Originally Posted by
stevens397
Well that clearly has a LOT to do with my original post!
Sad to say, I'm disappointed with the response to my posting. I still maintain this is a win-win situation and that a lot of feedback to Hyatt and AMEX could make a difference since, as I said, all stays booked would include a paid reservation.
As I said, I hoped for some help here. Too bad.
All the elite benefits cost money. Amex may negotiate very favorable "bulk" terms for them, but they aren't free. That's ostensibly why SPG Platinum was removed - as a cost-saving measure.
To bring back Hyatt Diamond (or another elite membership) would mean Amex weighs the costs of such an offering against the annual fees you pay.
Now, if you got together a petition that said "either give us back Hyatt/SPG or we will downgrade to platinum" then with enough signatures you might be on to something...
:-)