James Larounis
James Larounis
Senior Content Contributor
610 Published Articles
Countries Visited: 30U.S. States Visited: 35
James (Jamie) started The Forward Cabin blog to educate readers about points, miles, and loyalty programs. He’s spoken at Princeton University and The New York Times Travel Show and has been quoted in...
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Stella Shon
Senior Features Editor
251 Published Articles 1053 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 ...
& Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
777 Published Articles 1203 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...
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