Luis Lan is the author of The 5 Step Guide to Booking Luxury Travel with Points and the creator of Better Than Points, a newsletter that helps people turn everyday spending into first and business class flights and luxury hotel stays. Drawing on his background in math and years of experimenting with award programs, he breaks down complicated point strategies into clear, step by step playbooks anyone can follow.

He’s on a mission to show entrepreneurs, frequent travelers, and curious beginners that travel doesn’t have to be expensive or uncomfortable. Luis loves nerding out on numbers, hunting down sweet spot redemptions, and teaching people how to use the points they already earn to see more of the world without overpaying.

When he’s not digging through award charts, you’ll find him in Austin with his wife, baby daughter, and their poodle Guapo, getting lost on island hopping adventures, smoking big slabs of Texas brisket, or planning his next trip to Japan, Hawaii, or the Cook Islands.