Originally Posted by
Kacee
Yes, it's very similar. UA has now resorted to "gifting" status to pax who didn't earn it, which has just further antagonized those who continue to hit the published thresholds. Expect the same from Hyatt as a reaction to the drop in top tier elites, which will of course annoy the heck out of those who earned top tier with 60 nights.
You mean like the 30K people that Hyatt status matched last year?
Hyatt's not likely to make any changes to WoH until it has a negative impact on the bottom line ... and even at that, I expect Hyatt to be slow in making changes to the WoH program. The Pritzker family has controlling interest in Hyatt so really until the Pritzkers are unhappy with WoH, it probably won't change.