The Points Guy

The Points Guy (TPG) is an American travel website and blog that produces sponsored news and stories on travel, on means of accumulating and using airline points and miles, on politics and credit cards, and in particular credit card reviews. The site was founded in 2010. At the outset, the site was a blog written by founder Brian Kelly. By 2017, a majority of the staff were engaged in content editorial activities harnessing about fifty freelance contributors; a subset of the content serves as source material for video content.
History.
Prior to founding TPG, Kelly worked at Morgan Stanley, as an IT recruiter in the company's human resources department, and he ran, for colleagues, an informal travel agency-type operation, aimed at maximizing return on earned travel reward points. In 2011, TPG began affiliate marketing, which is the source of much of the company's revenue; shortly thereafter, Kelly quit his position at Morgan Stanley 
In 2012, Bankrate, a company that publishes and promotes financial content, acquired TPG. In a 2014 interview, Brian Kelly made this comment: "I still have a vested ownership interest in TPG and I retain 100% editorial control". 
Between 2012 and 2017, Brian Kelly and ThePointsGuy supplemented their growth through the acquisition of a few competitors like Million Mile Secrets, Mommy Points, and Travel is Free. 
As of 2017, Brian Kelly was at number one on the "Forbes" list of Top Influencers for travel. Bankrate was acquired by digital marketing company Red Ventures in 2017. The company now operates out of offices in Austin, Charlotte, New York, and London. London office was opened in 2019 as part The Points Guy’s expansion into the UK and UK-dedicated website. 
In 2020, "Business Insider" reported Kelly to abuse drugs and staff.
Products and services.
The business receives revenue in the form of 'marketing fees' from credit card companies based on traffic from the site related to credit cards participating in loyalty programs. Among the company's partners Citi, Bank of America, Chase and Capital One.
Sponsored news articles.
Every article usually begins with the following disclaimer: