Gawd I hate it when people make such ignorant comparisons between the various hotel programs
I do concur that Hyatt's FFN program overall is better than SPG's FWN program (not limited to weekends for one and this current Hyatt one includes double-stay credit
) but
NOT because SPG omitted their Cat 7 properties.
I love many of the top (Cat 5) Hyatt properties but NONE of them can command the rates and desirability of the typical SPG Cat 7 property. For instance, there are no posh Hyatt resorts on Santorini, Costa Smeralda (Sardinia), Bora Bora or the Maldives.
In my opinion, only a few Hyatt Cat 5 properties (PH Vendome, PH Tokyo, PH Moscow) can clearly trump similar (same city) SPG Cat 6 properties, which were included in their FWN program. Besides their increased quantity, locale of top properties (43 SPG Cat 6 vs 25 Hyatt Cat 5), the other advantage of SPG's FWN promo for me was that the redemption period occurred throughout the summer.
And no, I'm not a SPG homer. I'm just familiar with the offerings and properties of both Hyatt and SPG's programs and promos as I'm a fan of both.