Nov 14, 2014, 9:09 am
Last edit by: swag
4th Quarter 2014 10% Discount Info
Purchase Link:
www.hyattgiftcards.com
merchant.sgiftcard.com/chrome_mode/virtual/hyatt_us (beta)
Discount code:
GPGIFT14
What's the difference between the types that can be purchased?
Gift Cards and e-cards:
Expiration Info
Shipping Cost
Purchase Limits
Available amounts:
Purchase amount must be between $10 and $2000 in increments of $5.
Purchase bonuses
Purchase Link:
www.hyattgiftcards.com
merchant.sgiftcard.com/chrome_mode/virtual/hyatt_us (beta)
Discount code:
GPGIFT14
What's the difference between the types that can be purchased?
Gift Cards and e-cards:
- Can only be used at Hyatt hotels in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.
- Retain unused value across multiple transactions
- Free e-delivery or free USPS shipping (or paid Fedex)
- Can be used at Hyatt hotels globally. International use is applied using hotel's currency conversion rate.
- Can only be used for a single transaction
- Fedex shipping only
Expiration Info
- The discount for purchasing the cards expires at
11:59 pm CST on December 31, 2014an undetermined time shortly after 12:00pm (noon) CST on Thursday, Jan. 1st, 2015. - Hyatt Gift Cards and Check Certificates purchased from Hyatt at www.hyattgiftcards.com do not expire. Details in this post.
Shipping Cost
- eGift Card, digital delivery is free
- Plastic cards, USPS delivery is free. Fedex delivery available for a fee.
- Gift checks, only Fedex delivery (for a fee).
Purchase Limits
- $2000 per gift card
- $10000 per purchaser, per day
- No overall cap for purchases spread across multiple days
Available amounts:
Purchase amount must be between $10 and $2000 in increments of $5.
Purchase bonuses
- 5% rebate for Amex OPEN? YES
- 3x points using Chase Hyatt card? YES
- 2x points using Chase Southwest card? YES
- 2x points using Chase Sapphire Preferred? YES
- 2x points using Chase Ink Bold for hotel spend? YES
- Barclays Arrival bonus for travel spend? NO
Costco Amex travel rebate NO
Hyatt Gift Card Discount for Hyatt Gold Passport members
Nov 17, 2014, 7:17 am
#166
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 3,945
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Nov 18, 2014, 4:54 am
#168
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,033
Question to the Hyatt Lurker - can international customers buy for use in the US? On the credit card page I couldn't figure out how to input an international billing address.
Nov 18, 2014, 10:55 am
#170
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
Programs: AA EXPLAT, HYATT GLOBALIST, AS75K
Posts: 607
I have upcoming stays at Andaz Liverpool Street ($500) , Hyatt Regency Churchill ($550) and Park Hyatt Vienna ($500).
If I buy check certificates, is it smarter to buy separate certicicates (in this case 3) in the amounts I will use for each hotel or just one check certificate where the balance keeps getting lowered after each stay?
Thank you in advance.
If I buy check certificates, is it smarter to buy separate certicicates (in this case 3) in the amounts I will use for each hotel or just one check certificate where the balance keeps getting lowered after each stay?
Thank you in advance.
Nov 18, 2014, 11:05 am
#171
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC, SFO
Programs: AA Platinum, UA Gold, Alaska MVP Gold, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, CC Gld, Marriott Gld
Posts: 42
I have upcoming stays at Andaz Liverpool Street ($500) , Hyatt Regency Churchill ($550) and Park Hyatt Vienna ($500).
If I buy check certificates, is it smarter to buy separate certicicates (in this case 3) in the amounts I will use for each hotel or just one check certificate where the balance keeps getting lowered after each stay?
Thank you in advance.
If I buy check certificates, is it smarter to buy separate certicicates (in this case 3) in the amounts I will use for each hotel or just one check certificate where the balance keeps getting lowered after each stay?
Thank you in advance.
Nov 18, 2014, 11:11 am
#172
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Marina Del Rey, CA
Programs: AA EXPLAT, HYATT GLOBALIST, AS75K
Posts: 607
Is that true? That's horrible.
I guess the idea is to just buy a bunch of $25 certificates then and pay one shipping cost, no?
Nov 18, 2014, 11:29 am
#173
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,441
Stupid question here.
Using Chase Hyatt card
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Versus
Paying the whole bill on your visa and getting 6000 pts.
Am I missing something here?
Yes - because you can buy 3000 points for 72 USD, so you are still saving 28 USD by using the gift cards.
Using Chase Hyatt card
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Versus
Paying the whole bill on your visa and getting 6000 pts.
Am I missing something here?
Yes - because you can buy 3000 points for 72 USD, so you are still saving 28 USD by using the gift cards.
Nov 18, 2014, 12:25 pm
#174
Company Rep - Hyatt Gift Cards & Hyatt Nights
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Hyatt Gold Passport
Posts: 54
AMEX Open Savings
FT'ers,
A number of you have posted regarding the AMEX Open Savings not posting to your AMEX account in a timely manner. While this is a function of American Express, and not Hyatt, I did check with AMEX today, and they informed me they are having delays in postings and it can take up to several weeks.
Thanks!
Todd Tomlin
Manager - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
A number of you have posted regarding the AMEX Open Savings not posting to your AMEX account in a timely manner. While this is a function of American Express, and not Hyatt, I did check with AMEX today, and they informed me they are having delays in postings and it can take up to several weeks.
Thanks!
Todd Tomlin
Manager - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
Nov 18, 2014, 12:38 pm
#175
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Central CT
Programs: UA MM/1K, SPG Lifetime Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Diamond, HH Gold, Natl Exec Elite
Posts: 1,490
The way I read this thread, the 5X points on checkout will be for the entire $1200 bill, not $200 as in your example. The fact that $1000 of the bill was paid via a Hyatt Gift Card won't affect the base 5X GP earning rate...
Todd, is this true?
The 3X bonus Chase cardholders get for $'s spent at/with Hyatt...which is incremental to the 5X points for $'s spent on Hyatt stays regardless of payment method - is apparently also earned for $'s spent on these gift cards...resulting in 8X total earnout (plus status bonuses) on stays paid for with a Hyatt Gift Card.
Corrections or confirmations, please?
Nov 18, 2014, 12:58 pm
#176
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 613
Stupid question here.
Using Chase Hyatt card
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Versus
Paying the whole bill on your visa and getting 6000 pts.
Am I missing something here?
Yes - because you can buy 3000 points for 72 USD, so you are still saving 28 USD by using the gift cards.
Using Chase Hyatt card
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Versus
Paying the whole bill on your visa and getting 6000 pts.
Am I missing something here?
Yes - because you can buy 3000 points for 72 USD, so you are still saving 28 USD by using the gift cards.
Option 1. $1,000 Stay Using Hyatt Credit Card
- Pay $1,000
- $1,000 x 5 Hyatt points per $ (Points for Stay)
- $1,000 x 3 Hyatt points per $ (Points for CC)
- Total: Pay $1,000, Get 8,000 Hyatt Points
Option 2. $1,000 Stay Using Gift Card Bought With Hyatt Credit Card
- 10% Discount on Gift Card Purchases
- Pay $900
- $1,000 x 5 Hyatt points per $ (Points for Stay)
- $900 x 3 Hyatt points per $ (Points for CC)
- Total: Pay $900, Get 7,700 Hyatt Points
Option 3. $1,000 Stay Using Gift Card Bought With SPG Amex Open Credit Card
- 10% Discount
- 5% Cash back
- Pay $855
- $1,000 x 5 Hyatt points per $ (Points for Stay)
- $900 x 1 SPG Point per $ (Points for CC)
- Total: Pay $855, Get 5,000 Hyatt Points & 900 SPG Points
- (Though someone will need to verify that the SPG points are based on the total $900 spent, and not the $855 post cash back cost).
If you put a point value at $0.015 for Hyatt points and $0.025 for SPG points (my personal valuation I use), this would mean your net cost after factoring in the value of points you are receiving is:
Option 1 Net Cost: $880
Option 2 Net Cost: $784.50
Option 3 Net Cost: $757.50
Nov 18, 2014, 1:43 pm
#178
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 73
Just wanted to let everyone know that the gift card website was updated from when I looked a week ago, and the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall and Hyatt Zilara Rose hall now both accept the Gift Cards. No need to worry about exchange fees with those. Great news for me (gonna save me a ton of money on my week stay over x-mas).
Nov 18, 2014, 2:06 pm
#179
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
Using Chase Hyatt card
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Buy Card for 10% off
get 3x the points
check into hotel, stay four nights, pay with card and maybe a little more with
your credit card
You are only getting 5x points for the amount that you charge to your chase card
So, 1000 USD GC, purchased for 900 USD, gains you 2700 points
Check into hotel and bill is 1200, pay 1000 in GC and the rest on the visa and get 200 USD x5 = 1000 pts
Nov 18, 2014, 2:20 pm
#180
Company Rep - Hyatt Gift Cards & Hyatt Nights
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Hyatt Gold Passport
Posts: 54
Let's ask Hyatt Lurker for some clarification on this point.
The way I read this thread, the 5X points on checkout will be for the entire $1200 bill, not $200 as in your example. The fact that $1000 of the bill was paid via a Hyatt Gift Card won't affect the base 5X GP earning rate...
Todd, is this true?
The way I read this thread, the 5X points on checkout will be for the entire $1200 bill, not $200 as in your example. The fact that $1000 of the bill was paid via a Hyatt Gift Card won't affect the base 5X GP earning rate...
Todd, is this true?