Loyalty Programs

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

How a £249 cash rate (no points, no certificates) became a net-positive stay after stacking Amex offers, Marriott promos, and our existing routine.

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Hilton

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

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Loyalty program design

What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

Apr 8, 2026

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5 min read

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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Loyalty Programs

Apr 1, 2026

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2 min read

What Q1 Readers Opened, and What the Web Found on ExpatVista

Newsletter and site weren’t quite the same.

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Hilton

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

Liquidity, optionality, and the portfolio logic behind a Calala booking

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Loyalty program design

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

Mar 16, 2026

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4 min read

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

How the 25K certificate top-up and the 2026 Q1 promotion reveal the program’s current direction

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Miles & Points

Why Transferable Points Behave Differently When a Member Dies

Jan 20, 2026

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6 min read

Why Transferable Points Behave Differently When a Member Dies

Upstream currencies, downstream rules (January 2026)

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Miles & Points

What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When a Member Dies (And Which Programs Allow Transfers)

Jan 20, 2026

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4 min read

What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When a Member Dies (And Which Programs Allow Transfers)

Most airline miles expire on death. Some hotel points can be transferred. Here’s how the major programs actually handle it.

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Loyalty Programs

Turning a £70 Thursday Pub Habit Into Two Marriott Elite Night Credits

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Review (Curio Collection by Hilton)

What Happens When Marriott Moves a Certificate Ceiling

What Q1 Readers Opened, and What the Web Found on ExpatVista

Why I Tried to Trade a Hilton Free Night Certificate for 240,000 Points

Marriott Slows Status Inflation While Improving Certificate Redemptions

Why Transferable Points Behave Differently When a Member Dies

What Happens to Airline Miles and Hotel Points When a Member Dies (And Which Programs Allow Transfers)

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