Is Premium Economy Actually Fine? Plus Bilt Responds, Hilton Overcharges & Mark Influences Again!

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Bilt responded to the pricing problem we covered last week, and Richard Kerr reached out directly about the resort fee disclosure issue on their travel portal. There is a toggle that shows all in pricing, but it is buried where almost nobody will find it, and we make the case it belongs right on the initial search screen. Mark also found something stranger, the same hotel priced 10 to 15 dollars differently between his account and his wife's, which opens a real conversation about personalized pricing in the age of AI. On the hotel side, Hilton charged him roughly $280 a night for rooms he booked entirely on points, a good reminder to always check your folio before you leave. Then we get into whether premium economy is good enough for a 13 hour flight home from Seoul, why the footrest works great if you are short and terribly if you are tall, and how the snobbery in this hobby has quietly faded as award space has dried up. Plus Mark's 75,000 point Aeroplan booking to see Wrexham, the transfer bonuses ending this month, and the Virgin points to AMC popcorn trick that finally wore Shawn down. Let us know in the comments whether you would take the nonstop in premium economy or connect in business.

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel
• 0:18 Hilton Charged Us for a Points Stay
• 4:01 Bilt Responds to the Pricing Problem
• 7:33 We Need a Hotel Pricing Law
• 10:47 Two Accounts, Two Different Prices
• 15:29 Is Premium Economy Good Enough?
• 17:36 The Footrest Problem (If You're Tall)
• 19:12 The Snobbery Has Faded
• 22:38 Points as an Emergency Fund
• 25:41 A 75K Aeroplan Booking to See Wrexham
• 31:23 Transfer Bonuses Ending This Month
• 33:07 The Virgin Points Popcorn Hack
• 35:41 Final Thoughts

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