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If You’re Losing Your Hyatt Status, Here’s A Trick To Keep It

by Gary Leff on January 8, 2022

Jan 08 2022

Hyatt and MGM have a partnership that dates back to 2013. They each offer members in the other program status matches – not one time matches, but rather status in one program ‘equals’ status in the other.

And the status year in each program ends at a different time. This creates an opportunity to still have status with one program, after your status has ended in the other, and to use that to ‘match back’ to regain status – in perpetuity, or as long as this tactic has continued to last (and it’s lasted for years).

Expiring Awards? Hyatt Is Extending Them Or Giving You Points – If You Ask

by Gary Leff on December 28, 2021

Dec 28 2021

Hilton and Marriott have extended expiring free night certificates. Hyatt has not. They’ve even said they’ll begin expiring points again December 31st. However they’ve quietly gotten much more generous in offering points for expiring awards, and in some cases even extending them on asking.

There’s even a surprise of points for top tier elites.

You Can Now GoPuff Yourself At More Than 20 U.S. Hyatt Place Hotels

by Gary Leff on December 16, 2021

Dec 16 2021

Hyatt has expanded its partnership with delivery service GoPuff, which offers food, office supplies, toiletries and other convenience store type items.

The reason you care is that most Chase cards are giving you a $10 per month GoPuff statement credit, if you have half a dozen Chase consumer cards you can get $60 a month in GoPuff credit. That, and perhaps also that Selena Gomez is now an investor. And because there’s a Hyatt points signup bonus now, too.

Hyatt: 2000 Bonus Points Per Two Nights Plus 1000 Bonus Points Per Stay For Cobrand Cardmembers

by Gary Leff on December 8, 2021

Dec 08 2021

I wrote a little over a week ago that Hyatt would announce a new promotion of 2022 bonus points every 2 nights, Jan 15 – April 20. And they’re doing exactly that. One piece I didn’t share was an additional bonus for Hyatt co-brand credit card customers.

Which Major Hotel Program Is Best?

by Gary Leff on November 27, 2021

Nov 27 2021

There are two elements to loyalty marketing: recognition and reward. The former is the elite program, how you treat your best customers. The latter is rebate for their spend.

We can make some overall claims about best that will not apply to every member, every time, with their own subjective preferences. We can do this by looking at the overall earn-and-burn program, and by comparing the major elite benefits each program offers.

New Hyatt Off Peak And Peak Award Pricing Goes Into Effect October 26th

by Gary Leff on October 20, 2021

Oct 20 2021

Hyatt is adjusting its award chart to create peak and off peak pricing at each category for reward nights booked starting Tuesday, October 26th for stays March 1, 2022 and beyond. This is a devaluation, but Hyatt’s program remains better than competitors’.

Earn 1000 AAdvantage Miles Per Hyatt Stay In Major U.S. Cities For 3 Months

by Gary Leff on October 14, 2021

Oct 14 2021

Stays at 194 U.S. Hyatts earn a bonus 1000 American AAdvantage miles between November 1 – January 31, 2022. Registration is required by December 15.

Participating Hyatts are in the Chicago, DC, Dallas, New York, Denver, Phoenix, Nashville, LA, Seattle, and San Francisco markets.

Chase Launches New Hyatt Small Business Card, Strongest For Earning Elite Status

by Gary Leff on October 8, 2021

Oct 08 2021

The Hyatt program is smaller than many of Chase’s co-brand partners, but it hits above its weight because it’s a good program and members know it. A small business card is going to be a small slice of the smaller program pie. But Chase has been willing to do smaller portfolios – we’ll be seeing the Air Canada U.S. credit card soon, they are introducing an Instacart card.

By narrowcasting it’s possible to really target what a small group of consumers want, delivering things that group values without spending to build a card that delivers well for everyone. In other words it should be possible to deliver greater subjective value at lower cost. That was my frame as I walked into an event Chase and Hyatt hosted to announce the card.

Hyatt Is Really, Really Going To Start Expiring Points Again After December 31

by Gary Leff on October 2, 2021

Oct 02 2021

Hyatt’s plan to expire points again is a stark contrast to Hilton which says they won’t expire points in 2022. Of course Hilton also extended status and free night certificates again. We’re still waiting to hear from Marriott on their card certificate plan for next year and whether they’ll make any more pandemic accommodations.

Rumors Swirling About New Hyatt Credit Card

by Gary Leff on September 26, 2021

Sep 26 2021

There have been several rumors about a new Hyatt card finally launching. We don’t know what that card would look like. The Points Guy just dropped a piece on why Chase needs a Hyatt small business card which I took as one hint, though Danny Deal Guru reports on a rumor from Chase customer service about a new Hyatt premium card (think $400+ annual fee).