{"id":18805,"date":"2026-02-05T00:24:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-i-saved-7000-points-and-31-on-upcoming-hotel-stays\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T00:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:24:41","slug":"how-i-saved-7000-points-and-31-on-upcoming-hotel-stays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-i-saved-7000-points-and-31-on-upcoming-hotel-stays\/","title":{"rendered":"How I saved 7,000 points and $31 on upcoming hotel stays"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Most travelers book a hotel and never look back. I do the opposite \u2014 and it recently saved me 7,000 points and $31 on upcoming stays. By booking flexible rates early and checking back for price drops, I’ve turned a quick habit into one of the easiest ways I save points and cash.<\/p>\n

In practice, this doesn’t require much time or effort. Checking my 34 upcoming hotel reservations takes less than 30 minutes. After all, checking current rates is quick, and I don’t need to check award rates for bookings in programs like Wyndham Rewards and World of Hyatt, which have fixed award charts and therefore won’t drop in award price.<\/p>\n

I book a freely cancellable stay as soon as I know I need to visit a particular destination on specific dates. Even if the rates are exceptionally high \u2014 as they were for a stay in Vancouver, British Columbia, last summer and an upcoming trip to Adelaide, Australia, this spring \u2014 I’ve learned to secure something and then keep checking. After all, while rates may drop, they often keep rising.<\/p>\n

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Then, I check my upcoming hotel bookings for price drops about once a week. In weeks when I have a little extra time, I’ll also restart my search for certain destinations from scratch, considering whether a different property or booking method might provide better value than what I’ve already booked.<\/p>\n

Although I’ve been doing these checks for years, I only recently started writing down the price drops as I captured them. So, here are the price drops I captured in my two most recent weekly checks:<\/p>\n