{"podcast":{"title":"MTM Travel - The Fun Side of Points & Travel!","slug":"mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388","podcast_index_feed_id":251388,"rss_url":"https://milestomemories.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://milestomemories.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/a/f/4bafcdeae464719de55e3c100dce7605/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_MtM_Vegas.jpg","author":"Shawn Coomer","episode_count":403,"summary":"The fun side of miles, points and travel! Hosted by Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann, MTM Travel dives into the points hobby & the lifestyle of travel with topical conversations and plenty of laughs along the way. Mark & Shawn have a combined 18 years of experience covering these topics on Miles to Memories and Travel on Points and are cohosts of the popular MtM Vegas Youtube Show on the Miles to Memories Vegas channel. They also host the 20 Minute Travel news show on this same feed where you can keep up with the latest deals, news and happenings.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:17:05.407415+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388"},"episode":{"title":"Hyatt's Forgotten Benefit, Last Minute Business Class Score & Delta's New Bag Benefit","slug":"hyatt-s-forgotten-benefit-last-minute-business-class-score-delta-s-new-bag-benefit","published_at":"2026-05-26T20:29:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/hyatt-s-forgotten-benefit-last-minute-business-class-score-delta-s-new-bag-benefit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388","url":"https://milestomemories.libsyn.com/hyatts-forgotten-benefit-last-minute-business-class-score-deltas-new-bag-benefit","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/milestomemories/MTM_Travel_May_26_26_audio.mp3?dest-id=1462559","summary":"Episode Description Shawn blew up his Europe itinerary at the last minute, but this one worked. He canceled Condor premium economy through Frankfurt and rebooked American to Athens for fewer miles, less cash and a cleaner connection. The catch was making American economy survivable, which led him to Hyatt's American Airlines status for a day benefit. Shawn and Mark talk through how the 8,000-point Hyatt redemption worked, why the Main Cabin Extra seat process was clunky, and how his account eventually showed full American Platinum status before travel. They also cover a Royal Air Maroc business class win from Casablanca to LAX, Benjy's strategy for checking AA award bookings after you book, the weird world of backup reservations, and Delta's new second checked bag benefit for eligible Amex cardholders. Episode Guide 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel 1:18 Shawn's last-minute Europe rebooking 2:31 Hyatt status for a day on American 4:32 The status finally appears 6:18 Platinum vs. Platinum Pro benefits 9:00 Royal Air Maroc business class to LAX 10:28 Award space quirks and hotel plans 14:18 Rechecking AA awards after booking 16:28 Backup bookings and reservation \"gardening\" 19:30 Delta cards add a second checked bag 20:35 Carry-on vs. checked bag strategy Links Travel Freely/CardGenie Hyatt: American Airlines partnership FAQs LoyaltyLobby: Hyatt's American Airlines Status for a Day awards MTM: Over 75k Miles Back & 4 Upgrades with 1 Award Booking Strategy MTM: Delta Amex Cards Adding New Benefit One Mile at a Time: Royal Air Maroc launching Los Angeles flights American Airlines: Using miles for travel","meta_description":"Episode Description Shawn blew up his Europe itinerary at the last minute, but this one worked. He canceled Condor premium economy through Frankfurt and r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/episodes/hyatt-s-forgotten-benefit-last-minute-business-class-score-delta-s-new-bag-benefit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-travel-the-fun-side-of-points-travel-251388/hyatt-s-forgotten-benefit-last-minute-business-class-score-delta-s-new-bag-benefit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}