Hannah Sampson

Washington, D.C.

Reporter focusing on travel news

Education: University of Miami, B.S. in Print Journalism

Hannah Sampson is a staff writer at The Washington Post for By The Way, where she reports on travel news. Before joining The Post in May 2019, she covered the business of travel in New York City for Skift, a digital news and research site. Before that, she spent 17 years at the Miami Herald, most recently as the newspaper's tourism reporter.
Latest from Hannah Sampson

12-year-old dies in fall from balcony on Royal Caribbean cruise ship

The FBI is investigating the death of an unidentified boy aboard the Harmony of the Seas upon its return to Texas.

September 11, 2024
The Harmony of the Seas cruise departs from Port Canaveral, Fla.

Your ‘hot’ passport photo could be a problem at the airport

Following TikTok tips for glam passport photos could keep you from boarding a flight, authorities say. One travel agent recommends you look “like a swamp rat.”

August 29, 2024

Woman’s body found in Grand Canyon after flash floods forced 104 rescues

Chenoa Nickerson of Arizona was swept away by the floodwaters, which devastated Havasupai tribal land. Park rangers found her body after days of searching.

August 26, 2024
Tourists await on the side of a flooded Arizona road to get Grand Canyon West on Friday.

You should be skipping airport coffee lines

Use mobile ordering to snatch that pumpkin spice latte without adding more queing to your travel day.

August 23, 2024

Who gets the airline miles in the divorce?

Like making custody arrangements and dividing assets, splitting up loyalty rewards from credit card companies and airlines can be complicated.

August 20, 2024

10 lakes so great you’ll forget the beach

Whether your priority is boating, fishing or sunset views, we’ve got a lake vacation for you.

August 17, 2024

A man followed a family onto the wrong flight. Delta is investigating.

A Georgia woman said the man had been trailing her family in the airport before sitting next to them on the plane.

August 16, 2024
The man has not been charged with a crime and was allowed to continue traveling.

Move over, Cinderella: Disney is making a new land for villains

Big announcements for Disney theme park fans included coming attractions starring movie villains, Monsters, Inc. characters and Marvel heroes.

August 12, 2024

German tourists caught vandalizing Joshua Tree with paintball gun

Rangers found a paintball gun and three slingshots inside the vehicle of three German tourists who admitted to vandalizing signs at Joshua Tree National Park.

August 9, 2024
More than 10 signs between a campground and trailhead at Joshua Tree National Park were hit with paintballs.

The airport Olympics, in 12 events

Sprinting across the airport terminal to catch a flight. Heaving your luggage overhead. These are the events fliers know all too well.

August 8, 2024