Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
807 Published Articles 1260 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: Nick Ellis
Nick Ellis
Senior Editor & Content Contributor
417 Published Articles 1213 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 35U.S. States Visited: 25
Nick’s passion for points began as a hobby and became a career. He worked for over 5 years at The Points Guy and has contributed to Business Insider and CNN. He has 14 credit cards and continues to le...
& Keri Stooksbury
Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
97 Published Articles 3762 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...



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