Jarrod West
,Ryan Smith
Jarrod West
Senior Content Contributor
721 Published Articles
Countries Visited: 21U.S. States Visited: 24
Boasting a portfolio of over 20 cards, Jarrod has been an expert in the points and miles space for over 8 years. He earns and redeems over 1 million points per year and his work has been featured in o...
Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
1003 Published Articles 1584 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: Keri Stooksbury
Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
126 Published Articles 3868 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...
& Katie Corrigan Seemann
Katie Corrigan Seemann
Travel Partnerships Manager and Podcast Co-Host
527 Published Articles 99 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 31U.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, L...









