Lydia Price

Lydia Price
Title: Senior Commerce Editor
Education: Yale University
Location: New York, NY

Lydia Price is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor who grew up skiing the Northeast's steepest slopes, camping in the Adirondacks, and swimming in Lake Champlain. After earning a B.A. in English from Yale University, she began her career manning red carpets and covering pop culture history, lifestyle, and news for People magazine. As platforms editor, she spearheaded People’s presence in emerging digital spaces, helping the publication reach new audiences. Then, she transitioned to her current role covering the outdoor and activities beat and hosting short-form videos as senior commerce editor for Travel + Leisure. In this job, Lydia exercises her love for travel (she studied abroad in Paris and backpacked throughout Southeast Asia) by crafting reviews and giving recommendations on trending products to pack along on your journey. When she’s not busy testing new travel commodities or off to the mountains, Lydia can be found traversing New York City’s boroughs in search of the best dinners and drinks.

Highlights:

  • Former platforms editor at People magazine
  • Senior commerce editor at Travel + Leisure
  • Earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University


Education

Lydia Earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University.

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

Latest from Lydia Price

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