Originally Posted by
craigthemif
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...
Second this. Guest of Honor is the way to go and it's not requiring some shady deal that could spectacularly backfire.