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Tips and guides for getting the most from your miles and points.
What Is Hyatt FIND? The 2026 Beginner's Guide to Hyatt's Experiences Marketplace
Hyatt FIND is World of Hyatt's experiences platform — a growing library of 500+ culinary, wellness, cultural, and property-access experiences redeemable for points or bought with cash. Here's how it works, what's on it, and the rules most new members miss.
The Accor ALL Auction Arbitrage: Why €0.02 Per Point Is the Math That Should Govern Every Bid
Accor's ALL program gives every reward point a rigid €0.02 cash-equivalent value against hotel stays. That fixed floor turns every Limitless Experiences auction into a pure arbitrage calculation — here's the math.
Hyatt FIND Auctions: Why One Bad Bid Can Burn Tens of Thousands of Points
Unlike Marriott Moments or IHG Auctions, Hyatt FIND bids are binding and non-cancellable. Win a FIND auction and miss the trip — the points are gone, forever. Here's the policy, the trap, and how to bid safely.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Access Events: The Best Cardholder-Only Redemption Most Members Have Never Heard Of
Southwest Rapid Rewards Cardmember Access Events are a curated, low-point-cost calendar of private concerts, golf weekends, and destination experiences that only Southwest credit card holders can redeem. Here's what's on the 2026 lineup and why they might be the best use of your points after the 2025 devaluation.
Your AAdvantage Loyalty Points Are a Priceless Auction Bankroll (Here's the Math)
AAdvantage Loyalty Point Rewards let you trade a tier milestone for a Mastercard Priceless promo code — effectively a 35,000-mile auction subsidy for AA cobranded cardholders. Nobody frames Choice Rewards this way, and it's a legitimate edge.
Marriott Bonvoy NFL Moments: The Playbook for Super Bowl Suites, Draft Pick Drops, and the Recurring NFL Calendar
Marriott is the Official Hotel Partner of the NFL, and that partnership drives a predictable annual calendar of Moments — from Super Bowl suite sleepovers to NFL Draft pick announcements. Here's what drops, when it drops, and how to actually land one.
The 0.8 CPP Trap: When Capital One Entertainment Actually Beats Transferring Venture Miles
Venture and Venture X miles redeem at a fixed 0.8 cents on Capital One Entertainment — about half of what you'd get transferring to partners. But the exclusive packages break that math. Here's when the 0.8 cpp rate is actually the better play.
United's 1-Mile Drops: Scoring United Club Passes and Experiences for a Single MileagePlus Mile
United MileagePlus runs a quiet but legitimate 1-mile drop program on Exclusives — the United Club one-time pass is the most common. Here's how the drops work, what's live right now, and how to catch the next one.
Hilton × McLaren F1: How to Bid Honors Points for Paddock Club Access
Hilton and McLaren just extended their 20-year partnership, and the F1 experiences on Hilton Honors Experiences are some of the most competitive bids on the platform. Here's how paddock-level access actually prices in Honors points.
How the Capital One Presale Code Actually Works (It's Just Your Card's First 6 Digits)
Capital One cardholder presales on Ticketmaster use a 'code' that isn't secret at all — it's the first six digits of your card number (the BIN). Here's how the mechanic works, which cards qualify, and when Venture X holders get extra access.
How to Use SkyMiles for Sphere Las Vegas Tickets (Inside the Delta SKY360° Club)
Delta's Jan 2026 partnership with Sphere Las Vegas opened the SKY360° Club — the venue's first branded hospitality space — to SkyMiles members through the SkyMiles Experiences auction platform. Here's how to actually bid, what it's worth, and what's on the 2026 Sphere calendar.
Marriott Bonvoy's 1-Point Festival Drops: Coachella Was Just the Start
Marriott's renewed AEG Presents partnership brought 1-point festival drops to Coachella, Stagecoach, All Points East, and Rock en Seine this year. Here's what happened, what's still coming, and how to actually land one.
Marriott Bonvoy 1-Point Drops: How to Score Experiences for a Single Point
Marriott Bonvoy's 1-Point Drops let members claim VIP experiences — including FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets — for a single loyalty point. Here's how they work and what's live right now.
What's New on Point Auctions — April 2026
New auction sources, account features, favoriting, smarter alerts, and a redesigned homepage — here's everything we've shipped over the past few weeks.
What the Points Community Has Learned About Bidding on Experience Auctions
Auto-extending auctions, tax surprises, and why the boring listings are often the best deals. Collected wisdom from r/churning, FlyerTalk, and the miles blog world.
Cents Per Point: How to Tell If an Auction Is Actually a Good Deal
Points auctions can be great value or a total waste. Here's how to calculate cents per point and figure out which side of that line you're on.
Miles and Points Auctions: A Beginner's Guide
Never bid on an experience with loyalty points before? Here's what these auctions actually are, which programs run them, and how to avoid overpaying.
Which Loyalty Programs Have the Best Experience Auctions?
Not every points program runs auctions worth paying attention to. Here's an honest look at which ones actually deliver interesting experiences.
How Point Auctions Actually Works
Point Auctions pulls auction data from 9 loyalty programs into one place. Here's what's happening under the hood and what we don't do.
Why I Built Point Auctions (I Kept Missing Great Auctions)
I missed multiple Wyndham auctions that closed at 3-4 cents per point. That frustration turned into Point Auctions — here's the full story.