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#167: Points and miles experts Greg Davis-Kean and Chris discuss how you can optimize hotel award search tool features to save money and get the best deal for your next hotel booking. They also offer tips to get perks like complimentary breakfast, room upgrades, resort credits, early check-in, late checkout, and more.
Greg Davis-Kean is the founder of Frequent Miler, a blog dedicated to helping people maximize their travel rewards and loyalty programs, mostly without flying. He is also the host of the Frequent Miler on the Air podcast.
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Resources Mentioned
Greg Davis-Kean: Frequent Miler | Frequent Miler on the Air | Twitter
Hotel Award Search Tools
Hotel Perks and Upgrade Programs
Hotels
Podcast Episodes
Full Show Notes
(02:09) Things to Consider Before Booking Hotels
(03:05) Awayz Features
(06:55) Review of Rooms.Aero
(09:16) Tools for Full Year Award Availability
(12:51) How to Optimize Different Features on Hotel Award Tools
(16:39) AwardTool's Hotel Tool
(19:40) Use Case for a Stay at the Inn at Bay Harbor
(22:52) Planning Trips Around Hotel Award Availability vs. Flight Award Availability
(28:19) How to Get Perks in the Luxury Travel World
(32:03) New Hotel Tool from PointsYeah
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