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Shannon McMahon

Shannon McMahon

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Senior Editor, Destinations, Condé Nast Traveler

Boston

Biography

Travel reporter at the Washington Post's By The Way. Former Editor of News and Features at SmarterTravel.com. Bylines at @CNtraveler, @BusinessInsider, @USAtoday, @Boston

Final Covers

Data Trends , Destination Guides , Travel News , Transportation

Doesn’t Cover

I'm not afraid to meet a stranger. Anything's game.

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Total articles 1623

  • The best hotels in Boston

    By Todd Plummer Verified, Shannon McMahon| Condé Nast Traveller Verified All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Boston is the type of city that opens its heart to visitors from around the globe. Whether you’re here for a family vacation, a business trip, a Harvard lecture, or a Red Sox game, it’s an eclectic place that truly has something for everyone — and for that reason, its hotel game is pretty strong.

    By Todd Plummer Verified, Shannon McMahon · Condé Nast Traveller

    Mar. 19, 2025

  • Our Nation’s Health Suffers if Congress Cuts Medicaid

    By Shannon McMahon, Claire Horton| Kaiser Permanente@ Medicaid gives millions of Americans access to the front door of the health care system. It helps keep them healthy and provides for those with acute and chronic care needs. And it is critical to the stability of providers and hospitals — especially rural hospitals. Now Congress is debating Medicaid proposals that put both patients and the health care system at risk.

    By Shannon McMahon, Claire Horton · Kaiser Permanente

    Feb. 20, 2025

  • On a Mother-Daughter Trip to the Peloponnese, I Found New Ways to Carry My Greek Heritage

    By Shannon McMahon| Condé Nast Traveler Verified This essay is part of Companion Fare, a series of personal stories about traveling with loved ones. I didn’t need to understand what my mother was saying to know the restaurant server had just called us foreigners. They both uttered the word, xenis, in their perfect local-dialect Greek; he in passing to a busboy, she shooting it back at him to dress him down with a knowing smile. “Ne signomi, kyria,” he replied, embarrassed, as he hustled off the restaurant patio. Yes, excuse me, miss.

    By Shannon McMahon · Condé Nast Traveler

    Feb. 14, 2025

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Condé Nast Traveler