Hyatt is aggressively offering temporary status to members with American Airlines status with an opportunity to keep and even upgrade status to top tier through February 2026.
As in past years, American Airlines is doing the same with Hyatt elites. In their announcement, Hyatt flagged that there was an American AAdvantage offer to World of Hyatt elites of temporary AAdvantage status but details offered were scarce, “select AAdvantage® members who have linked their World of Hyatt and AAdvantage® accounts may see an exclusive offer in the promotions tab within their AAdvantage® account on aa.com.”
That was by design. As American told me, the AAdvantage “offer is an Instant Status Pass offer and as you know, we can’t share details on ISPs.”
However it should be… pretty much what they’ve offered the past couple of years: receive 4 months of American AAdvantage status, engage with the AAdvantage program to keep the status or upgrade to a higher one.
Logging into my own account I don’t see an offer. That’s not surprising, since I am already a Hyatt Globalist and American Executive Platinum. However I expect Hyatt elites to receive offers that look like:
- Explorists get 4 months of Platinum (earn at least 25,000 Loyalty Points to keep it)
- Globalists get 4 months of Platinum Pro (earn at least 42,000 Loyalty Points to keep it)
- And either can earn at least 67,000 Loyalty Points in the first four months and receive Executive Platinum status
Under the ‘Instant Status Pass’ program you need to keep earning during your second four months to keep status for the next four.
A Hyatt Globalist receiving Platinum Pro (which is oneworld Emerald) might drop to no status after four months without sufficient activity. They might get downgraded to Platinum, keep their status, or upgrade to Executive Platinum based on their loyalty points-earning in the following four months.
Registration should be required by September 5, 2024 – you may want to time it based on your likelihood of earning the most Loyalty Points during the promotion period, or just when you may have an upcoming American Airlines flight where you want to benefit from this status.
Please share any offers you receive as a Hyatt elite with account linked to American Airlines AAdvantage. They should be emailing out offers, and you should find them in your AAdvantage account as well.
Overall I find American’s offers too complicated, but many Hyatt elites should take advantage of them anyway – for the short-term status, or longer-term since it’s easy to generate loyalty points via credit card spend and online shopping – and there’s no fee associated with the offer when it comes though the Hyatt partnership.
Nothing for me. I see the link when I am in the Hyatt webpage and that takes me to AA but then there are no promos that pop up. Currently PP and Glob.
So, what does 62,000 American points equate to in terms of miles or money spent?
$62k of spend on AA Citi credit cards would do it.
Got the email today and was PP within minutes of registering.
Or about $8k of AA domestic flying.
I’m Globalist and would love the AA status but I hadn’t linked my accounts. If I’m reading it correctly, it looks like only people who were linked before the promo are eligible. Ugh.
Having earned 430,000 AA points last year, I am at the top of the list for upgrades other than concierge or pilots
Still, I only get an upgrade 50% of the time.
So don’t think you’re going to be moving into first class. It might be good for some free luggage though.
Oh thanks! Got bumped to Exec Platinum and have some AA trips coming up!
Is there a link or am I out of luck since I don’t seem to be targeted,?
@Donald Ramsell These new elites should expect to be able to book an extra leg room economy seat for free, an alcoholic beverage, and a larger mileage multiplier when flying AA with their new status. That is all AA is really offering.
Globalist here – Gary’s LP predictions were spot on for me.
If wanting cheap AA lounge access and other Oneworld elite status benefits when flying AA, it’s pretty easy to get a year of Royal Jordanian status for c. $150 if having the account addresses set in Europe and having Hyatt Explorist or Globalist status.
I’m globalist but no offer for me at AA. Might be because I did this offer last year but barely used the AA status.
Multi-year Hyatt Globalist here. I have no AA status. Haven’t flown them in 5 years. I can’t see or find a promotion on my AA account.
Check your email (and email spam/junk folder) where your Hyatt emails go.
Also, maybe you don’t get this promo pass if you haven’t already linked your Hyatt and AA account? Even for those who linked the accounts, there is some kind of stated ineligibility for the offer if having used an Instant Status Pass within the prior 24 months or something like that.
Globalist, I have nothing in either website or app or email. And I just flew American First Class last week. Guess, I am chopped liver.
If you as a Hyatt Globalist want status when flying AA and you have your account addresses set to an EU country, Royal Jordanian has a paid status match offer where for something like $150 you get a year of Oneworld Sapphire status based on Hyatt Globalist status. That means free AA lounge access even for domestic AA trips when departing on an AA flight from an airport with an AA lounge.
I’m already EP, and have Hyatt Globalist. Anyway I can register to lower my loyalty point threshold?
Nothing for Discoverist, boo.
Flying on airlines has become so bad that this is what it has come down to . . . any freebee vastly improves the experience? If you want Business Class or First Class buy the ticket. If you don’t fly first class your children will.
I got the email and linked my accounts but nothing in my offers. What gives, Hyatt and AA?
They sent me these offers in the past after booking first class tickets.