In January, Bilt Rewards added live award flight availability powered by Level.me to the Bilt app. This integration lets Bilt Rewards members simply seek for award flights they may guide with their Bilt Rewards factors by means of the 12 Bilt Rewards airline switch companions.

However Bilt Rewards additionally has two lodge switch companions: World of Hyatt and IHG One Rewards. Now, Bilt members can use the Bilt app to seek for reside award availability in these two lodge loyalty applications by means of a brand new integration with Awayz.

Bilt Rewards says it’s centered on serving to on a regular basis customers get essentially the most worth from their factors. So, this is what it’s essential to learn about Awayz and the brand new white-label model of Awayz that Bilt members can use within the Bilt app.

Use Awayz within the Bilt app

Now, Bilt Rewards members can use the Awayz lodge award search engine within the Bilt app to see reside award availability at Bilt switch companion motels worldwide. You should be a Bilt member to make use of Awayz within the Bilt app, however you needn’t have the Bilt Mastercard® (see rates and fees).

Though Bilt Rewards solely has two lodge switch companions, Bilt members can now keep away from looking for upcoming award stays with World of Hyatt and IHG One Rewards. As a substitute, Bilt members can use the brand new integration with Awayz within the Bilt Rewards app to see Bilt switch companion motels in a easy map or record format.

To check out this new integration, open the Bilt app, click on on the “Journey” tab after which click on on the “Motels” tab. From right here, choose the “Switch Companions” tab. Then, use the brand new Awayz software to seek for award nights you’ll be able to guide with Bilt factors. You possibly can search by location or enter a particular lodge title.

When you faucet “Search,” you may get a listing of reside award availability and pricing for World of Hyatt and IHG One Rewards properties. You possibly can click on “Map” to see the properties displayed on a map of your vacation spot.

For those who see a property you wish to guide, you’ll be able to switch factors to guide the lodge or browse the out there award rooms.

You can even see a 12-month award calendar for every property, which can allow you to snag a cheap award keep you probably have schedule flexibility.

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Nonetheless, do not search too many occasions to check out the software. Bilt members solely get 50 lodge award searches included monthly, and these searches can go shortly.

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It is value making an attempt out the white-label Awayz integration within the Bilt Rewards app. However particularly when you additionally produce other transferable currencies — corresponding to American Express Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards factors — you could wish to make the most of a free trial, buy a 72-hour journey move for $4.99 or enroll in a premium subscription for $11.99 monthly to get entry to extra than simply the 2 Bilt lodge switch companions.

Once you use the complete web-based Awayz search with a free trial, journey move or premium subscription, you’ll be able to simply examine paid charges and award charges for Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, World of Hyatt, IHG One Rewards and Accor Dwell Limitless properties.

You possibly can even add your bank cards to your pockets in order that Awayz considers advantages you could get from choose playing cards, such because the IHG fourth-night reward. Nonetheless, the IHG fourth-night reward won’t present when you use Awayz within the Bilt Rewards app, even you probably have an eligible IHG One Rewards credit card.

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It is nice to see Bilt Rewards including instruments that make award journey simpler to go looking and guide no matter your factors and miles information. Bilt Rewards members can now use Point.me for flights and Awayz for motels to verify reside award availability within the Bilt Rewards app.

In fact, you may wish to verify all of your redemption choices earlier than transferring Bilt Rewards factors to an airline or lodge companion. Generally, you could discover that redeeming Bilt Rewards points for journey by means of the Bilt Rewards travel portal gives higher worth. You may get a redemption worth of 1.25 cents per level if you guide journey by means of the portal.

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