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
Aug 6, 2015, 7:44 pm
#377
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum, AA Platinum, National/Enterprise Executive
Posts: 26
You reserve and check in with a cc. When you check out, you tell the FDC to use your gift cards for final payment instead of the cc on file.
Aug 6, 2015, 8:49 pm
#378
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
Helpful Hint for Gift Card users: Pay $1 on your credit card (the one you presented at checkin) and the rest on your gift card. Here's why:
When you check in, they pre-authorize your credit card for the full amount. That pre-authorization goes away in exactly 8 days. If you pay with a gift card, you've paid for the stay but you're also out that same amount (as a credit hold) for 8 days.
The simple solution is to pay $1 of the hotel bill with your credit card, and the remainder with your gift card. That way, the transaction settles on the 1st or 2nd day after your stay, rather than on the 8th day.
When you check in, they pre-authorize your credit card for the full amount. That pre-authorization goes away in exactly 8 days. If you pay with a gift card, you've paid for the stay but you're also out that same amount (as a credit hold) for 8 days.
The simple solution is to pay $1 of the hotel bill with your credit card, and the remainder with your gift card. That way, the transaction settles on the 1st or 2nd day after your stay, rather than on the 8th day.
Aug 14, 2015, 12:22 pm
#380
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NYC suburbs
Programs: UA LT Gold (BIS), AA LT Plat (CC SUBs & BD), Hilton Dia (CC), Hyatt Glob (BIB), et. al.
Posts: 3,290
FT'ers,
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
Nov 25, 2015, 3:37 am
#382
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 12,482
Dec 30, 2015, 10:11 am
#384
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 15
I'm thinking about trying this kind of thing as I'm in the market for about $700 of Hyatt stays soon but am a bit suspicious of how legit these are - is there a way to check the validity of the codes?
Dec 30, 2015, 4:10 pm
#385
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
VonRichthofen, Cardcash.com has a new e-code, valid until midnight ending 2015 in the US Eastern Time Zone: ECODE5OFF . Too bad they have presently run out of Hyatt GCs 
! If they get restocked, they will e-mail you the GC codes immediately & you can check them out by phoning Hyatt. They also offer a 45-day guarantee of the validity & value of everything they sell. But the present market offers a discount of ~11% or ~16% with the above code.
! If they get restocked, they will e-mail you the GC codes immediately & you can check them out by phoning Hyatt. They also offer a 45-day guarantee of the validity & value of everything they sell. But the present market offers a discount of ~11% or ~16% with the above code.
Last edited by Brendan; Dec 30, 2015 at 4:16 pm
Dec 30, 2015, 4:47 pm
#386
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
Posts: 3,294
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Jan 2, 2016, 3:30 am
#387
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 15
VonRichthofen, Cardcash.com has a new e-code, valid until midnight ending 2015 in the US Eastern Time Zone: ECODE5OFF . Too bad they have presently run out of Hyatt GCs ! If they get restocked, they will e-mail you the GC codes immediately & you can check them out by phoning Hyatt. They also offer a 45-day guarantee of the validity & value of everything they sell. But the present market offers a discount of ~11% or ~16% with the above code.
! If they get restocked, they will e-mail you the GC codes immediately & you can check them out by phoning Hyatt. They also offer a 45-day guarantee of the validity & value of everything they sell. But the present market offers a discount of ~11% or ~16% with the above code.
Jan 2, 2016, 7:01 pm
#388
Join Date: May 2012
Location: New York NY
Programs: UA 1M miler, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist.
Posts: 19
Purchased 3 separate e-certs directly from Hyatt right after Thanksgiving. Each was compromised with half or more of the face value used. Fortunately the Front Desk attendant and assistant manager at the HR Waikiki were helpful and understanding of my situation. While the gift card team is off on the weekend it appears as if the situation will be rectified.
I definitely do not recommend using GCs purchased from 3rd parties when those purchased straight from Hyatt are so prone to fraud.
I definitely do not recommend using GCs purchased from 3rd parties when those purchased straight from Hyatt are so prone to fraud.
Jan 4, 2016, 9:57 am
#389
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
Purchased 3 separate e-certs directly from Hyatt right after Thanksgiving. Each was compromised with half or more of the face value used. Fortunately the Front Desk attendant and assistant manager at the HR Waikiki were helpful and understanding of my situation. While the gift card team is off on the weekend it appears as if the situation will be rectified.
I definitely do not recommend using GCs purchased from 3rd parties when those purchased straight from Hyatt are so prone to fraud.
I definitely do not recommend using GCs purchased from 3rd parties when those purchased straight from Hyatt are so prone to fraud.