and domestic and international travel destinations, and she won a Gold Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism from the North American Travel Journalists Association for her Reader's Digest article “Why I Won’t Stop Taking Cruises—Even After Coronavirus." Her work has also appeared in U.S. News & World Report, Travel + Leisure, Fodor's Travel and USA Today, among others. She's also been featured on MSN, Yahoo! and Business Insider.