Credit card and hotel points can both help you stay in some amazing luxury accommodations you’d never justify paying cash for. We’ll dive into this today.
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Mailbag
(01:43) – Please share an experience when a positioning flight had not gone to plan, perhaps share a “Positioning Flight From Hell” type of experience. (Mailbag)
Read about Greg’s positioning flight mayhem here.
Crazy Thing
(06:23) – On our Instagram post, @marriottbonvoy’s account trolls Hyatt by saying “Fortunately for our guests, we don’t play games with welcome gifts, points, and awards at Luxury locations such as St. Regis, JW Marriott, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection, and more but that’s just us.” (Crazy Thing)
See our post: Marriott Platinum Elite Free Breakfast Simplified
Mattress Running the Numbers
(12:12) – 30% transfer bonus Amex to Virgin (Mattress Running the Numbers)
Award Talk
(15:17) – MaxFHR.com (Award Talk)
(17:09) – Equinox credit for massages (Award Talk)
(21:10) – Bilt’s new Rent Day snoozer
(24:27) – Bilt BLADE
Read more about the Bilt Blade partnership here.
Read Greg’s Blade flight review here.
(30:01) – Hyatt’s sad rollout of Mr & Mrs Smith
Main Event: Luxury lodging… on points
(41:52) – Find our “Which is the most rewarding hotel loyalty program? | Ep193 | 3-11-23” here.
(42:54) – Major hotel chain luxury brands
(43:34) – Hyatt
(45:53) – Hilton
(47:55) – Marriott
(54:03) – IHG
(58:12) – Wyndham
(59:10) – Read Nick’s post about free cruise opportunities.
(59:34) – Choice Privileges
(1:01:36) – Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH): Book with Hilton points (coming soon).
Read more about the Hilton SLH partnership here.
(1:05:49) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts
(1:09:05) – Leading Hotels of the World (LHW)
(1:11:23) – Fine Hotels & Resorts & The Hotel Collection
Question of the Week
(1:13:28) – What’s the best way to start on the Marriott credit card journey?
See our chart for figuring out which Marriott cards you’re eligible for.
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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