Christopher Tkaczyk Christopher Tkaczyk is a writer, journalist, and content strategist based in New York City. He was previously the senior news editor at Travel + Leisure, overseeing daily breaking news stories for the web, editing the magazine's Upgrade section, and managing T+L's annual A-List. Before joining T+L, Tkaczyk was a senior editor at Fortune, where he wrote and edited feature stories and managed the brand's many multi-platform lists, including the Fortune 500, the Global 500, the World's Most Admired Companies, and the 100 Best Companies to Work For. His work has also appeared in/on CNN.com, Health, People, Time, Money, Food & Wine, The Advocate, and Yahoo Finance.• 20+ years of experience working as a writer and editor• Appeared as a commentator on BBC, CNN, CBS, NBC, NPR, WNYC, Fortune Live, NY1, and HuffPo Live• Created and hosted Better, a podcast featuring interviews with executives from Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For• Created and launched T+L’s Operation Vacation, a page of exclusive deals and discounts on airfare, hotels, cruises, and travel packages• Former member of T+L's Business Travel Advisory Board• Received a bachelor’s degree in English literature and playwriting from the University of Michigan About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process