# Award Sweet Spots

> Catalog of high-value award redemptions where points dramatically outvalue cash. Tiered by legendary/excellent/good with current rates, devaluation history, and booking caveats.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-award-sweet-spots`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [borski](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/borski)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [borski](https://github.com/borski)
- **Source:** https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/award-sweet-spots

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-award-sweet-spots
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Award Sweet Spots

**Reference data:** `data/sweet-spots.json`

When making recommendations, cross-reference against known sweet spots. If a route matches a sweet spot, flag it prominently.

## Tier System

Sweet spots are ranked by tier:

- **Legendary:** Outsized value that travel hackers build entire trips around
  - Examples: ANA First via Virgin Atlantic, Hyatt All-Inclusive via World of Hyatt
- **Excellent:** Consistently great value, reliable availability
  - Examples: Iberia Avios to Madrid, Qatar Qsuites via various programs, Virgin Atlantic economy to London
- **Good:** Solid value but may have caveats like devaluations, limited availability, or surcharges

## Devaluations Matter

Always check the `devaluation_date` field in `data/sweet-spots.json`. If a sweet spot was recently devalued, mention the old vs new rates so users understand the change. A "legendary" tier sweet spot from 2023 may only be "good" or even "poor" today.

## How to Use This Reference

When a user's search returns options that match a known sweet spot:
1. Flag it prominently in the output. "This is the legendary Iberia Avios to Madrid sweet spot."
2. Show the current rate vs cash value.
3. Note any caveats (surcharges, booking-window restrictions, devaluations).
4. Compare against the next-best option to make the value concrete.

## Booking Windows

`data/sweet-spots.json` also has a `booking_windows` section. When a user asks about flights far in advance, check when award space opens for that airline. Some programs (Aeroplan) release space 358 days out. Others release 11 months. Knowing the window prevents wasted searches.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [borski](https://github.com/borski)
- **Source:** [borski/travel-hacking-toolkit](https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-award-sweet-spots
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/borski
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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