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Goooooooood morning and welcome back to Daily Drop.

Today is going to be a fun mix of a hotel deal, airline bonus, and educational video about one of my favorite tricks in the points and miles world.

I hope you enjoy:

• 🏨 I got a fun offer from Hyatt

• 🥞 The art of stacking: explained

• ✈️ Earn bonus miles on flights to Japan

🏨 I got a fun offer from Hyatt

I opened my email this morning to see a fun offer from Hyatt offering me a cheap stay and a chunk of bonus miles.

It seems that Hyatt is sending out these offers to lots of members, some of which are better than the one I got.

Specifically, my offer is $499 for three nights at the Hyatt Regency Monterey in California.

On average, three nights at this hotel run closer to $1,000 after all fees and taxes, so the stay alone is a great deal.

But, as you can see, the deal also comes with 7,500 bonus Hyatt points.

That’s enough for another free night at a hotel like the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, which costs exactly 7,500 points.

The other option is a $100 Visa gift card instead of those points.

The points are certainly worth more, but if you want to basically shave another $100 off the cash price of the hotel, it’s a reasonable option.

So, what’s the catch?

Like everything in life, there is a catch, but it’s a small one.

At the end of the offer, there is a bit of fine print:

This deal is offered by Hyatt Grand Vacations, the timeshare arm of Hyatt.

The reason they offer deals like this is that you must attend a 2-hour presentation where you will get HARD sold on a timeshare.

If you’re strong enough to resist the timeshare pitch, you walk away with a great deal.

If you think you might succumb to it, well… maybe you should consider avoiding this deal. 🤷🏼‍♂️

My email says I only have until October 21 to buy the package, but travel can take place up to 12 months out – so it’s quite flexible.

How to stack this deal

If you use a Hyatt co-branded card (which I just opened personally), you’ll earn 4x points by spending at Hyatt.

On top of that, you’ll earn 5x points per dollar on the stay just for being a Hyatt member (make sure your loyalty number is attached to the booking).

Finally, this will trigger any active promotions. The current global promotion awards 3,000 bonus points every three nights, for example. 👇

The bottom line

If you can resist buying a timeshare and get an email like this, I’d highly consider taking advantage of it.

You’ll walk away with a cheap stay in a beautiful part of the country and even some bonus points on top.

🥞 The art of stacking: explained

In that last section, I told you about how to stack credit card rewards, hotel promotions, and a cash discount from Hyatt.

But stacking is truly an art form… and there are all kinds of ways you can leverage it.

So in this week’s Daily Drop YouTube video, Brendan breaks down the art of stacking. 👇

✈️ Earn bonus miles on flights to Japan

If you’re like most people, you probably want to go to Japan.

When it comes to points and miles, Japan can be pretty hard to get to. Availability is low, prices are high, and everyone is competing for the same seats.

Sometimes, the best option is to find a good cash deal – especially when there are promotions like the one I’m about to tell you about.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is offering up to 10,000 bonus JAL miles per segment on flights between the U.S. and Japan.

Here are the details:

• You must register for the promo before December 31, 2026

• Travel can take place through March 4, 2027

• Valid on cash flights

• You must have your JAL loyalty number attached to your booking

As for the bonus points, it depends on which class of service you fly:

This might not feel like a lot, but JAL miles are super valuable (as I’ve told you about many times).

Plus, this is per segment – so if you fly round-trip, those numbers are doubled.

Premium economy can often cost around $1,000 from most U.S. cities to Japan, which would earn you 5,000 bonus JAL miles on top of your normal earnings from the flight.

It’s not cheap, but it’s a nice compromise of price and comfort for a long journey across the Pacific.

Anyway, this won’t be relevant to everyone… but if you want to avoid the chaos of finding award flights to Japan, paying cash and snagging these bonus miles is not a bad way to go.

That’s all for today, friends. I hope you enjoyed today’s newsletter, and I’ll see you again tomorrow!

Ciao,

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With contributions by Sam Anthony.