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Last summer Hyatt acquired Standard International which includes Standard Hotels which began joining World of Hyatt in May but also included Bunkhouse Hotels – and a seven store coffee shop chain.
Seven Bunkhouse hotels have join dates now for World Of Hyatt, with the first starting today.
Hyatt has reportedly laid off nearly all remaining U.S. phone customer service agents. Last week it appears that roughly 300 U.S. agents were terminated, and there seem to be just 35 left. The hotel chain is also said to have dismissed 18 managers and the bulk of the U.S. chat team, leaving about 36 U.S. chat agents left.
Hyatt is offering up to 16,000 bonus points for stays at Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Studios through September 7, 2025.
Another hotel property has been caught refilling shampoo and bath gel dispensers in the shower from ketchup-style bulk containers that lack any branding at all.
The Chicago Athletic Association building, a Venetian‑Gothic landmark, dates to 1893. It was a private men’s athletic club for the city’s Gilded‑Age elite. The building sat vacant for years, and narrowly escaped demolition.
Last summer Hyatt acquired Standard International, including Standard Hotels, StandardX and Bunkhouse Group.
They’ve already gotten integration of Standard properties lined up.
That’s 21.5 Hyatt points per dollar which I value as a little more than a 30% rebate. Additionally, you can earn 1 American AAdvantage mile per dollar spent on top. Let’s call it a 32% or one-third rebate thanks to these stackable offers.
After arriving into Manhattan by BLADE helicopter I caught a Lyft over to Hyatt’s Hotel 50 Bowery in Chinatown.
This was actually my first JdV property. I was a little bit excited over it because this is one of the brands that Hyatt acquired as part of its Two Roads Hospitality purchase seven years ago – news that I broke several days before it was announced.
A reader was checking into the Hyatt Union Square and asked prior to arrival about possible suite upgrades. They were told a standard suite was available, it would be provided if they wanted to use a confirmed suite upgrade, but they would not honor a complimentary elite upgrade to a suite.
The ‘number of members’ is really just ‘records in the database.’ The more rooms you have, the more people are booking them, the more sign up for a program usually just to avoid paying extra. A large marketing file is valuable! But it says little about the value of the program. Far more interesting is which programs outperform the size of the chain.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
