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Katia Hetter is a writer and producer for CNN Digital’s travel team.

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About Katia

Katia Hetter is a writer/producer for CNN Digital Travel, where she's covering the National Park Service centennial, breaking travel news and worldwide travel trends.

A journalist with 20 years of experience, Hetter has also covered happiness, parenting, relationships, entertainment, books and culture for CNN.

She previously covered the post-9/11 redevelopment of the World Trade Center site for Newsday, the marriage-defining moments of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s first acts in office as a City Hall reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and the U.S. Supreme Court for U.S. News & World Report.

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