Ever wonder how you can possibly snag a reservation at a high-demand property that never seems to have award availability? This week, we discuss the tools you can use to make those impossible awards happen.

 

00:00 Intro

 

01:10 Giant Mailbag: Don't Hilton free night certificates have a big drawback?

 

04:25 Card Talk: Hilton Surpass and Hilton Business cards

 

https://frequentmiler.com/amxhiltonbiz/

 

https://frequentmiler.com/hilton-honors-american-express-surpass-card/#Goto

 

https://frequentmiler.com/why-i-paid-over-1000-dollars-to-upgrade-3-no-fee-hilton-cards/

 

12:20 What crazy thing . . . did Chicago Seminars do this week?

 

15:06 Award Talk Double Header

 

15:26 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles devaluation

 

19:38 JW Marriott Safari Lodge Availability

 

https://frequentmiler.com/jw-marriott-masai-mara-lodge-award-nights-available/

 

25:06 Main Event: How to find impossible hotel awards

https://frequentmiler.com/tools-for-finding-impossible-hotel-awards/

https://frequentmiler.com/go/maxmypoint

https://frequentmiler.com/go/staywithpoints

 

51:02 Question of the Week: Is the 95x / 95% back LifeLock deal worth doing for the Membership Rewards point

s?

 

Music credit: Annie Yoder