Of course, Brian Kelly was aboard a flight, waiting for liftoff, when he heard the news. The week it hit shelves in March 2025, his first book-length travel guide became an instant New York Times bestseller, soaring to No. 5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous book list.
In 2010, Kelly (A&S ’05) founded “The Points Guy” — originally a travel blog, now a leading travel media platform with more than 150 employees and millions of readers — to help educate travelers on airline and hotel points and loyalty programs. Fifteen years later, his “How to Win at Travel” is a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to better navigate the industry that Kelly has studied and leveraged nearly his whole life.
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