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Episode Description

Hyatt's award chart changes are arriving, so Shawn and Mark talk through the last-minute bookings that made sense, the ones they skipped and why hotel credits have changed the way they use Hyatt points. They also break down a clean example of partner award pricing: the same American Airlines flight priced at 54K Avios, 36K American miles and 18K Alaska miles.

Then they look at Hilton free night certificates at all-inclusive properties, including the growing SLH options and the downside of possible extra charges for kids. Finally, Mark recaps his completed New York City pub crawl from Central Park to FiDi, with stops at Bryant Park, Moxy, Pub Key, Nancy's Whiskey Pub, White Horse Tavern and The Dead Rabbit.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel
• 1:03 Hyatt's last call before award chart changes
• 8:08 Same flight, three different award prices
• 13:01 Hilton free night certificates at all-inclusives
• 17:26 Mark finally finishes the NYC pub crawl
• 20:19 Rooftops, local bars and Flatiron cocktails
• 23:34 Greenwich, SoHo and the crawl strategy
• 27:05 Tribeca whiskey bars and FiDi favorites
• 30:20 Dead Rabbit, inKind and final takeaways