Luxury lodging... on points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep252 | 4-26-24

Frequent Miler on the Air

There are many ways to book luxury hotels (credit card points, hotel points, etc) and this can be a great way to stay in some amazing luxury accommodations you'd never justify paying cash for. We'll dive into this today.

(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.

(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

(12:12) - 30% transfer bonus Amex to Virgin (Mattress Running the Numbers)

(15:17) - MaxFHR.com (Award Talk)

Read more about MaxFHR here.

(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

(1:13:28) - What's the best way to start on the Marriott credit card journey? (Question of the Week)

See our chart for figuring out which Marriott cards you're eligible for.