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World of Hyatt is making some significant changes to how it rewards customers for their loyalty. In a recent announcement, the program introduced Milestone Rewards. Starting March 1, 2019, members will earn benefits like Club Lounge access, free nights, upgrades and bonus points as they achieve loyalty milestones.
New Milestone Rewards
Hyatt’s Milestone Rewards start at 20 nights or 35,000 Base Points and can be earned every ten nights after that:
- 20 nights or 35,000 Base Points — receive 2 Club Lounge awards
- 30 nights or 50,000 Base Points — receive a free night (Category 1-4) + 2 Club Lounge awards
- 40 nights or 65,000 Base Points — receive either 5,000 Bonus Points, a Hyatt Gift Card, or a 10,000-point discount on a FIND experience
- 50 nights or 80,000 Base Points — receive 2 suite upgrades
- 60 nights or 100,000 Base Points — receive a Free night (Category 1-7) + 2 suite upgrades + My Hyatt Concierge agent
After reaching Globalist status at 60 nights:
- 70 nights — receive 10,000 Bonus Points or a suite upgrade
- 80 nights — receive 10,000 Bonus Points or a suite upgrade
- 90 nights — receive 10,000 Bonus Points or a suite upgrade
- 100 nights — receive 10,000 Bonus Points or a suite upgrade
Those familiar with the current program will recognize that many of the incentives being offered aren't completely new. Instead, Hyatt is breaking up the benefits into smaller chunks and increasing the number of milestones that trigger a reward.
For example, those who qualify for Globalist status will still get four suite-upgrade awards, but instead of getting all four after achieving 60 nights, you’ll get two at the 50-night threshold. That said, there are some exciting new benefits, like the choice between a $100 Hyatt Gift Card, 5,000 bonus points, or a 10,000-point discount on a FIND Experience.
Negative Changes
Like many program updates, there are some negative announcements mixed in with the good news. At the moment, Hyatt requires 60 nights to qualify for top-tier Globalist status. But current Globalist members get a reduced requirement of 55 nights to requalify for the next year.
Beginning in 2020:
- World of Hyatt members will need to stay 60 nights to requalify for Hyatt Globalist
- Legacy Hyatt Credit cardholders will no longer be given Club Lounge access when they hit Explorist status after spending $50,000.
Our Take
One major implication of the new Milestone Rewards is that holding the The World of Hyatt Credit Card becomes more valuable. (You can learn more about the card's benefits in our full review.) Those who have the card automatically earn five elite-qualifying nights which will count towards reaching the next milestone. For high spenders, the card offers the opportunity to earn 2 additional elite-qualifying-night credits for every $5,000 you spend.
If you find yourself one or two nights short of reaching the next reward, you can avoid the trouble of planning an extra stay by pushing your World of Hyatt Card spend past the next $5,000 increment.
The biggest negative change is the increased requirement to requalify for top-tier status; but overall, this a positive change that should result in many people earning more benefits than under the previous structure.
Source: World Of Hyatt
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I have enjoyed every time I have stayed at a Hyatt; however, they’re not always available in the areas where I am travelling. I also don’t have the ability to stay in a hotel 60 nights per year. Is Hyatt partnered with anyone (other than their credit card) where I could earn stays?
Glad to hear of the additions. Always good to see Hyatt with new benefits.
Looking forward to seeing how well this works in 2 weeks
Yikes. 100 nights? Road warrior indeed.
Thanks for the information!
Great. Good yo know
Good news!
Great summary of the changes. Planning to stay at Hyatt more in coming years.
Hyatt program was very good back in the day not so much anymore
I sometimes stay with Hyatt hotels when I travel for work. I don’t think I’ll ever get enough nights for any status but this is good to know. Thanks
That’s where a card like the World of Hyatt card comes into play. You’ll receive complimentary Discoverist status for as long as you hold the card, plus 5 elite night credits each year towards your next status tier, and for every $5K you spend on the card you receive an additional 2 elite night credits. We break down the card benefits in this post – https://awardwallet.com/blog/hyatt-credit-card-review/
I think this is great news!
Good information….
I do really like Hyatt but they do not have a big footprint. That makes it hard to stay with them. This does boost them up, I believe. Reading through the posts here and on hotel websites I have wondered since quite a few people have issues getting their frequent staying benefits, if it’s worth it to really try to get status with a hotel?
If you’re an elite member with anyone do you recommend being really up to date on what you get for it? Especially for a hotel, if you know you’re supposed to get an upgrade, etc but the hotel says they don’t do that, do you just complain after the stay? Do you rethink being elite with that hotel chain if this happens several times or stay because most of the time you’re given the benefits?
I’m happy about this move since I will never reach 55 or 60 nights. Now I can collect rewards along the way. Hopefully they will continue with more positive changes.
THis works in my favor!
I wish they had a bigger footprint. I’ve always loved staying at Hyatt properties but a lot of times i can’t find them where i need them.
It is not so easy for me to stay at Hyatt for 60 days. I travel quite a lot every year. But I cannot find an appropriate Hyatt everywhere and every time I travel. I find at some places Hyatt is too far away from the downtown area. So I have to choose other hotels. But anyway I will benefit from the new features.
As someone who is currently a Globalist member myself, overall these are some welcome updates. I especially like how they broke down the SNA earnings.
Much better than the upcoming “Bonvoy” debacle!
interested to see if others follow suit
Thanks for sharing.
They should just bring out something like stay 2 get 1 night free or better yet, stay 1 get 1 free!
I think more credit cards will and should start doing this in order to retain customers and use of the card. Company’s need to remember to their loyal customers as well as new customers.
These are some nice perks. Will have to start staying at Hyatt more!
Not being a loyal Hyatt customer, nothing changes for me.
I would rather they kept the old system with 55 nights instead of 60.
I can only DREAM of staying in a Hyatt for 60 days. Sigh.
I appreciate Hyatt continuing to make WOH a better program than many of its competitors.
I don’t have a Hyatt card but this promotion sounds enticing. I haven’t been happy with my current cards changes and may consider changing. Thanks for the info.
Bumping the qualification requirement to 60 nights really stinks!
Such a high spending card!!! Great for the business entrepreneur!!
Looks like a valuable card if you can consolidate your stays with them.
So is this one of those programs that resets every year?
This has been announced as a permanent change to how WOH members are rewarded for stays, so this isn’t a limited time promotion. The qualification period is a calendar year (January 1-December 31). After January 1st, your elite status activity resets.
Sounds great! Thanks.
Nice breakout of changes
And as a general reminder, don’t forget that one can essentially get perpetual Explorist status by linking/matching one’s MLife accouint. I’ve enjoyed MLife Plat & Hyatt Plat/Explorist for many years running this way.
No unlimited club lounge entries…
Thanks for the information! I recently got the Hyatt card. Disillusioned by SPG/ Marriott.
I feel like the reward for 100 nights should be much more!
Thanks for heads up. Will consider to join Hyatt credit card.
More free stuff is always good, Just wish they were an option outside of major cities.
Their international footprint is also fairly poor.
Agreed. I have never found them when I’ve look for them outside of the major US metropolitan areas.
This is interesting. I do like Hyatt hotels though they have limited availability where I travel. Getting more benefits in smaller increment is something that appeals to me, though I probably won’t ever have the opportunity.
About time!
Is a plus for me!
The changes seem to be more positive than negative though I do not have that many Hyatt stays each year.
Hyatt looks better all the time!!
interesting new milestone award options
I guess it’s lucky I got it when it came out, or I’d never get it with the 5/24 rule.
World of Hyatt has always been a mystery to me, this info helps me start to learn about it…
I like this move by Hyatt! Great job!
This is great news. I like that Discoverist and Explorist members can earn some nice rewards in addition to what their status tier includes.
I think this is a devaluation for everyone except people who stay 60 or more nights easily every year.
This is essentially an indirect devaluation of Explorist status.
I mean, every company wants to incentivize you to stay at their properties more.
So for current globalists that can qualify with 55 night, do we need to reach 60 nights to get the other 2 suite upgrades?
Unfortunately, that does seem to be the case.
Don[‘t get that many nights with Hyatt as they usually aren’t located where I go. However, nice for those who do. Incremental rewards keep them in your thoughts.