Ryan Smith
News Managing Editor
216 Published Articles 171 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...
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Chris Dong
Editor & Content Contributor
87 Published Articles 76 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 54U.S. States Visited: 36
Chris is a freelance writer and editor with a focus on timely travel trends, points and miles, hot new hotels, and all things that go (he’s a proud aviation geek and transit nerd). Formerly full time ...
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Keri Stooksbury
Editor-in-Chief
43 Published Articles 3380 Edited Articles
Countries Visited: 50U.S. States Visited: 28
With years of experience in corporate marketing and as the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar, Keri is now editor-in-chief at UP, overseeing daily content operations and r...