Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: IB+ Gold, TK E+, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTP, IHG Diamond
Posts: 14,208
For people who have had a "really rough year", involving them in a scam that could result in a "really bad time in Hawaii" is dumb.
Go back round the group of friends and find someone with Hyatt Globalist status. Then do a Guest of Honor booking at a Hyatt hotel...