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Changelog

Things we've shipped, fixed, or investigated.

Multi-city selection on state pages

shipped

City chips on state pages (e.g. /hotels/CA) are now toggleable filters instead of navigation links. Click multiple cities to see hotels from all of them at once. Includes Select All / Clear controls and combines with existing search and program filters.

Apr 26, 2026

AI-researched Amex experience insights

shipped

Each hotel page now features an AI-researched blurb covering exactly how to use your FHR/THC experience credit — naming specific restaurants, spas, and bars, plus practical tips sourced from guest reviews and travel forums.

Apr 18, 2026

"Fully Covered" quick filter

shipped

One-click filter to show only hotels where the $300 semiannual credit fully covers the nightly rate — $0 out of pocket. Shows as the first chip in the filter row.

Apr 17, 2026

Social sharing buttons

shipped

Share hotels on X/Twitter, Facebook, or copy the link directly from hotel detail pages. Search results also have a "Share Search" button that copies the URL with all your filters preserved.

Apr 17, 2026

Best Time to Book insights

shipped

Every state page now shows a monthly rate grid highlighting the cheapest and most expensive months to visit, with savings percentages and hotel counts. Helps you plan when to travel for the best value.

Apr 17, 2026

Mobile experience improvements

shipped

Map is now accessible on mobile via a "Show Map" toggle button. Filter chips scroll horizontally instead of wrapping. Date pickers take full width on small screens.

Apr 17, 2026

Seasonal content pages

shipped

New data-driven pages: 25 Cheapest FHR Hotels, Hotels Under $300/Night (fully covered by credit), and Summer 2026 Deals sorted by beach, city, and mountain destinations.

Apr 17, 2026

Adsterra ad integration

shipped

Replaced Google AdSense with Adsterra banner and native ads. Social bar ads restricted to desktop only to prevent mobile redirect issues.

Apr 13, 2026

Free hotel reviews via Apify

shipped

Reviews are now scraped and stored locally via Apify instead of calling the Google Places API on every page view. 12,000 reviews across 2,400 hotels, zero ongoing API cost.

Apr 12, 2026

Dropped Google Places API dependency

shipped

Replaced Google-hosted photos with free Expedia images and moved reviews to local storage. Eliminated all Google API costs.

Apr 11, 2026

Double dipping guides and cobrand card pages

shipped

New SEO guides: Hilton Aspire Resort Credit, Marriott Brilliant Property Credit, and a comprehensive Double Dipping strategy guide for stacking Amex Platinum with cobrand hotel cards.

Apr 10, 2026

Search this map area

shipped

When you pan or zoom the map, a 'Search this area' button now appears. Click it to filter the hotel list to only what's visible on the map. A 'Clear map filter' button shows when active so you can return to the full results. Manual click instead of auto-refresh keeps things fast.

Apr 10, 2026

FHR/THC quick filter chips fixed

fixed

Fixed a bug where the FHR Only / THC Only quick filter chips would stay visually selected after you submitted a fresh search, even though the new search wasn't actually filtering by program. Results would show mixed FHR and THC hotels while the chip claimed to filter. Now the chip always matches what's actually being filtered.

Apr 10, 2026

Date-aware pricing on hotel cards

fixed

When you select check-in and check-out dates, the price shown is now the actual starting rate for those nights — not the year-low. Trip totals also reflect the real number of nights you selected.

Apr 10, 2026

Quebec / state name duplicates fixed

fixed

Fixed an issue where some provinces and states had duplicate entries (e.g., Quebec/QC/Québec) causing hotels like Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac to be hidden from search results. Normalized 165 hotels across Canada, US, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, and Japan.

Apr 10, 2026

Cobrand card credit filter (Hilton Aspire, Marriott Brilliant)

shipped

New search filter for hotels eligible for double-dipping with the Hilton Aspire ($400/yr resort credit) or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant ($100 property credit) cards. Hotel cards now show a blue badge for eligible properties.

Apr 9, 2026

Full rate coverage for all 3,000 hotels

shipped

Every hotel now has daily nightly rates from today through March 2027. Previously many hotels were missing pricing data — now all 2,990 properties have complete rate calendars.

Apr 8, 2026

Tax & fee estimates for all properties

shipped

All hotels now show estimated taxes and fees, including international properties. Total cost and out-of-pocket calculations are accurate across all listings.

Apr 8, 2026

Smart daily data refresh

shipped

Rates are now refreshed daily with only changed hotels re-fetched, keeping pricing accurate without unnecessary delays.

Apr 8, 2026

Feature request descriptions

shipped

Feature request submissions now show their full description instead of being truncated. Added a 500-character limit with a visible counter.

Apr 8, 2026

Pricing accuracy fix

fixed

Fixed an issue where some hotel rates were displaying incorrectly. Nightly rates are now pulled directly from source data daily for all properties.

Apr 7, 2026

Slug-based hotel URLs

shipped

Hotel pages now use human-readable URLs like /hotel/the-ritz-carlton-new-york instead of /hotel/79. Better for sharing and SEO.

Apr 6, 2026

Google Reviews on hotel pages

shipped

Hotel detail pages now show Google reviews with Amex-related keywords highlighted. Reviews mentioning the Platinum program are prioritized.

Apr 6, 2026

State & city landing pages

shipped

Browse hotels by state with search/filter, key stats, and local travel info. 347 state pages and 754 city pages.

Apr 6, 2026

Shareable search URLs

shipped

Search filters are now encoded in the URL so you can share or bookmark searches. Browser back button restores previous searches.

Apr 5, 2026

Best Value sort & Price Drop badges

shipped

New sort option ranks hotels by credit coverage ratio. Hotels with prices below their 7-day average show a 'Price Drop' badge.

Apr 5, 2026

Infinite scroll

shipped

Replaced 'Load More' button with automatic infinite scroll. Results load as you scroll down.

Apr 5, 2026