
About Miles to Memories "MTM"
Over the years the Miles to Memories team has honed our skills at finding deals and maximizing our miles/points earning. Daily we share our best tips and tricks to help you save money and earn more rewards. We have a variety of content to help get you on your way. Make sure to check out our 2X weekly MTM Travel video podcast for inspiration on the points game. We also have our very fun 3X weekly MTM Vegas video podcast. Finally, subscribe to our newsletter to receive all of our posts.
MTM Diamond Slack Community
If you want to dive in more we have the MTM Diamond Patreon/Slack community. An amazing group of people, deep knowledge and regular meetups.
Shawn Coomer
Founder / Podcast Co-HostShawn Coomer has spent the past 15 years carefully studying bank & travel loyalty programs and credit card offerings. He earns and redeems over a million miles/points per year across multiple airline, hotel, bank and other loyalty programs. Shawn talks about his travels frequently on the Miles to Memories Podcast and as @milestomemories on social media channels.
During his travels Shawn has visited over 75 countries, most of them with his family. His travel obsession began in 2007 when he and Jasmine sold everything that didn't fit in a 5' x 10' storage unit & set out on an 18 month adventure with their then 7 year old son Shawn Reece. They visited over 20 countries along the way and the daily adventures became the Family RTW blog which was the predecessor to Miles to Memories. Shawn & Jasmine had so much fun on that trip that they did it all again 15 years later with their daughter Ellie. This time using points & miles!
A Vegas native, Shawn Coomer is also known as an expert in the culture and history of Las Vegas. He cohosts a 3X weekly Vegas lifestyle video show & podcast on our MTM Vegas YouTube channel where 60,000 subscribers tune in. As part of his travels, Shawn stays in luxury hotels and roadside motels, flies in premium cabins and on low cost carriers and carries elite status with more than a dozen loyalty programs. More than anything he just wants to help people achieve their travel dreams like he has.
Mark Ostermann
Website Editor-In-Chief / Podcast Co-HostMark Ostermann is a father, husband and miles/points fanatic. He has been covering miles & points on Miles to Memories since 2017. Mark runs the Miles to Memories website and cohosts the MTM Travel and MTM Vegas shows. Mark is constantly looking at ways to save money and stay within budget while also taking awesome vacations with his family. When he isn't caring for his family or taking a weekend trip, Mark is working hard at finding the best deals and ways to build up his points balances.
DDG
Deals EditorBased in NYC, DDG has been a points/miles enthusiast for years. He is an expert at finding the best deals both big and small. He covers what he finds here on MtM and at Danny the Deal Guru. DDG loves his deals, but traveling is by far the best part of this business.
Benjy Harmon
Senior Opinion Writer and Diamond Community Manager/Podcast HostBenjy focuses on the intersection of points, travel, and financial independence (FI). An experienced world traveler, husband, and father, he enjoys the journey close to expense-free. Benjy likes helping others achieve their FI and travel goals.
Joe Cheung
Diamond Podcast Co-hostJoe caught his love of travel at an early age. He is one of the pioneer hosts of miles/points podcasts & continues his efforts to help others with Disney Deciphered. Joe loves traveling all around the world with his wife and three children & has a special place in his heart for travel to Asia. Joe is a former cohost of the Miles to Memories podcast where he still occasionally guest hosts. He also co-hosts a Patreon exclusive-show on our network.
PDX Deals Guy
ContributorPDXDealsGuy is a father, husband, travel hacker and an occasional contributor at Miles to Memories. He blogs and tweets as his busy professional and personal life allows, striving to find good deals for and provide some education to friends and family.


