Originally Posted by
azepine00
Hyatt normally is not stingy but FFN has become way too popular so the awards around that timeframe is harder to find, especially at the end when everyone is trying to use them up. Local ORD folks with unused FFN probably consider PH as their prime target.
Also a bunch of folk
hoard awards and cancel at the last minute so you may have a chance there.
I hope hyatt will use different buckets for FFN and regular awards in the future; after all there is a difference between spending 18000 pt of true loyalty points and $120 from two night at HP by someone who never cares about Hyatt.
Also I would strongly favor a more restrictive cancellation policy perhaps two weeks on FFN but keep the existing one for points.
Don't really see why it matters how many FFN are being redeemed. If a hotel has 500 rooms and 100 are booked with FFn and 100 are booked paid and 300 are empty. Does it really make sense to let the 300 rooms go empty rahter then letting 101 FFN in.
I do now see availability for today and tomorrow so I guess they are releasing rooms with one days notice. I already had a reservation for the 14th from months ago. I am now debating whether now to take the 13th and make it a 2 night stay even though its not the best timing as I am tied up during the day, or chance being able to get a room later this month.