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If you want to earn World of Hyatt elite status this year, you could stay the minimum number of nights or rack up the necessary base points to earn it — but you don't necessarily have to. In fact, it's possible to qualify for Hyatt elite status without stepping foot on a Hyatt property.
Here are three ways to earn Hyatt elite status this year without booking and completing stays.
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Register for Hyatt’s Corporate Fast-Track Offer
An offer exists for targeted corporate employees to earn complimentary Explorist status for 90 days, with the option to upgrade to Globalist status. This offer is uniquely available to employees of companies that partner with the Hyatt Sales Force, which is Hyatt's global sales team. Employees can take advantage of this offer once every three years.
Eligible corporations include big names such as Amazon, American Airlines, Apple, Best Buy, Boeing, Chase, Chevron, Citi, Delta Air Lines, Ford, Google, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Kaiser Permanente, LinkedIn, NBC, Uber, United Airlines, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and more.
You must register for this promotion with your company email by December 31, 2025.
If you didn't receive an email or aren't sure if your email is eligible, simply try to register with it. If the email is invalid, you will get this message: “Please use your corporate email address.” You can always ask your corporate travel manager or contact the Hyatt Sales Force team to see if your company partners with Hyatt.
Upon successfully registering, you will receive complimentary Explorist status for 90 days, starting from the day you registered. You can then extend or upgrade your status through February 2027 by staying a set number of qualifying nights during the 90-day period:
- Stay 10 nights to maintain Explorist status through February 2027
- Stay 20 nights to upgrade to Globalist status through February 2027
Key terms
- Register for this promotion with your company email address by December 31, 2025.
- Enjoy complimentary Explorist status for 90 days from the date of registration.
- Stay 10 qualifying nights during the 90 days to extend your Explorist status through February 2027.
- Stay 20 qualifying nights during the 90 days to upgrade to Globalist status through February 2027.
- This offer is only for corporate employees at a company that partners with the Hyatt Sales Force.
- Eligible employees can sign up for this offer once every three years.
- One registration per eligible email address.
Related: Does World of Hyatt Offer a Status Match? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Hyatt’s Partnership With American Airlines
Hyatt and American Airlines have long had a partnership that offered reciprocal status matches, but this was overhauled at the beginning of 2025. While formal status matches are now a thing of the past, you can still parlay your American Airlines elite status into World of Hyatt elite status, but not without earning Loyalty Points.
- Hyatt Discoverist Status: Automatically unlocked at 100,000 AAdvantage Loyalty Points.
- Hyatt Explorist Status: Available via Loyalty Point Rewards as a choice. Unlockable at 175,000 Loyalty Points and again at 250,000 Loyalty Points if you didn't select it at the prior threshold.
Apply for a World of Hyatt Credit Card
Carrying a Hyatt co-branded credit card may be an easier way to earn (and keep) your World of Hyatt status. There are two World of Hyatt cards, both issued by Chase.
The World of Hyatt Credit Card offers complimentary World of Hyatt Discoverist status for as long as you carry the card. Each year you pay the $95 annual fee, you'll have continued access to the following benefits, courtesy of your elite status:
- Earn five (5) Base Points per $1 spent plus a 10% bonus on eligible Hyatt purchases.
- Waived resort fees on free night awards.
- Preferred rooms within the category of room you've booked.
- 2 p.m. late checkout.
- Elite check-in counter.
- Complimentary bottled water and premium internet.
The perks with entry-level Discoverist are pretty minimal. But the fact that you can earn it without meeting a spending requirement or staying a specified number of qualifying nights makes it more attractive.
- Earn up to 60,000 Bonus Points. Earn 30,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. Plus, up to 30,000 more Bonus Points by earning 2 Bonus Points total per $1 spent in the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point, on up to $15,000 spent.
- Enjoy complimentary World of Hyatt Discoverist status for as long as your account is open.
- Get 1 free night each year after your Cardmember anniversary at any Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel or resort
- Receive 5 tier qualifying night credits towards status after account opening, and each year after that for as long as your account is open
- Earn an extra free night at any Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel if you spend $15,000 in a calendar year
- Earn 2 qualifying night credits towards tier status every time you spend $5,000 on your card
- Earn up to 9 points total for Hyatt stays - 4 Bonus Points per $1 spent on qualified purchases at Hyatt hotels & up to 5 Base Points per $1 from Hyatt as a World of Hyatt member
- Earn 2 Bonus Points per $1 spent at restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from the airlines, on local transit and commuting and on fitness club and gym memberships
- Member FDIC
- Rates & Fees
- Up to 9X points total per $1 spent at Hyatt - 4X points per $1 when you use your card at Hyatt hotels & 5X points per $1 you can earn as a World of Hyatt member
- 2X points per $1 spent at restaurants, on airlines tickets purchased directly from the airlines, on local transit and commuting and on fitness club and gym memberships
- 1X point per $1 everywhere else
Related: 5 Reasons to Get The World of Hyatt Credit Card
Similar to the personal version, the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card also offers complimentary Discoverist status for the duration of your card membership. You can also offer this status to five employees. At $199, this card is more expensive to carry but can be a valuable wallet companion if you value Hyatt points and your small business spends within its bonus categories.
And like the personal card, there's no need to meet spend or stay requirements to keep your Discoverist status. You've secured entry-level status as long as you pay the annual fee.
- 60,000 Bonus Points plus Explorist status through 2/28/26 after you spend $7,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. Offer ends 6/30/25
- Up to 9 points total per $1 spent at Hyatt - 4 Bonus Points per $1 on qualified purchases at Hyatt hotels & up to 5 Base Points per $1 from Hyatt as a World of Hyatt member
- 2 Bonus Points per $1 spent in your top three spend categories each quarter.
- 2 Bonus Points per $1 spent on fitness club and gym memberships
- 1 Bonus Point per $1 spent on all other purchases.
- Up to $100 in Hyatt statement credits - spend $50 or more at any Hyatt property and earn $50 statement credits up to two times each anniversary year.
- 5 Tier-Qualifying night credits toward status and Milestone rewards for every $10,000 you spend in a calendar year.
- World of Hyatt Discoverist status for as long as your account is open. Plus, Discoverist status to up to five employees
- Member FDIC
- Rates & Fees
- Up to 9X total points per $1 spent at Hyatt – 4X points per $1 on qualifying purchases when you use your card at Hyatt hotels & 5X points per $1 you can earn as a World of Hyatt member
- 2X points per $1 spent on fitness club and gym memberships
- 1X point per $1 everywhere else
In addition, you'll earn 2X points per $1 spent in your top three spend categories each quarter. Eligible categories include:
- Dining
- Shipping
- Airline tickets when purchased directly with the airline
- Local transit & commuting
- Social media & search engine Advertising
- Car rental agencies
- Gas stations
- Internet, cable & phone services
Related: All Hotel Elite Status Match & Fast Track Opportunities
Final Thoughts
If you want to find yourself among Hyatt's elite ranks, you can do so without hitting the road and staying dozens of nights. You must have an eligible corporate email address, earn AAdvantage Loyalty Points, or have a World of Hyatt credit card to qualify for the shortcuts. And for the right traveler, these solutions can be easy paths to elite status.
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: The World of Hyatt Credit Card (Rates & Fees), and World of Hyatt Business Credit Card (Rates & Fees)
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