Jackie Cucco Title: Commerce Testing Editor Education: UCSB and NYU Location: New York City, NY Jackie Cucco is a Commerce Testing Editor at Travel + Leisure, where she assigns, edits, and writes reviews and recommendations based on in-depth product testing to help travelers select the best gear for their trips, including luggage, apparel, shoes, camping necessities, and more.Highlights:• Worked as a travel agent for five years• Received a Bachelor’s degree in English and anthropology from UCSB• Received a Master’s degree in journalism from NYU• Professional experience with product reviews and gift guides• Over 100 TV appearances discussing products and shopping trends Experience After graduating college, Jackie worked as a travel agent for five years in New York City, helping people plan personalized trips around the world, including family vacations, honeymoons, cruises, tours, city getaways, safaris, and more. During that time, she attended many familiarization trips to experience different hotels and destinations, including Croatia, Kenya, and Turks and Caicos, Mexico, and Orlando. While attending graduate school for journalism, she began writing about travel for various publications with editorial internships at BBC Travel and The New York Observer. She has also written food, travel, and lifestyle content, as well as product roundups for Gotham Magazine, Hamptons Magazine, and other Modern Luxury Media magazines.Prior to T+L, Jackie spent six years reviewing products and creating seasonal gift guides and themed roundups featuring toys, games, and pop culture merch. She has made more than 100 TV appearances on both regional and national news stations (including ABC World News Now, CBS New York, PIX11 News, Cheddar News, and more) to discuss consumer products and shopping trends.When it comes to travel, she loves visiting haunted destinations and movie locations, hiking the National Parks, looking for wildlife, and hitting up any themed cafe. Her dream trip is Antarctica. Education Jackie has a Master’s degree in journalism from NYU with a specialization in magazine writing and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she double-majored in English literature and anthropology. She also spent a year studying abroad in London and Rome. 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