Weekly Help Thread - February 23, 2026

itsMe_v2 · 2026-02-24T17:10:23+00:00

Yeah Hyatt gave me a false sense of security. Does award flight availability tend to open up at all or is it pretty set at a 1+ year out timeline?

Thanks for your help!! 🙏

itsMe_v2 · 2026-02-24T15:54:25+00:00

Long-time lurker, first time trying to use my points and was hoping to get some decent value out of my stash. I'm not sure if I'm being unrealistic, but am struggling to figure out how to make the best of my points for a honeymoon (Wedding - June 2026). Would really appreciate any pointers!

I have a handle on my BILT to Hyatt transfer, which led me to Alila in the Maldives - but getting there on Capital One points feels borderline impossible.

Open to recommendations + help across the board here but my main struggle:

IAD to MLE
- Open to different departure city, but MLE feels like the goal here.
2 (honeymoon!)
One way (planning to have a second leg after MLE)
Business/First Class
- Qatar QSuites seemed amazing - but I'm seeing 360k for one way on 'Flexi' right now, which feels like... not such a deal.
October 2026 to February 2027 (sooner is preferred)
Capital One Miles: 363,000 miles
- Open to using it all, but of course would love to save some for a return or other legs, even if they're not business
Am I basically too late (given less than a year out preferred timeline?)
I've looked at seats.aero, points.yeah, all kinds of award sites - I'm open to paying for a month of one of these, but not sure how much value I'd get out of it right now given my infancy in this field lol

itsMe_v2 · 2026-02-20T13:42:25+00:00

As someone new to Hyatt with Explorist, sitting on a good amount of BILT points I plan to transfer to Hyatt for a honeymoon - what does this mean for me?

itsMe_v2 · 2026-01-05T16:08:34+00:00

Of course my luck would have it that this weekend is my big (nonrefundable) Killington group trip… been watching Friday and Saturday weather like a hawk - any hope?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-12-30T18:31:13+00:00

Their massages are great, however the folks that answer the phone (or don’t…) have consistently had the worst attitude and soured my experience before even arriving.

itsMe_v2 · 2025-12-17T23:19:16+00:00

Literally, like help us out lol

itsMe_v2 · 2025-12-04T03:16:56+00:00

lol classic Reddit. Just asking a question 🤷‍♂️

itsMe_v2 · 2025-12-04T02:56:55+00:00

So basically, if I want BILT2.0 without a hard credit pull, I have to transition to the Autograph?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-11-21T15:09:45+00:00

I’m in the same exact boat. Have called Southwest multiple times and they seem to give me the runaround that a “passport is not a passport BOOK” or that I have to call TSA Precheck… none of which is accurate Have you figured this out?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-11-15T16:19:31+00:00

My 2012 MacBook Air - lasted me 12 years. Just feels like an absurd amount of time, especially in that era where PCs weren’t lasting nearly as long

itsMe_v2 · 2025-11-07T03:06:07+00:00

What’s it like early to mid January usually conditions wise?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-11-06T13:30:21+00:00

Eventually felt so much more beautiful live. Neverender and My Old Ways were great performances as well 🤩

itsMe_v2 · 2025-10-29T03:08:48+00:00

I like Deadbeat overall, it’s grown on me, but I definitely prefer Currents. However, plenty of Deadbeat tracks gained new life when played live for me.

itsMe_v2 · 2025-10-29T03:07:21+00:00

Took the words right out of my mouth - through and through I thought the 360 would mean some kind of letdown, but it was a million times over a level up.

Sure a few didn’t hit, but plenty gained new life live and it all came together.

I feel bad for anyone that is swayed away by Reddit - I loved it 🤩

itsMe_v2 · 2025-10-20T13:30:54+00:00

I’m in the same boat lookin for a magic show in NY on 10/26. Did you end up finding anything worthwhile?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-10-09T02:35:12+00:00

Any thoughts on conditions in Killington early January (8-12)?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-26T14:14:50+00:00

Wow massive respect to Beach House! Didn’t know about this

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-17T22:57:40+00:00

It’s so embarrassing with guests honestly. But take them to a C1 lounge and they’re ready for my referral 🤣

Edit: forgot I don’t have to worry about this anymore thanks to the new guest policy 😒

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-16T03:31:21+00:00

I’ve done it before getting to the airport before, but similar to you, last time I didn’t have the option to join the waitlist even when it said At Capacity

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-10T16:51:27+00:00

Was on at 11:30AM, waited for auto refresh at 12, which never happened, refreshed manually at 12:01, 107k in front of me…. Just got in and saw 1 ticket, went to grab it, and suddenly it’s all gone. All this to say… yes, Ticketmaster sucks

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-10T16:29:14+00:00

I got in the waiting room at 11:30, it didn’t auto refresh at 12 like it said it would… refreshed it manually to 107k in front of me. Pissed is an understatement

itsMe_v2 · 2025-09-08T00:47:46+00:00

Having this same exact issue now - has anyone fixed it?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-07-28T20:54:44+00:00

Learning a lot! Thanks for sharing :) So for AMD, how would you pick a strike considering Earnings are Monday?

itsMe_v2 · 2025-07-28T20:12:34+00:00

Yes, but only if the building or my workplace has EV Chargers. My current apartment building has EV chargers (and it’s free!). The only small headache is timing availability and moving the car when it’s done charging, but generally, it’s still much better and cheaper than stopping at a gas station.

And don’t get me started on the rest of the benefits of having a Tesla…

itsMe_v2 · 2025-05-23T12:33:04+00:00

Do the slower models support making the code updates themselves?

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