Frequent travelers redeem more miles as recession lingers | usatoday.com

Not so long ago, Art Manask would sit on his hotel points, letting them stack up like jets on a crowded runway. But in the past 12 months, with business lagging at his hospitality consulting company, Manask has used his Hilton HHonors points at least half a dozen times to get free rooms. He even plans some of his trips around whether there's a Hilton property nearby with a room he can snag as a reward.