Tanner Saunders | Source | Senior Hotels Reporter at The Points Guy

Tanner Saunders is a senior hotels reporter at TPG. A native Texan now based in Brooklyn, Tanner first worked in the music industry in Nashville before pivoting to travel media after taking an around-the-world trip he planned with the help of TPG. Over the years, he’s joined National Geographic to help film a documentary on cheetahs, interviewed legends like Ian Schrager and Pierce Brosnan, eaten at all three Michelin-starred restaurants at the Four Seasons Hong Kong and written a song for (and starred in) a Snuggie commercial.

Before coming to TPG, Tanner served as the experiences editor at Travel + Leisure, where he ideated, launched and guest-hosted the diversity-focused podcast “Let’s Go Together.” He’s also worked in editorial roles at Culture Trip and Thrillist, and his bylines can be found in stories from People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Reviewed.com and USA Today, among other publications.