James Larounis
James Larounis
Senior Content Contributor
615 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
272 Published Articles 1097 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 ...
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Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
113 Published Articles 3848 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 15 content contributors, reviewing thousand...
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