Lilit Marcus is a Travel Producer for CNN Digital Worldwide. She specializes in travel and tourism, focusing on the travel industry, consumer travel, and regional interest stories, with particular attention to airlines, airports, and adventure travel. Lilit's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Condé Nast Traveler, CBS News, and The Albany Herald.
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Lilit Markus' coverage primarily focuses on travel and tourism, with a particular emphasis on government announcements and expert commentary. Therefore, she is likely to be receptive to pitches providing insights into global travel trends, changes in visa regulations, or new developments in popular tourist destinations.
The topics covered by Lilit Marcus include China, Taiwan, and Japan. Pitches related to these regions should consider how they tie into broader international travel trends or government policies affecting travelers.
Given her focus on expert commentary and government announcements, sources who can provide firsthand knowledge of changes in travel regulations or unique insights into specific destinations would likely resonate well with Lilit Marcus.
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By: Erica Hwang, Lilit Marcus
Busan, South Korea (CNN) — In a 1991 episode of “The Simpsons,” Homer goes to a Japanese restaurant and eats fugu, or poisonous pufferfish. He becomes convinced that he's going to die, so he crosses off as many of the items on his bucket list as possible.
By: Lilit Marcus, Erica Hwang
Pufferfish soup is a specialty in South Korea. Although part of the fish is toxic, Busan’s chefs know how to cook and prepare this delicious dish safely.
By: Lilit Marcus, Erica Hwang
There’s one wrinkle — the skillful chef managed to remove all the poison, so Homer’s totally fine and has to keep living his life.
By: Lilit Marcus
Unlike Australia's other major cities, it's not on the ocean. It isn't rich from opal mining. It doesn't have an opera house
By: Deva Lee, Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan, Lilit Marcus, Will Ripley
Live Updates Here's the latest • Trapped underground: Specialist cave divers on a multinational team are racing to rescue villagers
By: Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan, Lilit Marcus, Will Ripley, Deva Lee
Specialist cave divers on a multinational rescue team are racing to rescue villagers trapped in a Laos cave for over a week. Follow for live updates.
By: Lilit Marcus, Deva Lee, Helen Regan, Will Ripley, Kocha Olarn, Laura Sharman, Sophie Tanno
Here's the latest • Rescue underway: Specialist cave divers on a multinational team are racing to free villagers who became trapped in a remote cave in Laos over a week ago.
This week in travel news: tourists are coping with extreme heat, one of the world's most popular vacation destinations is tripling its tourist tax, and a gold bar is up for grabs in Finland.
Benjamin Wong has found peace — at 8,530 feet. As a high school teacher in Singapore, he gets long summer breaks, but he struggles to find places to travel to that aren't as unbearably hot as where he lives.
With Asia warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, extreme summer heat is scrambling traditional vacations, driving travelers toward high-altitude escapes and after-dark sightseeing.
