Keri Stooksbury
Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
90 Published Articles 3747 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 54U.S. States Visited: 28
Editing with Upgraded Points for over 6 years, as editor-in-chief, Keri manages the editorial calendar and oversees the efforts of the editing team and over 20 content contributors, reviewing thousand...
Edited by: Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
751 Published Articles 1149 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 197U.S. States Visited: 50
Ryan completed his goal of visiting every country in the world in December of 2023 and is now revisiting some favorites. Over the years, he’s written about award travel for publications including Awar...
& Jestan Mendame
Jestan Mendame
Compliance Associate
1 Published Article 768 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 12U.S. States Visited: 3
Since 2016, he has embraced the life of a digital nomad, making the world his office. He has built a career in social media marketing and blogging for various travel brands, which is also his bread an...