Ann Abel has been a travel writer and editor for 14 years, including several as a senior editor at ForbesLife. She has written about more than 450 luxury destinations and hotels in 77 countries. She has been published in Forbes, Departures, Conde Nast Traveller, Robb Report, Afar, National Geographic Traveler, Islands, Hemispheres, Modern Bride, and many other print and online publications.