The devaluation announcement hit me yesterday while I was in the midst of my 25th Hyatt stay of the year...Strange how I accumulated so much in such a quick time this year and I thought back in no particular order...

1) My free upgraded Presidential Suite in Singapore on FFN
2) My points redemption of a 1500sf suite in Kauai
3) My points redemption for two rooms which turned into a adjoining suite rooms in Beijing for my family including free buffet breakfasts
4) My suite upgrade in Macau last year two weeks after the property opened
5) My 15 nights redeemed at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 11 nights in Kowloon HR and now 10 future nights reserved in Tsim Sha Tsui in October

These are just a few of the highlights and I can figure out how I got some of these great rewards...

1) 1W (1000 extra points) instead of taking home the wine (since liquids were banned on US flights)
2) G1-G3 codes galore
3) Promo codes including 5K extra for staying at Andaz during the initial openings
4) Extra periods for creating and extending FFN night, Next Biggest Thing and the current extra promotion of extra night or 5K in points
5) Free internet
6) Free full breakfasts AND 2500 extra points for some Hyatt properties which closed their RCs (repair or permanent)
7) Most Asia properties will give you some extra goodie in the room regardless of whether an amenity is warranted or not
8) The offer of a personal concierge at Hyatt's Diamond line

I hit the Million lifetime accrual recently (over a 10 year period) but amassed another 100K in points in less than five weeks after that due to the great promotions that Hyatt put into place.

What's this all mean to me? It's not fun to see devaluation but in the scheme of things, Hyatt's program is way ahead of other programs. I thank Hyatt for the approach that they've taken...