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Mar 17, 2023 | 4:21 pm

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Horace

Join Date: May 2002

Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, United Silver, Marriott Titanium Elite

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Originally Posted by wahoohfd

Is there a way (other than trial-and-error) to search for the cheapest hotels on points. I am getting ready to redeem some points to pick up nights so I make Platinum this year...

Thanks in advance.

-wahoohfd

There's no longer the option of searching only for Category 1 hotels. Categories are gone. It's also not possible to search only for nights that are below an arbitrary number of points per night.

But what would you do if you found a really cheap points rate in Southeast Asia -- or even just a thousand miles from your home?

To earn elite qualifying nights, you need to show up at the hotel, check in, enter your room, and be considered as occupying the room until your check-out date. Online check-in is not enough. There's been much discussion here on FlyerTalk about that.

Last edited by Horace; Mar 17, 2023 at 4:55 pm

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