Award Stay Monitor
Creator · 2024 – Present
A personal tool that monitors hotel loyalty program award availability and sends Discord notifications when high-value redemptions open up.
Why I Built It
Premium loyalty redemptions can be worth 10x the value of paid bookings if you catch the right inventory the moment it loads. Doing this manually across multiple properties is a part-time job. Automating the monitoring side means I only spend attention on the decision, not the surveillance.
How It Works
A Python script that periodically checks award availability APIs using cloudscraper to handle anti-bot protections. It stores availability history in SQLite and sends Discord webhook notifications when new dates open up at monitored properties.
The script runs on a schedule with configurable check windows, rate limiting, and cooldown logic to stay under the radar.