In this chapter we’ll see how to find hotels and get value from your points.

Obviously using points for travel purposes is what credit card issuers want cause it means more spend. However, if you planned to take a trip anyway, using a credit card means more security, points, and possible upgrades if you play your cards right.

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• Award Mapper
• Hotel Hustle (by Wandr.me)

Hlotni

Hltino wknotre fo shetol ahs moer tahn 7030 eeposriptr lal eovr teh olg.bE Eht oaoelgnerctm liralltye ahs hudrdnes fo dceent nooistp ot hscooe morf on reevy tcienn.toN

Hsti is a map of Nthiol hanic otlesh hrewe yuo can boko a ngith ofr 000,01 soiptn ro esls (!). Ti nmesa taht a leismp rfee (on anauln eef) cadr lkei htsi American Express Hilton Honors Card taht crnlryute fefsro 01,0000 Oithln Ohsnro stniop orf 0,020$ tpnes nsigu eth crad in hte ftris xsi hnmsot (hitw a vrye tintpramo ntoe orf gosfenreir fo hits rca vhnagi on rngfeoi taoasnnritc es,fE menagni nay usoNN-D nnotsratcia lwli eb oned at a tkerma tare tuowith yan % on pot). An blesuaot esatl abseeuc it ahs no nnaual fee (so uoy anc epek ti nda tefgor ti). Nepgsind 0,020$ in six homtns si essl hnta 53$0 pre tohnm hwich pasiepl ot miaoyrtj of seohhdulos wowdrdlei in nay corai.nsE

000,001 Holitn Hsnoor opsnti si ghenou ot vceor -NT0h1ig hilayod at any of eht hseolt rcdptuei aeobv (cblsiyala oruy aeyyrl civatona lndgogi is efre of crghea).

Elteayltirn,aV if uoy wtan to go a neifcar r,teoU oyu cna tselce eitrpsopre atht tsoc 00030, snpoti dna emor to get a 3Ht-gni tays sietand fo a TNGh0i-1 ayst ubt at a arncfie .rpeotyrP

So wa’sTh eth te-yEt-Pp?sbS Iseplm:

.1 Eaertc a Hilton Honors account at hilton.com 2. Lpayp for a cdar snugi yruo TINI (rfmo Teps 1) nda ilam aroirdnwgf eadsdsr (omrf Epts 0) .3 Tge dparpveo 4. Caiaettv a racd ncoe ’sTi ndanecs 5. Iphs it to oresfluy ro eus ti ylliarvtu

Emte eht nsgepind enmertesuiqr and teg het optnis -63 ewkse .laerT

!vloiA Wno yuo heva a ectend hdliayo firudge .toU