This is very disappointing. First, everyone outside the U.S. can only get points through actually staying at hotels, while those in the U.S. can just transfer from their Ultimate Rewards cache or earn points from credit card spend.
Now I really feel like this is a big slap on the face when anyone can get Diamond just for holding on to a credit card. Why should I keep staying at Hyatt then, especially when its benefits aren't that much better than other chains and they tend to cost so much more than SPG in Asia?
One very disappointed customer here.