Lilit Marcus

Travel Producer, CNN Digital Worldwide

Lilit Marcus is a Travel Producer for CNN Digital Worldwide.
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This photo taken on January 1, 2024 shows a tourist posing in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji in the background, in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture. A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists, it was reported on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overrun Japanese town putting up eight-foot barrier to block tourist photos of Mount Fuji
Apr 26, 2024
Fujikawaguchiko has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain.
The new Wynn casino and Lisboa Casino, Macau, China. (Photo by: Bob Henry/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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What it’s really like to live in Macao
Apr 25, 2024
While the rest of the world may associate Macao with gambling, its citizens don’t necessarily feel the same way.
This photo illustration shows a private rooms on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
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Private rooms coming to some of Japan’s bullet trains
Apr 24, 2024
Japan’s beloved Shinkansen trains are getting another upgrade – private rooms with doors in the upper class section.
Passover Seder plate with traditional food on grunge background.
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The Passover seder meal: horseradish, wine, and unleavened bread
Apr 21, 2024
Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance.
The Orchard area within Doha's Hamad International Airport (DOH).
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The world’s best airports for 2024, according to Skytrax
Apr 18, 2024
Qatar’s Doha Hamad International (DOH) took top honors this year.
Tourists boats pass on a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
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Amsterdam bans construction of new hotels as a way to fight overtourism
Apr 18, 2024
The Netherlands’ capital will no longer allow new hotel buildings to be built.
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Haiku Stairs: Hawaii attraction to be removed following bad tourist behavior
Apr 17, 2024
A picturesque staircase leading to a Hawaiian beauty spot is being torn down as tourists continued to access the off-limits site.
Staff and Workers from the recycle company Blue Waste 2 Value showing the waste garbage's towards media collected from Mount Everest and Base Camp in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, June 05, 2019. Clean-up Campaign 2019 on Mount Everest removes 24,000lbs of rubbish and four dead bodies. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Mount Everest: Nepal to remove trash and dead bodies from world’s tallest mountain
Apr 9, 2024
The Mountain Cleanup Campaign collected 110 tons of waste between 2019 and 2023.
SHIGATSE, CHINA - JUNE 20: A view of Mount Qomolangma at sunset on June 20, 2023 in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by Gongga Laisong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
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China reopens Mount Everest access to foreigners
Apr 4, 2024
For the first time since the pandemic, China is allowing foreign climbers to access Mount Everest via Tibet.
Iguanas atop volcanic rocks on Santiago Island, Ecuador.
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Galapagos Islands to double tourist entry fees amid concerns over rising visitor numbers
Mar 15, 2024
Tourists to the Galapagos Islands will be asked to pay twice as much in entry fees from this year amid concerns that a rise in visitor numbers is putting pressure on the ecologically sensitive destination.
KUTA, BALI - MARCH 31: Balinese traditional guards, or pecalang, patrol during the observation of Nyepi on March 31, 2014 in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, or silence day, is held annually to celebrate Bali's Caka New Year. During this day all the people in Bali must stay at home and the streets are occupied only by the 'Pecalang', the security team in place to monitor that the restrictions are being followed. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
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Why one of the world’s most popular islands falls completely silent for a day
Mar 10, 2024
Nyepi, or Balinese New Year, is observed by meditation, fasting and silence. Here’s what travelers visiting on this day can expect.
Photo taken Oct. 20, 2023, from Fujiyoshida in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture shows a cap cloud over the top of Mt. Fuji. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)
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Mount Fuji introducing visitor cap and entry fee to target overcrowding issues
Mar 6, 2024
Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan, is putting new regulations in place for climbers.
A rainy day in Singapore
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Singapore hotel will pay you if it rains during your vacation
Mar 4, 2024
It rains an average of 171 days per year in Singapore. But one hotel in the Lion City is taking a gamble to ensure that rain doesn’t spoil their guests’ holidays.
This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers lined up as they climb a slope during their ascend to summit Mount Everest.
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Nepal to require all Mount Everest climbers to use a tracking chip
Mar 1, 2024
Climbers will have to use government-issued tracking chips, which aid in search and rescue missions, from 2024.
Maiko participate in a bean festival in Kyoto.
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‘Geisha paparazzi’ are back in Kyoto – and the Japanese city is ready to take action
Feb 29, 2024
Troublesome travelers are harassing geisha in Kyoto, and overtourism is making the problem worse.
The cable car to the summit of Masikryong Ski Resort near Wonsan, North Korea. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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Tourists have returned to North Korea for the first time since the pandemic. Here’s what they saw
Feb 27, 2024
Masikryong Ski Resort hosted a group of tourists from North Korean ally Russia.

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Lilit Marcus is a Travel Producer for CNN Digital Worldwide. Based in Hong Kong, she is responsible for editing and reporting on travel news and trends in the Asia-Pacific region. She began her role with CNN Travel in New York and relocated to Hong Kong in 2019.

Before joining CNN in 2017, Marcus was a senior contributing writer at Conde Nast Traveler in New York City. Her freelance writing has appeared in publications including Vogue, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Elle, and Buzzfeed.

Marcus’ work has been recognized multiple times. In 2019, the CNN feature series “Once in a Lifetime” was nominated for a Webby for Best Online Film & Video (Travel) and she was also part of the CNN team nominated for a 2018 James Beard Award for her work on the “Family Meal” video series. Her team at Conde Nast Traveler won a Webby for Best Online Film & Video (Travel) in 2016.

Marcus is also the author of Save the Assistants: A Guide for Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace, which was published by Hyperion. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a native speaker of English and American Sign Language and is fluent in French.