Reader Stories & Questions: How to Submit Your Own
If you're looking to share a travel story — success, mistake or question — you've come to the right place.
Make a bad travel mistake? Score an awesome upgrade? Have any other story you'd like to share with the TPG team? We'd love to hear from you! Send us what you've got and our editorial team will consider it for our Reader Questions series, posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or for one of our reader success of mistake stories. It's really easy — just follow the steps below.
Step 1
Please include "Reader [Success Story/Mistake Story/Question]" in the the subject line. Within the body of the email, explain the background and/or context, the event, followed by any takeaway or questions you'd like us to include and/or consider. And be sure to include your name!
Step 2
Email your story or question to info@thepointsguy.com.
That's it! If selected, we'll address your story or question in an upcoming post. Simple as that. Thank you!
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our guides or travel resources page. Still nothing? Shoot us an email and we'll do our best to get back to you: info@thepointsguy.com. If you'd like to see something added to this FAQ, send us a Facebook message with what you think we're missing. If your request is popular with other readers we'll add it!
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