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JT Genter
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Points & miles writer since 2015. Digital nomad since 2017. I help travelers maximize loyalty rewards programs and credit cards. AwardWallet Editor-in-Chief.
OCTOBER:
- Hotel nights: 19
- Home rental: 8
- Aparthotel: 4
- Brands: 5 (6 at Hyatt Centric, 4 Crowne Plaza, 4 Residence Inn, 3 Moxy, 2 Sonder)

Cost: - $1,639.02
- 116k IHG (0.87 cents per point)
- 43.5k Hyatt (2.93 cents per point)
- 3 Marriott certs ($246 saved per cert)
November 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
OCTOBER
- Flight miles: 1,918 (all in economy)
- Flights: 3
- Airlines: 3 (Wizz Air Malta, Ryanair, Vueling)
- Airports: 4

Cost:
- $366.49 out-of-pocket
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Act fast: United is offering behind-the-scenes tours for just 20k miles: awardwallet.com/blog/united-...
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
SEPTEMBER:
- Hotel nights: 17
- Home rental: 13
- Brands: 7 (5 at Marriott, 4 at Six Senses, 4 at Hyatt Regency, and 1 at SLH, Moxy, Premier Inn, and Four Points)

Cost:
- $4,791.96 ($3,358 of which for 4 nights at Six Senses Laamu)
- 18k Marriott (0.81 cents per point)
- Hilton cert ($1,078 saved)
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
SEPTEMBER
- Flight miles: 8,830 (all in economy)
- Flights: 9
- Airlines: 6 (Trans Maldivian, Emirates, Turkish, Qatar, Azerbaijan, Pegasus)
- Airports: 9

Cost:
- $1,413.60 (incl. intra-Maldives transfer)
- 15k Emirates (2.73 cpp)
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Then I wasted no time logging my 114th unique airline: Pegasus!

Pretty "typical" European low-cost airline with ads everywhere, charges for everything from food/drink to streaming entertainment, and amazingly little bag policing. But it's all we needed for the late-night 2-hour hop.
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Added my 113th unique airline to my flight log: Azerbaijan Airlines!

Got randomly assigned the back row and it was *tight*, but a good meal and friendly crew (one of which wanted to join my selfie).
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
AUGUST:
- Hotel nights: 28
- Redeye: 2
- Rental: 1
- Brands: 8 (Le Méridien, Moxy, Hyatt Centric, Four Points, Marriott, Garner, Hyatt Regency, SLH)

Cost:
- $2,440 out-of-pocket
- 37k Hyatt (3.64 cpp)
- 127k Marriott (0.95 cpp)
- 1 Hilton cert ($1,078)
- 1 Marriott cert ($419)
- 1 Hyatt cert ($249)
September 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Not sure why I even try to make Threads work. A technical glitch kept me from logging in (via Instagram) for like a month. Now I'm having to appeal that I'm not a bot 🙄
September 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
AUGUST
- Flight miles: 24,098 (including 4,346 miles in biz/first)
- Flights: 15
- Airlines: 7 (Air Canada, Finnair, LOT, Turkish, Qantas, British, Malaysian)
- Airports: 13

Cost:
- $2,873.85 out-of-pocket (incl sea plane transfer)
- 40k AAdvantage miles (4.68 cpm)
- 7,800 Aeroplan points (2.7 cpm)
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
10 years ago today, my professional writing career kicked off with the publishing of my first article on The Points Guy.

At the time, I could only dream of being able to travel full-time while working full-time. And I'm thrilled that I've been able to live that dream for 8+ years now!
August 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
JULY:
- Home rental: 20
- Hotel nights: 10
- Redeye: 1
- Hotel brands: 5 (3 nights at Sheraton, 3 nights at Grand Hyatt, 2 at TRYP, 1 Moxy, 1 Hampton by Hilton)

Cost:
- $3,345.07 out-of-pocket
- 24k Hyatt (2.63 cpp)
- 13.5k Wyndham (1.8 cpp)
- 11.5k Marriott (1.12 cpp)
- 1 Hyatt cert ($316)
August 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
JULY
- Flight miles: 22,868 (including 0 miles in biz/first)
- Flights: 10
- Airlines: 4 (Croatian, Turkish, GOL, Delta)
- Airports: 9

Cost:
- $1,664.38 ($1,622 on Turkish)
- 15k AAdvantage miles (4.07 cpm)
- 7500 Virgin points (3.3 cpm)
- 6k United miles (2.87 cpm)
August 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
JUNE:
- Home rental: 13
- Hotel nights: 8
- Guesthouse: 6
- Camp: 2
- Redeye: 1
- Hotel brands: 2 (5 nights at Holiday Inn Express, 1 night at Four Points, 2 at unbranded)

Cost:
- $1,351.98
- 64k IHG (1.12 cents per point, included 2x fourth night free nights from extended stay)
July 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
JUNE
- Flight miles: 6,780 (including 876 miles in biz/first)
- Flights: 6
- Airlines: 3 (American, Delta, British Airways)
- Airports: 7
- Cost: $175.46 plus 47,500 AAdvantage miles and 11k Virgin points
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hoping to earn AAdvantage miles through AA Hotels? Make sure you track these transactions carefully and set follow-up reminders.

It took a half-dozen follow-up emails and more than 5 months after checkout to finally get credit for a stay we completed in Japan in January.
June 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This sweet cat made our time in Dhërmi so much more peaceful. She adopted us so quickly, waiting outside our guesthouse room door for us in the mornings and evenings and sleeping under our chairs as we worked 😊
June 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This weekend, Katie and I let our nerd flag fly at Space Camp!

From building rockets to commanding missions and constructing a winning heat shield to meeting a bunch of other fun nerds, we had an absolute blast! 🤓
June 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Did you jump on that cheap Le Méridien Maldives deal back in March? Well, check your email.

It seems the hotel is trying to cancel as many of these bookings as it can by imposing an artificial 24-hour deadline to respond with details (even though our stay is months away)
June 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
MAY
- Flight miles: 12,324 (including 2,103 miles in biz/first)
- Flights: 13
- Airlines: 4 (American, Aeromexico, LATAM, Avianca)
- Airports: 11
- Cost: $615.94 plus 42.5k AAdvantage miles, 32k Alaska miles, 11.5k Virgin points, 8280 LifeMiles
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
MAY:
- Hotel nights: 28
- RV: 2
- Friends/Family: 1
- Hotel brands: 10 (Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Hyatt Centric, Crowne Plaza, Hyatt Regency, DoubleTree, Hyatt Place, Courtyard, Fairfield)

Cost:
- $1,162.75
- 156k IHG (0.71 cents per point)
- 37k Hyatt (2.51 cpp)
- 1 IHG cert ($178)
June 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Another extremely busy week on the AwardWallet blog last week - from touring AA's newest business class seats to covering new partnerships and breaking devaluations.

Make sure you're signed up to get the AwardWallet weekly digest to get a recap of each week's news each Monday!
June 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Country #23: Costa Rica 🇨🇷
(1st visit, 3 nights this visit)

Landmarks: Teatro Nacional, Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza de la Democracia
Activities: Wandered Mercado Central, explored La Sabana Park, sipped local coffee, ate at sodas
Food: Casados, empanadas, resbaladera, Tico-style horchata

#40for40
May 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Four years ago today, @breezeairways.bsky.social took off on its first flight — and I was onboard to cover it for NerdWallet!

It's been fun to watch the airline grow (in both routes and profitability) since then. Wishing the airline continued success!
May 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Country #22: Peru
(2nd visit, 3 nights this visit)

- Landmarks: Huaca Huallamarca, Plaza Mayor, Plaza San Martín
- Activity: pet cats at Parque Kennedy, flag lowering at Palacio de Gobierno, dance ceremony
- Food: Ceviche, arroz de mariscos, yuquitas rellenas
- Transportation: Ubers

#40for40
May 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM