{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Luxury lodging... on points | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep252 | 4-26-24","description":"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 &quot;Positioning Flight From Hell&quot; 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 &quot;Fortunately for our guests, we don\u2019t 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\u2019s just us.&quot; (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\u2019s new Rent Day snoozer (24:27) - Bilt BLADE  Read more about the Bilt Blade partnership here.&amp;nbsp; Read Greg's Blade flight review here. (30:01) - Hyatt\u2019s sad rollout of Mr &amp;amp; Mrs Smith Main Event: Luxury lodging... on points (41:52) -&amp;nbsp;Find our  &quot;Which is the most rewarding hotel loyalty program? | Ep193 | 3-11-23&quot; 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)&amp;nbsp; -  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 &amp;amp; Resorts (1:09:05) - Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) (1:11:23) - Fine Hotels &amp;amp; Resorts &amp;amp; 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. &amp;nbsp;  Visit https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/subscribe\/ to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don\u2019t forget to like and follow us on social media. Music Credit \u2013 \u201cOcean Deep\u201d by&amp;nbsp;Annie Yoder ","author_name":"Frequent Miler on the Air","author_url":"https:\/\/frequentmiler.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31004823\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/171238483"}