Episode Description:

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This week a video surfaced of a new way to enter hotel rooms that is concerning. Should you worry about it and how can you secure your room and your valuables? We also discuss the end of the Chase Sapphire increased welcome offers, how Hilton's gift card experience kind of stinks, Mark's favorite Hilton in the U.S., why the Tommie Hollywood is a pass and how Mark scored "free" Universal VIP tickets & why there are absolutely worth it.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Insane crazy passenger incident - Streaking?
• 1:46 Chase’s increased offers ending soon - Time to pick them up?
• 3:56 Insane hotel vulnerability - New room hack?
• 5:28 Don’t rely on surveillance & how to protect your room
• 7:01 Hilton gift card warning & redemption issues
• 8:32 Best practices for using Hilton gift cards - Do they work?
• 10:22 How travel hackers are constantly getting judged
• 11:00 Mark’s father/son Los Angeles trip
• 12:01 Getting Universal Hollywood VIP experience for “free”
• 14:11 The coolest parts of the Universal Hollywood VIP tour - Back to the Future!
• 16:03 Comparing Universal east vs. west coast
• 17:32 Super Nintendo World & cutting all of the lines
• 20:00 Is the VIP experience worth it at Universal
• 22:17 Why the Tommie Hollywood is NOT recommended
• 23:28 Oceania Santa Monica - Mark’s new favorite Hilton

About the Show:

We love to travel and love to laugh! 20 Minute Travel is designed to get you all of the info you need to supercharge your travel by utilizing credit cards, travel rewards and other tricks to pay pennies on the dollar. 

Shawn Coomer is the founder of Miles to Memories and has traveled all over the world with his family utilizing miles & points. He has been writing and podcasting about miles, points and travel since 2013 and has earned and spent millions of points & miles across dozens of programs.

Mark Ostermann is the former Managing Editor of Miles to Memories and is the Managing Editor at Travel on Points. He has been writing about his travel experiences since 2017 and loves to dive into the weeds so you don't have to. He also enjoys a good beer and a laugh or fifty.

Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. If you like this show check it out!

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