Basic Steps to Book a Free Hotel Night using Credit Card Points
A great option for using your credit card points is to book hotel nights with them. The process of booking a hotel night using points is similar to booking a normal stay using cash. When searching on the hotel programs website, there is usually a check box for award bookings when you enter your search criteria. Let's walkthrough an example using Hyatt, one of the best hotel options for maximizing your credit card points. Keep in mind you can follow these steps for other hotel chains as well. The first thing you should do is sign-up for a World of Hyatt account through the Hyatt website. In order to book a hotel night using points you will need to have a member account setup with the hotel program. It's free to join and comes with the following benefits. Next, if you don't already have points with the hotel, you need to think about which credit card points will transfer to the hotel program. In this case, since we're looking at Hyatt, w...