Nina Ruggiero Curtis
Senior Editorial Director, Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure Senior Editorial Director Nina Ruggiero oversees T+L’s award-winning travel content across digital platforms. She is also the co-founder of Be A Travel Writer, an online course for aspiring travel journalists. When she’s not traveling between her home in Los Angeles and the T+L offices in New York City, Nina can often be found in Italy or the UK. She has lived in NYC, LA, Miami, Rome, and Sicily, and has traveled extensively through Europe, the U.S., Asia, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Nina regularly appears on-air as a travel expert, including on KTLA News, Live with Kelly and Mark, and the Today show. She started travel writing over 15 years ago while studying at the University of Miami, where she graduated with honors in news journalism.