veeRob

I'm not a very active Hyatt Gold Passport member, but somehow I have 2,527 points that expire August 7th. Is there anything I can do with this small an amount of points?

Alternatively, is there anything I can do to extend the expiration? I have Chase Ultimate Rewards & AmEx Memership Rewards points at my disposal, if that helps.

Thanks in advance.

doodley

You can transfer Chase UR points to Hyatt Gold Passport (should be instantaneous).

cottonpatch

I'd say that if you can't transfer them out to an account of some sort that you are using, then let them expire. If this account is so stale and so rarely used that you risk losing the points due to non-activity then you probably shouldn't put more points into the account. Without any evidence to the contrary, your lack of activity here indicates that you are probably not inclined to start accumulating points here anytime soon.

The only exception to this might be to throw a trivial number of points (if this is possible) into the account to keep it active IF A) you have a reasonable expectation of getting utility out of the points B) the marginal cost of doing so is almost zero. In other words, if you can keep the points active with little or no cost, then it might be worth your time and investment to do so. But to make a further investment into this account would not be prudent.

veeRob

Thanks for the advice. Looks like my problem is moot as a credit showed up for 1,000 points for "Hycard Inc. Bonus." I honestly don't remember what this was for, but I'll take it as it should extend my expiration a year.

I wish Hyatt had some sort of PointBreaks-style promotion where you could redeem for inexpensive hotel nights.

DHalltheway

That is odd, I didn't know Hyatt Points expire.

cottonpatch

I didn't either now that you brought it up. My account never slows down enough to bring the matter up.

Yul_voyager

They don't expire as long as you keep your account active.

cottonpatch

It could really be helpful if you'd remember and share with us how you're picking up these bonuses that you come your way.

MikeFromTokyo

I agree- if you have no use for the points just let them expire. 3,000 points can be purchased for $72, and the actual value of the points is likely less than that, so it's not worth investing money or CC points just to keep 2,500 GP points.

jim5518

Unless Hyatt changes it`s policy this year they won`t go anywhere. I had an account long forgotten and merged it with my other account after 12 years.

slocouple

they sort of do, as you redeem Category 1 at 5,000 pts.
http://www.hyatt.com/gp/en/awards/hyatt_free_night.jsp

duc1986d

I thought he meant something like 2000 points + cash
I wish they had that as well

bouncingbug

I think it boils down to 2 choices:

1) Forfeit the points
2) Keep the account alive until you need one Hyatt stay (cat 1 seems to make sense). Just transfer 1000 UR points in July to keep it going for 1+ years, you can do that again next year. That'll keep your account going for a long long time. Might not even be worth the effort it maintaining the account though

MikeFromTokyo

IMHO spending 2,000 points in order to "save" 2,500 points doesn't make sense, unless one actually intends to redeem the points for something of value.

XFed2001

I apologize for digressing but can anyone tell me why the Beijing Grand Hyatt is a Cat 4 while the Park Hyatt is a cat 5? I always thought Grand was superior to a Park.