{"podcast":{"title":"The Thrifty Traveler Podcast","slug":"the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229","podcast_index_feed_id":7239229,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MFk8PVUG","website_url":"https://thrifty-traveler-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c6bdec39-3c89-40c0-8c6d-0411fab3f833/00b69c6c-05db-49f7-b99c-46043ce4ee74/3000x3000/ttpshow_cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Thrifty Traveler","episode_count":82,"summary":"Welcome to the Thrifty Traveler Podcast – a travel podcast where we dig into the latest travel news and trends and discuss all the best ways to earn and redeem your points and miles! From the ins and outs of booking cheap flights, exploring the best ways to use your airline miles, or diving into other next-level money-saving travel tips, your hosts Gunnar Olson and Kyle Potter will bring you the best of Thrifty Traveler every week! Follow us today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts and learn to travel more for less this year.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T18:18:48.945489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229"},"episode":{"title":"The Biggest Winners & Losers from Hyatt’s Massive Changes","slug":"the-biggest-winners-losers-from-hyatt-s-massive-changes","published_at":"2026-05-28T10:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229/the-biggest-winners-losers-from-hyatt-s-massive-changes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229","url":"https://thrifty-traveler-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-biggest-winners-losers-from-hyatts-massive-changes-H1UR9xQw","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/afp-957879-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/b5a012d1-5a98-4220-89d0-e08e89f21c75/episodes/93c70011-1310-405d-acfa-dfb39ac5c82d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=b5a012d1-5a98-4220-89d0-e08e89f21c75&awEpisodeId=93c70011-1310-405d-acfa-dfb39ac5c82d&feed=MFk8PVUG","summary":"It’s a Brave (?) New World … of Hyatt. The hotel chain (almost) everybody loves officially brought down the hammer with some sweeping and painful changes to its award program. So with Gunnar overseas - probably crying into his Italian red wine - Nick joins Kyle to delve deep into the data behind what’s changed: the good, the bad, and the ugly. And yes, there is good news here. Plus, they try to answer the most important question: What does this mean now for Hyatt and your transferable credit card points? Thanks to Bellroy for sponsoring this episode! Get 10% off your next great Bellroy travel bag with our special link!","meta_description":"It’s a Brave (?) New World … of Hyatt. The hotel chain (almost) everybody loves officially brought down the hammer with some sweeping and painful changes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3273,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229/episodes/the-biggest-winners-losers-from-hyatt-s-massive-changes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrifty-traveler-podcast-7239229/the-biggest-winners-losers-from-hyatt-s-massive-changes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}