Amex
Amex
Hilton
+7
May 21, 2026
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4 min read
Missing the Final FNC Swap by Hours
A Hilton Free Night Certificate had posted just hours before the Calala transfer, briefly keeping alive hopes of swapping out the remaining 240,000-point night.
Hilton
+5
May 7, 2026
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3 min read
Testing Amex’s Lifetime Rule After Six Years: A Clean Surpass Datapoint
A real-world Hilton Surpass datapoint on Amex’s “once per lifetime” rule.
Hilton
+6
Apr 22, 2026
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5 min read
Trying to Do It Again: Manufacturing Another FNC
Removing the final 240,000 Hilton points from a Calala booking by creating another Free Night Certificate, and the portfolio decisions required to do it
Hilton
+6
Apr 18, 2026
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3 min read
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Review (Curio Collection by Hilton)
A one-night stop built around credits, not the room
IHG
+5
Apr 15, 2026
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2 min read
When Amex Offers Beat Points
The real cost of switching from points to cash on Marriott and IHG stays
