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.