Ashley Onadele
,Ryan Smith
Ashley Onadele
Former Senior Content Contributor
123 Published Articles
Countries Visited: 15U.S. States Visited: 10
Ashley discovered a love for travel in college that’s continued as her family has grown. She loves showing parents how they can take their families on trips using points and has contributed to numerou...
Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
992 Published Articles 1563 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...
Edited by: Stella Shon
Stella Shon
Senior Features Editor
293 Published Articles 1109 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 30U.S. States Visited: 32
With a degree in media and journalism, Stella has been in the points and miles game for more than 6 years. She most recently worked as a Corporate Communications Analyst for JetBlue. Find her work in ...
& Keri Stooksbury
Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
121 Published Articles 3864 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 56U.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 15 content contributors, reviewing thousand...





