About

Jennifer Kester is a freelance writer and editor with an expertise in luxury hotels, travel, food and drink, culture, celebrities, wellness and other lifestyle topics.

She serves as the executive editor at Forbes Travel Guide. Among her duties, she leads the editorial department’s content strategy; writes and edits countless stories, newsletters and marketing communications; collaborates with the world’s top luxury hospitality companies and brand partners; and conceives and executes the social strategy for FTG’s popular @ForbesTravelGuide Instagram account.

In addition, Kester has written and edited for publications and companies such as Forbes.com, Modern Luxury Manhattan, Conde Nast’s HotelChatter and Jaunted, AOL, Time Out Chicago and content marketing group Studio One, among others. Her stories have been translated and published in Forbes Brasil, ForbesLife Indonesia , Forbes Korea and Forbes Japan as well.

She also has been featured in Citizen Femme, a luxury women’s travel guide; Celebrated Living, American Airlines’ in-flight magazine for its first- and business-class cabins; and Thrillist, a popular lifestyle website.

While Kester is based in Chicago, she is constantly on the go. She’s visited more than 200 luxury hotels, and her journeys have brought her everywhere from Toronto to Tokyo to Tasmania.