Tanner Saunders Tanner Saunders is a travel editor and writer who lives in Brooklyn. A native Texan, Tanner entered travel media after working in the music industry in Nashville, inspired by a trip around the world. Over the years, he’s joined National Geographic to help film a documentary on cheetahs, interviewed legends like Ian Schrager and Pierce Brosnan, ate at all three Michelin-starred restaurants in the Four Seasons Hong Kong in one night, and more. Tanner served as the experiences editor at Travel + Leisure, where he helped launch and guest-host the diversity-focused podcast Let’s Go Together. He’s also worked in editorial roles at Culture Trip and Thrillist. 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