Karen LeBlanc is an award-winning travel journalist and travel show host, honored with a Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Travel Journalism, two Telly Awards, and four North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) awards. She is the writer and host of LA 64, a Louisiana travel show airing on PBS stations statewide, reaching 1,285,000 viewers across six affiliates.

Karen is the writer and host of The Design Tourist travel show, slated to air nationwide on PBS stations in 2026. As the show's host, producer, and writer, Karen takes viewers beyond the guidebooks to explore the culture, craft, cuisine, and creativity that define the world's most fascinating destinations.

Her travel features appear on TheDesignTourist.com, a popular travel and lifestyle site syndicated on MSN.com, reaching millions of readers worldwide. Karen is also the design and travel contributor for LaPalme, a national celebrity news and lifestyle magazine.

Karen is an active member of the industry's leading professional associations: The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), The North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), and The International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA).