#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. Link to Full Show Notes: https://allthehacks.com/greg-frequent-miler-hotel-award-tools/ Partner Deals Copilot: Free 2 months access to my favorite personal finance app with code HACKS2 Long Angle: Join a free private community for high net worth investors For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned Greg Davis-Kean: Frequent Miler | Frequent Miler on the Air | Twitter Hotel Award Search Tools Awayz ($10 for All the Hacks listeners and 50% off for All the Hacks members) AwardTool ($20 off annual plans with code ALLTHEHACKS) Rooms.Aero MaxMyPoint StayWithPoints PointsYeah Hotels Hotel Perks and Upgrade Programs All the Hacks Hotel Upgrade Program American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts® Luxury Hotel & Resort Collection Capital One Premier Collection Hotels & Resorts Hotels California: Alila Ventana Big Sur | Miraval Resorts and Spas Napa, California: Alila Napa Valley | The Westin Verasa Napa Bay Harbor, Michigan: Inn at Bay Harbor Queenstown, New Zealand: Eichardt's Private Hotel Bora Bora: St. Regis Bora Bora Resort | Conrad Bora Bora Nui All the Hacks Episodes #166: Best Tools for Booking Flights with Points & Miles with Greg the Frequent Miler #49: Bora Bora (Almost) for Free with Miles and Points 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 Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices