There's a quiet moment at every luxury hotel front desk when the agent glances at your reservation, pauses, and taps a few extra keys.
Every year, thousands of travelers sit through a timeshare presentation promising decades of guaranteed vacations, only to later discover that a well-chosen loyalty program might have delivered the same lifestyle without the mortgage-sized commitment.
There's a growing breed of traveler who no longer wants a hotel room - they want a home away from home, complete with a separate living area, a kitchenette, and enough square footage to unpack for a week without living out of a suitcase.