Hyatt’s ‘soft brand’ – the umbrella for independent hotels to join Hyatt without matching specific brand standards – is called “Unbound Collection.” The chain is offering double elite qualifying nights for stays at Unbound Collection hotels through end of year. (Registration required.)

There are 20 Unbound Collection properties.

Carmelo Resort, Uruguay

I’ve already requalified for top tier status with Hyatt, but since they continue to offer rewards at 10 night increments I’ve gone ahead and registered anyway.

I still haven’t stayed at an Unbound Collection property and extra qualifying nights plus another brand towards a free night every 5 brands wouldn’t hurt if I have the chance.

Update: several folks reporting they cannot register, and being told this is targeted, though the terms and conditions don’t appear to suggest that at all.

You must be a member of World of Hyatt and register for the promotion between October 22, 2019 and December 31, 2019 to participate. To join World of Hyatt, visit worldofhyatt.com, and to register for the promotion visit [INSERT URL}. All eligible nights under this promotion must have a checkout date from October 22, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (“Promotion Period”). Each eligible night completed at Unbound properties during the Promotion Period will count as two (2) nights, instead of one (1), for the purpose of tier qualification for Discoverist, Explorist and Globalist status. The extra night credit will also count towards benefits and awards that explicitly require a certain number of qualifying nights. For the purpose of this promotion, an “Eligible Night” is defined as any night where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award for at least one night of their stay. Only the room occupied by the Member will count toward this promotion. You must provide your World of Hyatt membership number at the time of check-in for each stay. Please allow two to three weeks after your qualifying stay for Bonus Points to be posted to your World of Hyatt account. All nights associated with this promotion will be posted to your World of Hyatt account (My Past Activity section). Promotion not valid with other offers, promotions or discounts and is non-transferable. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion with a suitable substitute promotion of equal value (if legally required) at any time due to actual circumstances. This promotion is subject to the terms and conditions of the World of Hyatt program available at worldofhyatt.com/terms. The trademarks Hyatt®, Hyatt Hotels & ResortsTM, World of Hyatt®, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt™, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation or its affiliates. © 2019 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.

To register “you must be a member of World of Hyatt” and the terms even add that you can join which hardly suggests being limited to a selected set of members (and then why would I be targeted when I’ve already re-qualified?).

The terms may just be sloppy though – it even talks about bonus points that this promotion will not earn (“Please allow two to three weeks after your qualifying stay for Bonus Points to be posted to your World of Hyatt account.”).