Hyatt Gets Pricier, Hilton Certs Get Better Plus A 10-Mile NYC Bar Crawl

Get $200 after making your first $500 payment with Melio! (affiliate) https://www.milestomemories.com/go/melio Hyatt's big award chart changes are here, and this is the last call for anyone trying to lock in stays before prices move. Mark and Shawn talk through what they booked, what they skipped, and why hotel credits are changing how they use Hyatt points. They also break down a perfect example of why the same exact American Airlines flight can price at 54K Avios, 36K AA miles or just 18K Alaska miles. Plus, Hilton free night certificates keep getting more interesting at all-inclusive properties, even as some resorts may start charging more for kids. Then Mark finally finishes his Manhattan pub crawl from Central Park to FiDi, including Bryant Park, Moxy's rooftop, Pub Key, Nancy's Whiskey Pub, White Horse Tavern and The Dead Rabbit. In This Episode • Hyatt's last call before the May 2026 award chart changes • Why Mark didn't panic-book much Hyatt for himself • Thompson Central Park and the huge savings before prices rise • Same American flight, three different award prices • Why transferable points still matter • Hilton free night certificates at all-inclusive properties • SLH all-inclusives now bookable through Hilton • Why some all-inclusives may be charging extra for kids • Mark's completed NYC pub crawl from Central Park to FiDi • The best stops: Bryant Park, Pub Key, Nancy's, White Horse and Dead Rabbit What did you book before the Hyatt changes went live? And what's your favorite New York City bar, pizza stop or walking route? Episode Guide 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel 1:03 Hyatt's last call before award chart changes 8:08 Same flight, three different award prices 13:01 Hilton free night certificates at all-inclusives 17:26 Mark finally finishes the NYC pub crawl 20:19 Rooftops, local bars and Flatiron cocktails 23:34 Greenwich, SoHo and the crawl strategy 27:05 Tribeca whiskey bars and FiDi favorites 30:20 Dead Rabbit, inKind and final takeaways Subscribe to Miles to Memories Travel for more miles, points, hotel strategy and travel talk. Help us hit 70,000 subscribers on our road to 100K. We publish MTM Travel every Tuesday and Thursday. Links: Travel Freely/CardGenie — https://travelfreely.com/cardgenie/?b... Hyatt 2026 award chart updates — https://newsroom.hyatt.com/awardchart... MTM: Redeem Hilton Free Night Certificates at All Inclusive Properties — https://milestomemories.com/redeem-hi... #MilesToMemories #MTMTravel #Hyatt #HiltonHonors #WorldOfHyatt #AlaskaAirlines #AwardTravel #TravelTips #NYC Advertiser Disclosure: Miles to Memories has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Miles to Memories and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Opinions, reviews, analyses and recommendations are the author's alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.