Maya Kachroo-Levine

Maya Kachroo-Levine
Title: Senior Editor

Maya Kachroo-Levine is a digital senior editor at Travel + Leisure. She leads hotel reviews and coverage from the hotel desk and works on T+L's It List and Where to Go tentpoles every year. She also writes and edits articles on undiscovered destinations (mainly in Europe, Asia, California, and Mexico), food and drink, and cruises. She's previously been an editor at Departures, Expedia, GOOD Magazine, Medium, and The Balance, among others, and has written for publications including LA Weekly, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, and Refinery29. She's lived in Montreal; Boston; Geneva; Ithaca, New York; Paris; and Los Angeles, where she's currently based. Maya has been traveling since she was young, taking the TGV through France and riding on the back of a motorized scooter in New Delhi as a toddler. More recently, she's co-piloted a private jet, been among the first at Aman New York, sailed on The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection's first ship, roasted agave to make mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico, ventured to Sweden's Arctic Circle in the middle of winter, and run marathons in two of the 10 Canadian provinces.

• 10 years of writing and editing experience covering travel and finance
• Bachelor's degree in journalism and politics from Ithaca College


About Travel + Leisure

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Latest from Maya Kachroo-Levine

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Tropical islands, Thulusdhoo, Male, Maldives
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Exterior view of Le Jardin de Russie at Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy
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Aerial view of Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas
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Aerial view of Round Lake in Charlevoix, MI
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Roof Terrace Spa Pool at Mollie Aspen
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Couple holding hands and looking at sting ray in tunnel at Oregon Coast Aquarium
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Mardi Gras Beads on an iron fence in New Orleans
New Orleans Travel Guide
A snowy street corner at night in Vienna's Old Town neighborhood
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Custom House Tower District, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston, Massachusetts
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A boulevard in Nantucket Island
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A Flexjet private plane flying over ocean
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Crystal Symphony Seahorse Pool & Jacuzzi
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Dining room at the landmark Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California
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View of vineyards at Mas d'en Bruno in Priorat, Spain
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Diamond Beach in Nusa Penida Bali
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TSA Pre-Check Line
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Eiffel Tower seen through a train window
The Best Times to Visit Paris for Great Weather, Events, and Fewer Crowds
Interior of the lodge at Dawn Ranch in Guerneville, California
T+L's Review of Dawn Ranch in Guerneville, California