Joseph Hostetler

Joseph has been a professional travel rewards demystifier since 2016, spending five years as a writer and editor for Million Mile Secrets and The Points Guy. He later transitioned to Business Insider as the outlet’s sole credit cards reporter. Joseph has interviewed various loyalty program leads, visited banks to advise in the creation of new credit cards, and made multiple guest appearances as a credit cards and travel rewards authority on WGN. He currently holds more than 30 rewards credit cards and loves tinkering with each card’s benefits to find fun and unique ways to get the most value from them. You can find his work on sites such as Newsweek, Fortune, AP News, and TIME.