MEGAN
SPURRELL
I'm Megan Spurrell, a travel writer and editor with 10 years of experience, based in New York City. I am currently the senior features editor at Condé Nast Traveler, where I write and edit across digital and print.
I cover travel through the lens of pleasure: Whether you’re finding it in chaotic cities or wild open spaces; decadent meals or just-one-more-drink dive bars; dancing whenever the salsa band starts to play, but also cowboy camping on a beach somewhere. I’m based in New York City, but spend a lot of time in South America.
Follow along on IG @spurrelly.
Recent writing
Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
Go on Safari With Your Friends
Four women walk into a luxury Kenya safari lodge full of honeymooners, and honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
This Season’s Hottest Shopping Is in Amish Country
In an era when even toddlers have iPhone addictions, tech-free living—and antique shopping—awaits in Pennsylvania.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2024
Rick Steves on the ’70s “Hippie Trail” Trip That Changed Him
There was a lot of weed involved—but those epiphanies hold up decades later.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2024
Charli XCX Fans Will Drop Everything to Travel to a Concert
"I missed the birth of my nephew to be here," one Brat told me. "I cried to get out of work," said another.
Press clips
Catch me talking about travel on NBC, The TODAY Show, CBS, WNYC, and elsewhere. Need a source for your show or article? Hit me up.
Host and video work
A branded video for Chase Travel, set in Yosemite
A branded video for Tequila Ocho, set in New York City
Podcast appearances
Listen in. I’ve been a guest on Condé Nast Traveler’s Women Who Travel podcast, Bon Appetit’s Dinner SOS, and WNYC radio shows.