The Points Guy (news and reviews)

The Points Guy
Type	website
Status	No consensus
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2026
Domain thepointsguy.com/news
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool
RfC
Link	Rfc
Date	2019

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This source in a nutshell: There is

no consensus on the reliability of The Points Guy. See § Summary.

The Points Guy is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

There is no consensus on the reliability of news articles and reviews on The Points Guy. The Points Guy has advertising relationships with credit card and travel companies, and content involving these companies should be avoided as sources. See also: The Points Guy (sponsored content).
Note: The Points Guy has been acquired by Red Ventures, a publisher of LLM-generated content which is itself rated generally unreliable.

Excerpt

The Points Guy (TPG) is an American travel website and blog that produces sponsored news and stories on travel, means of accumulating and using airline points and miles, and credit cards (in particular, credit card reviews). The site was founded in 2010 and was initially a blog written by founder Brian Kelly. By 2017, the site employed 20 full-time staff in addition to 50 freelance contributors.

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Recency

2026

Rfcs

2019 Rfc

2026 Rfc

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Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
The Points Guy (news and reviews) (TPG)		2018 2019 2026 2026	2026	There is no consensus on the reliability of news articles and reviews on The Points Guy. The Points Guy has advertising relationships with credit card and travel companies, and content involving these companies should be avoided as sources. See also: The Points Guy (sponsored content). Note: The Points Guy has been acquired by Red Ventures, a publisher of LLM-generated content which is itself rated generally unreliable.	1 2