Ted Thornhill

Ted Thornhill is the US Travel Editor at The Independent, appointed to this role in April 2025. He brings over a decade of specialized travel journalism experience, having previously served as the UK Travel Editor at MailOnline for 10 years. Based in the UK while covering the US travel market, Thornhill's reporting focuses on aviation industry developments, cruise trends, global destination hotspots, luxury accommodations, and culinary tourism. His recent notable work includes analyzing Newark Airport's operational improvements and investigating emerging European travel trends for American tourists. Thornhill has demonstrated particular interest in unique transportation experiences, from sleeper trains to premium aircraft cabins, and frequently covers off-the-beaten-path destinations across the UK, Scotland, and Kenya's wildlife reserves.