Is the Grand Hyatt Kauai worth 45K? | Ask Us Anything Ep78 | 8-12-25

Is the Grand Hyatt Kauai worth 45K? We answered this and many other questions on the Ask Us Anything hosted live on YouTube on August 6th, 2025.

(00:42) - How do you typically like to get around a city that you’re visiting, especially internationally? Are you more likely to take a taxi or Uber to get to places, take public transit, or do you prefer to just walk everywhere?

(05:43) - To circumvent Hilton’s minimum length of award stay requirements (e.g., WA Pedregal) — has anyone tried booking more nights than needed, then asking Hilton to remove nights from the stay?

(07:18) - What is a question that you would ask someone who is interviewing for a job at Frequent Miler?

(16:22) - You can find each of our origin stories here:https://frequentmiler.com/about-frequent-miler/)

(16:44) - ​​Give us a peek behind the curtain: What is a typical day/week for the Frequent Miler team?

(23:42) - Do you think the custom cash will survive having ThankYou points transfers?

(25:34) - Now that Citi transfers to AA, where does Citi rank among the transferable points programs?

(28:06) - For the JetBlue 25 for 25, does anyone have datapoints on how fast you get the 150k point after 15 destinations?

(29:52) - How would you re-evaluate the value of your Chase/Bilt if you were able to get a family & friends discount on Hyatt cash stays?

(31:54) - Hi team! What card are you recommending to people who aren’t really in the game but got the CSR years ago and now want a different card?

(37:50) - Head-to-head match-up, Citi Strata Elite or the new Alaska Premium card?

(39:17) - ​​Any thoughts on Kenya Airways' new program and the Status Match opportunity that was announced earlier this week?

(41:40) - ​​When Frequent Miler finds a unicorn fare or incredible deal, what is the quickest way that Frequent Miler gets that information to those who follow you so we can book it?

(45:46) - ​​Grand Hyatt Kauai is now 45k for the basic room with 2 adults and 2 kids. I have a guest of honor available to me. Is the property worth that rate for 4 nights???

(50:44) - Which card is better to downgrade, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, both of which have a $95 AF?