American Airlines and Hyatt gutted the consumer value of their partnership this year, betting that they could capture most of the value in marketing to each others’ customers without the cost of buying points.

The ability to redeem Hyatt points for status for a day on American, though, opens up a whole new way to lean into Chase or Bilt points (that transfer to Hyatt) and forgo airline loyalty, just redeeming for status when you need it.

One part of the partnership that continues, though, is that annual offer to Hyatt elites to try American status (American hopes to get Hyatt’s best customers as their own) and for American elites to try Hyatt status (Hyatt hopes to get American’s best customers as their own).

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This isn’t a formal, announced part of the program – just something they keep doing – for instance here’s my coverage of the offer from last year.

Now it’s back.

• American elites can register for trial Hyatt status and a fast track to keep it

  Register by October 31 for 90 days of Hyatt Explorist status. 10 qualifying nights during that time earns Explorist through February 2027, and 20 qualifying nights earns Globalist. You’ll want to time your registration based on when you’ll have qualifying stays, and award stays count (but credit card elite nights do not).

  Unfortunately earning Globalist this way doesn’t earn night-based perks like a concierge or confirmed suite upgrade certificates.

  
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• Many Hyatt elites are targeted for a free American Airlines Instant Status Pass offer in the promotions tab when logged into their AAdvantage account.

  Generally you’ll need to register by September 4 and I expect that Explorists get 4 months of Platinum (earn at least 25,000 Loyalty Points to keep it for four more months) while Globalists get 4 months of Platinum Pro (earn at least 42,000 Loyalty Points to keep it for four more months). Either should be able to earn at least 67,000 Loyalty Points in the first four months and receive Executive Platinum status for four more months. Then do it again in the next four months to keep it the following year.

  

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.

Meanwhile, for American elites, consider that Hyatt Globalist is generally far superior to Marriott, Hilton or IHG status – provided their property footprint works for you. So this is a good chance to fast track a switch to World of Hyatt.