not odd at all my cynical side says.

Budget did this to me years ago, consistently, where the rates when logged in were higher than if I wasn't. I haven't used Budget for over a decade (unless hotwire rate chose budget).

It was found that Amazon.com was doing this to their good customers as well, taking advantage of the heavy user's loyalty.

If it is indeed the case that Hyatt is doing the same crappy thing, needless to say I won't be using Hyatt much.