Referrals
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When the user wants to create, optimize, or analyze a referral program, affiliate program, or word-of-mouth strategy.
Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs.
Install Hotel Chains
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chains --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .claude/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .claude/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chainsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chains --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .agents/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .agents/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chains --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .cursor/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .cursor/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git --path plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chains --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .gemini/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .gemini/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chainsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .github/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .github/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install borski/travel-hacking-toolkit hotel-chains --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains .opencode/skills/hotel-chains && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hotel-chains" agent skill from https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains into .opencode/skills/hotel-chains/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hotel-chains", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
hotel-chains- GitHub stars
- 688
- Token cost
- ~603 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 285 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 46
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs.
- Hotel results contain branded properties
- SKILL.md covers The Trigger Table, Always Compare Points vs Cash… and Booking Windows for Hotels
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Deciding whether to check award rates
What it does
Hotel Chains is an agent skill from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit. Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs. Use when hotel results contain branded properties or deciding whether to check award rates.
Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Referral and retention marketing. The repository describes itself as: AI-powered travel hacking and search with cash, points, miles, and award flights. Drop-in skills and MCP servers for Claude, Codex, and OpenCode. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Hotel results contain branded properties
- Deciding whether to check award rates
Example prompts
- “/hotel-chains”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit db82131. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Hotel Chains loads about 603 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 285 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit at commit db82131, republished under its MIT licence (© borski). 285 words, ~603 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hotel-chains/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hotel-chains
- description
- Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs. Use when hotel results contain branded properties or deciding whether to check award rates.
- category
- reference
- summary
- Maps brand names (Westin, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs.
Hotel Chain Recognition
Reference data: data/hotel-chains.json
Use the quick_lookup section in the data file to instantly identify which loyalty program a hotel belongs to when it appears in search results. When you see "Westin" you need to know that's Marriott Bonvoy. When you see "The Standard" you need to know that's Hyatt.
The Trigger Table
When results contain properties from ANY of these chains, IMMEDIATELY pull AwardWallet balances and check award rates. No judgment call. No asking. Just do it.
| Chain Family | Properties Include | Loyalty Program |
|---|---|---|
| IHG | Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, Staybridge, Candlewood | IHG One Rewards |
| Marriott | Marriott, Sheraton, Westin, W, Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Courtyard, Aloft | Marriott Bonvoy |
| Hilton | Hilton, DoubleTree, Hampton, Embassy Suites, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Curio | Hilton Honors |
| Hyatt | Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Thompson, Alila, Hyatt Place | World of Hyatt |
| Accor | Sofitel, Novotel, Pullman, Fairmont, Raffles, Swissôtel, ibis, Mercure | Accor Live Limitless |
| Radisson | Radisson, Radisson Blu, Park Inn, Country Inn | Radisson Rewards |
| Wyndham | Wyndham, Ramada, Days Inn, Super 8, La Quinta, Tryp | Wyndham Rewards |
| Best Western | Best Western, Best Western Plus, Best Western Premier, SureStay | Best Western Rewards |
Always Compare Points vs Cash for Hotels
- Hyatt points: 1.4cpp VFTW floor / 1.5cpp UP/OMAAT median / 1.7cpp TPG ceiling. Often a great redemption.
- Hilton at 0.4cpp floor (almost always better to pay cash).
- Marriott at 0.6-0.7cpp.
- IHG at 0.5cpp across all sources. Almost always better to pay cash.
Mention transfer opportunities. "Your Chase UR transfers 1:1 to Hyatt. That 25K/night Category 5 hotel is worth $375 in cash. That's 1.5cpp, between the 1.4 conservative floor and 1.7 ceiling. Decent but not exceptional."
Booking Windows for Hotels
Reference data/sweet-spots.json booking_windows section if a user wants to know how far in advance to book.
© borski, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains of borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit db82131
Compare with similar skills
Hotel Chains next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Chains this skillborski/travel-hacking-toolkit | 688 | — | ~603 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Referralscoreyhaines31/marketingskills | 54k | 2 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Referral Programfreekmurze/dotfiles | 1k | 17 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Churn Preventionrongxinzy/RongxinAI | 154 | 3 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| 100m Leadsgetagentseal/founder-playbook | 729 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Churn Preventionfreekmurze/dotfiles | 1k | 13 repos | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Hotel Chains
What does Hotel Chains do?
Maps hotel brand names (Westin, Sheraton, Holiday Inn, etc.) to chain families and loyalty programs. Hotel Chains is an agent skill from borski/travel-hacking-toolkit.) to chain families and loyalty programs.
When should I use Hotel Chains?
Hotel Chains fits situations like: hotel results contain branded properties; deciding whether to check award rates.
How do I install Hotel Chains in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit) into .claude/skills/hotel-chains in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hotel Chains in Codex?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/hotel-chains in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit) into .agents/skills/hotel-chains in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hotel Chains in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill hotel-chains -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hotel-chains, .gemini/skills/hotel-chains, .github/skills/hotel-chains and .opencode/skills/hotel-chains in your project.
What does Hotel Chains need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hotel Chains is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hotel Chains access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Hotel Chains safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Hotel Chains use?
Hotel Chains is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hotel Chains use?
About 603 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Hotel Chains?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hotel Chains: Referrals (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Referral Program (freekmurze/dotfiles, 1k stars), Churn Prevention (rongxinzy/RongxinAI, 154 stars) and 100m Leads (getagentseal/founder-playbook, 729 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hotel Chains?
borski (a GitHub user) maintains it in borski/travel-hacking-toolkit, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: borski/travel-hacking-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.