Carissa Rawson
Senior Content Contributor
301 Published Articles
Countries Visited: 51U.S. States Visited: 36
Carissa served in the U.S. Air Force where she developed her love for travel and new cultures. She started her own blog and eventually joined The Points Guy. Since then, she’s contributed to Business ...
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Katie Seemann
Senior Content Contributor and News Editor
380 Published Articles 61 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 28U.S. States Visited: 29
Katie has been in the points and miles game since 2015 and started her own blog in 2016. She’s been freelance writing since then and her work has been featured in publications like Travel + Leisure, F...
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Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
268 Published Articles 260 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 now plans to let his wife choose their destinations. Over the years, he’s written about award travel for publicat...