Sometimes the hardest part of planning a trip isn’t finding award availability. It’s deciding where to go.
Daydream Explorer helps you discover destinations, award flights, and hotels when your plans are flexible. Instead of searching one route at a time, you can explore the world using an interactive map, browse award opportunities across regions, and compare both flights and hotels in one place.
Whether you’re looking for your next vacation or simply seeing where your points can take you, here’s how to get started.
What Is Daydream Explorer?
Daydream Explorer helps you discover where your points can take you.
Unlike Live Search, which starts with a specific route, Daydream Explorer lets you begin with a broader idea. Search from an airport, state, country, region, continent, or even “Anywhere,” then explore destinations that match your travel dates and preferences.
You can switch between Flights and Hotels at any time, making it easy to discover both award flights and places to stay from a single search.
Find Award Flights
Daydream Explorer makes it easy to discover award flights when you’re flexible about where to travel.
Start by choosing where you’ll depart from. You can search using:
- Anywhere
- Continents
- Regions
- Countries
- States
- Airports
Next, choose where you’d like to travel using the same flexible location options.
Once you’ve entered your travel dates, Daydream Explorer displays matching destinations on both an interactive map and a list view. Select any destination to compare award pricing across supported airline loyalty programs, view available cabins, and explore different redemption options.
When you’re ready to book, select Yeah, Let’s Go to continue your search with Live Search and view real-time availability.
Find Award Hotels
Switch to the Hotels tab to explore hotels you can book with points.
Search by city, airport, region, country, landmark, or broader destination, then compare hotels across supported loyalty programs using either the interactive map or list view.
Each hotel result includes information such as:
- Award pricing
- Cash rates
- Hotel brand
- Guest ratings
- Amenities
- Property location
Selecting Yeah, Let’s Go takes you directly to the hotel’s booking page for the dates you’ve selected.
Search American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts®
You can also enable the American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts® filter while searching hotels to view participating Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Hotel Collection properties.
To learn more, see How to Search Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts with PointsYeah.
Use Filters to Narrow Your Results
Daydream Explorer includes filters that help you focus on destinations that match your travel preferences.
For award flights, you can filter by:
- Cabin
- Airline program
- Bank transfer partner
- Number of stops
- Maximum points
- Maximum taxes and fees
- Flight duration
- Number of seats
- Weekend travel
For hotels, available filters include:
- Hotel loyalty program
- Hotel brand
- Maximum points
- Maximum cash price
- Distance
- Amenities
- Free Night Certificates
- Suites only
As you adjust your filters, results update automatically so you can compare destinations without starting your search over.
Browse by Travel Theme
Not every trip starts with a destination.
Daydream Explorer includes Explorer Themes, allowing you to browse destinations based on the type of trip you’d like to take.
Available themes include options such as:
- Beach
- Family
- City
- Golf
- Historical
- Honeymoon
- Ski
- Boutique
- Eco-Luxury
- Unique Hotels
Themes can be combined with your other filters, making it easier to discover destinations that match your travel style.
Create Explorer Alerts
Not ready to book yet?
Create an Explorer Alert directly from your Daydream Explorer search to continue monitoring opportunities in the background.
Explorer Alerts are available for both flights and hotels. Once an alert is created, PointsYeah will notify you when new opportunities matching your search criteria become available, so you don’t have to repeat the same search every day.
Daydream Explorer vs. Live Search
Daydream Explorer and Live Search work together, but they’re designed for different stages of trip planning.
Use Daydream Explorer when you:
- Haven’t decided where to travel.
- Want inspiration for your next trip.
- Want to compare destinations across a region or the world.
- Prefer exploring possibilities before choosing a specific route.
Use Live Search when you:
- Already know where you’re going.
- Want to search a specific route.
- Need to confirm real-time award availability before booking.
Many travelers start with Daydream Explorer to discover destinations, then switch to Live Search when they’re ready to compare real-time award options.
Free vs. Premium
Daydream Explorer is available to all PointsYeah members.
Upgrading to PointsYeah Premium expands the rest of the platform with additional planning tools, including:
- Longer Live Search windows
- More active alerts
- Family and Friends Points Wallet
- Automatic syncing with select bank and airline programs
- Additional Premium search features
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