Geobreeze Travel Get Free Hotel Stays Using Timeshare Presentations with Joy & Mara from @savvytravelmamas | Ep 268
Dec 23, 2025
Join Mara and Joy from Savvy Travel Mamas as they dive into the world of travel hacking through timeshare presentations. Mara, an experienced traveler, shares her journey into points and miles, while Joy focuses on maximizing family travel budgets. They reveal how targeted offers can transform timeshare presentations into free hotel stays, discuss the best brands for promotions, and share tips on getting the most out of these experiences. Plus, learn when purchasing a timeshare may actually make sense!
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Targeted Timeshare Offers Fund Extra Trips
- Joy explains that targeted timeshare presentations from Hilton and IHG gave her two additional paid trips in 2026.
- She paid the fee but expects to get all that cash back once they show up for the presentations.
Pre-Internet Points Education
- Mara describes learning points and miles in the pre-Google era by calling airlines and experimenting.
- She stumbled into award travel and built knowledge through calls and trial-and-error.
Buying A Timeshare To Force Family Vacations
- Mara recounts buying a timeshare after a Hilton presentation in 2002 to force family vacations.
- They paid by card and cleared it immediately, and it later enabled regular family trips.