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Q2 developed quite differently from the first quarter.

Rather than broad strategy pieces, many of the most-opened newsletters I sent revolved around practical experiments: testing credits, using Free Night Certificates, and seeing how loyalty programs behaved in the real world.

Search traffic remained much more diverse.

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Top 4 in Q2 2026

Testing Hilton Credits Abroad: Netherlands

Same test as London, with different outcomes across Hilton-operated and SLH properties

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Hilton Aspire Resort Credits: A Vegas Test

I spent almost $600 at the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas without booking a room. Here’s what happened to the Hilton points, the Aspire resort credits, and the experiment.

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Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC

Removing the final 240,000 points from a Calala booking, and the portfolio decisions required to do it

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Closing the Loop: Selling at 240k, Buying Back at 95k

An Arbitrage in Hilton Aspire Free Night Certificates

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Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC

Removing the final 240,000 points from a Calala booking, and the portfolio decisions required to do it

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What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

The hidden pricing shift and new card restrictions behind the 25K top-up

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When Amex Offers Beat Points

The real cost of switching from points to cash on Marriott and IHG stays

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Amex as a Global Credit Footprint

How Amex’s Global Card Transfer can help when you arrive with no local credit history

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Looking back, Q2 became the quarter of experiments. Several of those experiments are already generating follow-up articles, so I suspect many of these stories aren’t finished yet.

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