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Martha Lancaster

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Martha Lancaster is a senior travel writer for Times Media Service, based in Los Angeles, California. Lancaster covers travel and tourism, including cruise lines, passenger policies, destinations, travel safety and changing travel rules. Lancaster holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on mass communication and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Stories by Martha Lancaster

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  1. August 2026

    1 story: 1 explainer

  2. Mon

    Explainer · Food and Dining · United States

    Cyclospora fears push shoppers toward farmers markets as lettuce sales fall

    Following a July cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms de Mexico, US shoppers are buying local lettuce at farmers markets as grocery sales fall.

  3. July 2026

    1 story: 1 explainer

  4. Thu

    Explainer · Food and Dining · Florida

    What Burger King’s new manager role and Whopper guarantee mean for customers