Frequent Miler on the Air · Wednesday, September 16, 2026
The hosts explore strategies for using free night certificates effectively, considering travel frequency and the type of hotel. Greg suggests that uncapped certificates are best for expensive international trips, while capped certificates, like Marriott's 35k, might be useful for domestic travel during peak times like Thanksgiving.
“So I guess you kind of have to prioritize, well, how am I going to use this?”
“Now, conversely, like a Marriott 35k free night certificate, that could be one that I might really want to have around that Thanksgiving trip because again, depending on where your family is, and if they're in Manhattan, maybe not, but, you know, if they're in a small town somewhere where you might be able to get a residence in for 35,000 points that would otherwise cost a lot because it's Thanksgiving.”
“Um, then those could come in handy.”