Hyatt Gold Passport - 50% Bonus points on Hyatt Chase Card Purchases - 7/1-8/31/12

I just got this in snail mail and thought that it warranted its own thread rather than combined into the main Chase thread.

Between July 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012 earn 50% more Hyatt Gold Passport points when you use your Hyatt Credit Card to make everyday purchases. Earn 1.5 points on items like gas, groceries, and dining.

And when you use your credit card at Hyatt during the promotional period, you will earn 3.5 points for every dollar you spend.

I'm a bit uncertain about the "everyday purchases" statement but the footnotes say

You will earn 0.5 bonus points for each $1 of net purchases made with your credit card during the promotional period (including Hyatt locations). Please allow 6 to 8 weeks after the last day of each month of the promotional period for bonus points to post to your account. There is no maximium bonus point accumulation for this promotional offer.....

Interesting...I have not gotten anything like this. Wonder if it will be targetted or for everyone.

Interesting...I have not gotten anything like this. Wonder if it will be targetted or for everyone.

I hope it is not targeted - I have a few healthy purchases to make next month and I would rather have bonus Hyatt points than Amex right now... ^

Both my husband and I have Hyatt cards. Both of us got the mailing.

Both my husband and I have Hyatt cards. Both of us got the mailing.

Both my partner and I got the mailing - it doesn't say anything about being targetted - our profile (we're both Diamonds - both have very little activity on the card except for Hyatt stays which isn't much because we had a lot of GCs from the Capital One promo early last year).

Did the mailing indicate it was necessary to register for this promotion?

Did the mailing indicate it was necessary to register for this promotion?

No.

I just got this in snail mail and thought that it warranted its own thread rather than combined into the main Chase thread.


Well, I think you should check with the forum moderator on whether this warrants a new thread. ;)

Seriously, thanks for posting this. Will keep a look-out to see if my wife or I get such a snail mail.

I spend >50K a year on the card and got no such mailing. Good to see they take good care of their best customers.

I spend >50K a year on the card and got no such mailing. Good to see they take good care of their best customers.

Just received mine in the mail today, may be forthcoming.

Even I got the mailing, so everyone must be getting one! ;)

Also got the postcard offer in the mail today.

I got one as well....looks like I'll be using this card a lot more in July, and August.

I got this in the mail. I got my Hyatt card in February and have charged about $150 on it in the four months I've had it. I think they may send these offers to people who aren't using the cards much as an incentive to use them.

Still have not gotten anything here.

I wonder if Hyatt point purchases count as Hyatt spend?

I wonder if Hyatt point purchases count as Hyatt spend?

See the answer in your crossposted question - which is against FT rules.

if I waited for snail mail the promo would have finished before I received it so I just asked Chase and received the following response:

""I have verified that this account is enrolled in the
promotional offer to received .50 extra points on all
purchases spent between July 1, 2012 through August 31,
2012.""



Both my partner and I got the mailing - it doesn't say anything about being targetted -

Just got the offer in the mail today, though my wife didn't (at least not yet). I don't see anything about it being targeted.

as I mentioned above, targeted or not, Chase added my acct to the list.......no problems, just shot them off a quicky e-mail........

I don't see anything about it being targeted.

uwuuu~ was so excited when I saw the Chase credit card bill @:-)

... thought I would get some promo insert saying I'd get the point bonus :-:

... but no, just an update on Chase's privacy policy :o

might just fire off an e-mail to Chase ...

as I mentioned above, targeted or not, Chase added my acct to the list.......no problems, just shot them off a quicky e-mail........

was just told, i was not solicited..

Let the gas, groceries, dining purchases begin! Made my second eligible purchase today!

Since U.S. residents can enjoy more points and more bonus with the Hyatt Visa Card, why doesn't Hyatt have special bonuses for non U.S. residents - like Faster Free Night for those using Amex...

Does that make the Hyatt card better than Chase Sapphire for the next two months?

Are there foreign exchange fees on the Hyatt card?

Does that make the Hyatt card better than Chase Sapphire for the next two months?

Are there foreign exchange fees on the Hyatt card?
This promo makes it slightly better than the Sapphire for everyday spend. Factor in the 7% Sapphire annual dividend and you're talking about a 0.43 point differential in favor of the Hyatt card.

No forex fees on the Hyatt card.

If you use the Freedom/Sapphire combo to earn your Hyatt points, Freedom is offering 5% back on gas and restaurant purchases. Kind of bad timing for the Hyatt card, although the Freedom isn't quite as popular as the Sapphire.

slightly disappointed they're only giving a minor bump to those who spend mostly at hyatts. 3->3.5% isn't really anything to write home about. Better than a kick in the pants though.

What is the email address used to email Chase? Or is it through their secure message center online?

was just told, i was not solicited..

Typically Chase offers these types of promotions on a rolling basis with different effective dates for different groups of cardholders. There is no assurance everyone will be included, but the fact that you are not targeted for this time period does not necessarily mean you will not receive the offer for another set of dates.

It is a targeted offer. See the reply I received:

"As your credit card company, we value your business. It is
important to us that you are completely
satisfied with your account. We appreciate this
opportunity to respond to your questions regarding our
marketing offers.

We are pleased to provide a variety of marketing offers to
our Cardmembers. Offers may be extended to
some Cardmembers and not others for a variety of reasons.
The reasons include the following:

Certain offers may be extended to a selected group of
Cardmembers based on the group's
purchasing habits.
Offers may be extended to a randomly selected group of
Cardmembers to test the popularity of a
program before we extend the offers to all of our
Cardmembers. In this case, we determine the
number of responses received from the randomly selected
group before we provide the offer to all
Cardmembers.
Other offers may be specific to certain types of credit
card accounts, such as accounts earning
rewards, points, rebates, etc.

We regret that we cannot provide every available offer to
all of our Cardmembers. However, we hope
that you will continue to watch your mail for future
offers. As a gesture of our commitment to you, I have
added 1500 points to the reward balance. You will see this
adjustment on the next billing statement."


The points above added as a gesture are considerably less than I would have earned with the extra 0.5 point offer so they may be trying to encourage those with less spend to use the card more.

Both my wife and I received the offer in the mail.

This sucks. I spent > $30K per year on this card and I didn't receive the offer.

For those who did receive the offer, please spend as much as possible on the bonus category. I believe Chas/Hyatt is trying to evaluate if the increased points can actually drive more spending and may potentially permenately enhance the card benefits.

That's probably why you didn't get the offer. There is little incremental biz they can possibily get from you.

This sucks. I spent > $30K per year on this card and I didn't receive the offer.

For those who did receive the offer, please spend as much as possible on the bonus category. I believe Chas/Hyatt is trying to evaluate if the increased points can actually drive more spending and may potentially permenately enhance the card benefits.
My offer, at least, doesn't have any bonus categories, per se. It's one half of a point extra on everything.

I too am a very high spender and no offer for me.
This is obviously targeted at those who aren't using their cards much.

I don't use my card much and I didn't get the offer :(:(:(

Looks like I should find a way to use my card less @:-)

Neither my husband nor I received the postcard. We don't use our cards very often.

Got a response from Chase that I an not eligible for this promo :(

Anyone know where it shows up that the promo is active in your account? I got the promotion card, but I can't see it anywhere on my account or "rewards" section.

Anyone know where it shows up that the promo is active in your account? I got the promotion card, but I can't see it anywhere on my account or "rewards" section.
Are you looking in your Chase or Hyatt account? I don't think this would show up in the Hyatt account and I've never seen any promotion alert/notice in my Chase account. Email Chase for confirmation.

Are you looking in your Chase or Hyatt account? I don't think this would show up in the Hyatt account and I've never seen any promotion alert/notice in my Chase account. Email Chase for confirmation.

It would obviously be in the chase portion, but I did look in both.

just emailed them - they replied in 45min.

I don't recall getting the snail mail, but I just checked with Chase via secured message and I'm in.:cool:

I wonder how many thousands of Hyatt Chase customers are eligible for the bonus and don't have a clue. If they want this to be a successful bonus promotion, they should get the word out to everyone before the start date. :confused:

This promotion is deceitful. Hyatt purchases earn 3p per 1$. 50% more is 4.5 points not 3.5 points. However, knowing how hard it is for Hyatt to calculate the points correctly, it is not surprising, that Chase is getting in the game with misleading marketing.

I was just looking where to steer summer stays with the spg triple point promo, etc, and calculated that even with 6 weeks of stays at a low 200$ average daily rate extra points from this promo would be just a bit over 3K, hardly worth bothering with at all. One would need to spend 10K in real money at Hyatt to ear an extra 5K in points.

This promotion is deceitful. Hyatt purchases earn 3p per 1$. 50% more is 4.5 points not 3.5 points. However, knowing how hard it is for Hyatt to calculate the points correctly, it is not surprising, that Chase is getting in the game with misleading marketing.

I was just looking where to steer summer stays with the spg triple point promo, etc, and calculated that even with 6 weeks of stays at a low 200$ average daily rate extra points from this promo would be just a bit over 3K, hardly worth bothering with at all. One would need to spend 10K in real money at Hyatt to ear an extra 5K in points.

The actual language, given in the OP, is very up front:

"Between July 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012 earn 50% more Hyatt Gold Passport points when you use your Hyatt Credit Card to make everyday purchases. Earn 1.5 points on items like gas, groceries, and dining.

And when you use your credit card at Hyatt during the promotional period, you will earn 3.5 points for every dollar you spend."


As to the payoff, this is a BONUS. I put on 10K some months, and the BONUS on that is enough for a free room, albeit in Cat 1's.

I also was told by chase I am not eligible.

With a few more data points, this looks like a targeted offer.

With a few more data points, this looks like a targeted offer.

It's definitely targeted.

"Between July 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012 earn 50% more Hyatt Gold Passport points when you use your Hyatt Credit Card to make everyday purchases. Earn 1.5 points on items like gas, groceries, and dining.

I never even think of charging "everyday" purchases on anything other that gives at least 2 miles per $, so my Hyatt card will remain unused but retained for free night retention bonus.

Regarding the bonus, I would not lose sleep for not being targeted as this is a weak offer: 17% bonus on Hyatt purchases.

I didn't get the offer, tho I'd think I'd meet the criteria. If this promo is driven by Hyatt, I assume it would be to get me to use their card more for everyday spend, thus they "sell" more points to Chase.
The only charges I use my Hyatt VISA for are at Hyatt properties. I'm the one where they could entice more spend on the Hyatt card.

On the other hand, maybe Chase is the one driving the promo.
My primary card is a Chase Sapphire. A promo like this doesn't encourage me to spend more, it only encourages me to move existing spend. There's no point in Chase trying to get me to move spend from Sapphire to Hyatt.

What Chase is missing is that I have more than one secondary card.
I also have a Hilton HHonors Amex (the free one, not the Surpass). I'd just love to plop down my Hyatt VISA to pay for my Hilton stay ;) It's only fair. Costco only takes Amex, so when they had Hyatt certificates ($40 for a $50 certificate) I was earning HHonors points for purchasing Hyatt discounts.

I called and they informed me that I wasn't eligible for the 50% bonus promotion.:mad::mad: Guess I'll use another card for my summer purchases!!

any news on when these pts post?

any news on when these pts post?

Mine appeared with my regular points, my last statement had them listed as "Promotional Points".

thats what I was afraid of.. I was told I was in the promotion.. then was told not, I was given some bonus pts as a consolation..

I received this offer as well as one from CitiBank AAdvantage card.
CitiBanks was for 3 miles per (200% more) but capped out at 2500 miles. So I'm using that to max it out then the Hyatt CC.