Matt Ortile

Matt Ortile is an associate editor at Condé Nast Traveler. He covers, among many topics: wine and spirits, LGBTQ+ travel, and—as a co-lead editor of the Bright Ideas in Travel franchise—sustainable and ethical tourism. As a writer, Ortile has reported from destinations like France, Saudi Arabia; Palau; Panama; and the Venice Simplon-Orient Express. As an editor, he published How Paris Moves, a series of features written by French journalists about living in and beyond the shadow of the 2024 Olympics. As an on-camera host, he has appeared in short films set in Sydney, Tasmania, and Kangaroo Island, produced with Tourism Australia; in Thailand, with Get Your Guide; and at the Waldorf Astoria New York, for the magazine’s social-video series First Guest.

Prior to joining Traveler, Ortile was the executive editor of the literary journal Catapult and the founding editor of BuzzFeed Philippines. He has written for Esquire, Vogue, Afar, and BuzzFeed News, among others. Additionally, he is the author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name; and a co-editor of the nonfiction anthology Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves. In addition to English, Ortile speaks Filipino (Tagalog) fluently, and French proficiently; he is studying Italian. He lives in New York and has recently been spending a not-insignificant amount of time in Paris.