Earlier in the month Hyatt Gold Passport announced a great new partnership with MGM’s M Life program. Gold Passport members can earn and redeem points at the 12 Las Vegas M Life properties. And starting in August there’s reciprocal status as well. Which is great, because I’m not an especially high roller so the M Life status will help me feel a bit more like Sinatra around that city or at least around MGM’s properties (“Don’t you know who I am?!” :).
The major hotel chains are hugely underrepresented on the Vegas strip (though Marriott has Cosmopolitan and IHG has the Venetian). This hotel program “codesharing” fills a real gap — it instantly gives Hyatt the biggest major chain loyalty program presence in the city with the most hotel rooms of any other. And it could form the blueprint for future strategic deals which give members access and recognition in markets that they didn’t have before.
The fountains in front of the Bellagio
Here’s some additional Q&A I did with Hyatt giving details of the new partnership.
I’m pretty excited about it, since for me Vegas is an underexplored destination. Sure, I’ve tipped at checkin at Bellagio for an upgrade ($100 for a 5 bathroom suite). And I’ve visited on business and eaten off the strip. But this will likely get me to visit a bit more, and I’ll probably check out Vdara.
Hyatt is apparently pretty excited about it, too, since they offered me some things to give away to a lucky reader of the blog to celebrate their new partnership and benefits.
- 22,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points (enough for a night at any Hyatt redemption property in the world, any MGM M Life participating resort in Las Vegas, or multiple nights if redeeming for lower redemption tier properties).
- Two tickets to a show at a MGM Resorts location in Las Vegas – your choice of – “O” at Bellagio, Zarkana at ARIA, KÀ at MGM Grand, The Beatles LOVE at The Mirage, Jabbawockeez “PRiSM” at Luxor, Blue Man Group at Monte Carlo, Zumanity at New York-New York, or Tournament of Kings at Excalibur
- One of the following MGM Resorts experiences (Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay, Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage, or The Roller Coaster at New York-New York).
Sound interesting? Would you like to win? Here’s how.
The 12 MGM hotels that Hyatt Gold Passport members now have access to are:
- Category 2: Excalibur
- Category 3: Luxor
- Category 4: Monte Carlo, New York New York
- Category 5: MGM Grand, Signature at MGM Grand, Vdara, Mirage
- Category 6: Aria, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay
All you need to do is:
- In the comments, answer the question, answer the question “Where would you most want to redeem points in Vegas, and will anything ‘stay in Vegas’ on that trip?”
And then there’s always ‘fine print’:
- You may enter up to once per day — and I give you a bit of slack in this, I won’t disqualify any entry as long as you don’t make more than one entry per calendar day or as long as no entry is closer than 24 hours together from another one. And if you’re close, we’re cool. I’m not looking to disqualify people, just to make sure there’s no massive ballot stuffing.
- All entries (comments) must be received no later than Friday, June 28 at 5pm Eastern time.
- Must be 21 to enter and a Hyatt Gold Passport member to win (if you aren’t a member already you should be — but you can join if you win).
- I will draw a winner at random in the days following the close of the contest from those that meet these guidelines. Make sure you provide a valid e-mail address when entering to be eligible to win (you do not need to leave an email address in the comments, but along with your name where it asks for your email that email must be ‘real’ or I will have no way of contacting you).
- I’m the final arbiter in all matters related to this contest and in all matters of interpretation. There is no appeal. I’m doing this because there’s an opportunity to give out some cool prizes and not taking anything in return, so please don’t give me a hard time in the process.
Any questions? Contact me. And hopefully the winner will also follow up with me to let me know their impressions of the experience.
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Aria. My liver’s health stays in vegas.
Any hotel works for me…nope the towels and robes come with me everything else stays.
Bellagio and nothing stays in Vegas. (6-26 entry)
Bellagio. All the show I want to see stay in vegas and my money I will spent on them
Stay at the Aria for sure. My GP points would not stay in Vegas!
The Bellagio – and hopefully (not my) money!
I’d stay at THEhotel- I remember an earlier stay at the Four Seasons, going by a friend’s room at THEhotel and thinking, I’m not even staying in the best hotel in this hotel!
Probably leave my money in Las Vegas…
I’d stay at the Mandalay Bay, for the surf pool.
Probably leave my sanity in Las Vegas?
At the ARIA – what stays in Vegas? The highest air conditioning bills in the world!
Bellagio – it’s a no brainer!
Will be going with my fiance, so most likely all my money is going to stay in Vegas.
I would want to redeem points at Aria and my number of ATM withdrawals will need to stay in Vegas.
I’d stay at the Bellagio, and my fiance will spend all his money on me 🙂
Bellagio–hopefully my S.S. check won’t be left there.
The Bellagio, and nothing would stay in Vegas.
Pricy, but I’ve always wanted to stay at the Belagio. I’ll be honest, nothing has ever had to “stay in Vegas”.
I would live it up at the Bellagio and roll (pun intended) like Sinatra! Of course, everything would stay in Vegas…I have a reputation to uphold mind you.
I would stay at the Monte Carlo, because I like their pool. My pasty white skin would stay in Vegas and I would take a suntan home.
I want to stay at the Bellagio. All that would stay would be my dignity.
Excalibur – it seems to be great value for points as a Category 2 property. My hard-earned cash will stay in Vegas on that trip.
Mandalay Bay, and the only thing staying in Vegas are my Gold Passport points and a little ca$h…
The Bellagio, definitely. The gambling adrenaline rush will stay in sin city.
I’d love to redeem points for a stay at Aria; and I will stay there if I can’t repay my debt… 🙂
MGM Grand & My <3 will stay in Vegas.
I’d love to stay at the Aria; and I’d be leaving my part of my integrity. Gotta let loose sometime and Vegas is certainly the place.
aria–and we’ll have to find out!
I would stay at the Bellagio, and enjoy the spectacular fountains.
I might want to check out Aria — and the only thing that will stay is my US dollars ..
I’m sticking with The Mirage, and Vegas traffic can stay in Vegas!
Bellagio is always a treat….the money stays in Vegas!
I’d love to stay at Bellagio…and “everything” would stay in Vegas…including a pile of my cash!
Bellagio – My money!
Hyatt Place. It’s the best value.
And of course it stays in Vegas.
The Bellagio. Eveything stays (I wish!)
who wouldn’t want to stay in a pyramid?
Bellagio! My money!
Definetely the Bellagio. Nothing stays in Vegas.
Aria for sure. EVERYTHING stays in Vegas!
THEhotel at Mandalay Bay. Naw, Vegas is boring.
I would probably check out Aria….and pretty much everything stays in Vegas.
I’d stay at the Bellagio. And it all better stay in Vegas or I might be in some trouble when I get back
I would stay at the Bellagio and most things would stay in vegas.
I would definitely stay at the Bellagio. By far the nicest of all the available options
I’d love to hit Vegas!!!
Bellagio, and nothing ever stays secret anywhere – ask Paula Deen…
I would stay at the Bellagio! Also, everything stays in Vegas 😉
I would stay at the Bellagio. And everything stays in Vegas except what ends up on facebook.
I recently stayed at the Vdara so I would like to check out Aria. And hopefully my hangover stays in Vegas!
Stay at the Bellagio with everything staying in Vegas!
Aria or Vdara. And hopefully everything I do in Vegas stays there 🙂
stay at Bellagio and nothing stays