I had the old Hyatt card and cancelled on July 2nd. No balance. I then applied on July 3rd and got the decision pending message. After several days I checked with the reconsideration line folks and was told they had declined my application since it showed i still had the old credit card. I hadn't yet received a letter.
The agent when asked said yes I should be able to reapply now and that I don't need to wait until the statement closes on the 17th (which it normally would). So I reapplied on July 6th in the evening and once again immediately received the decision pending notification. I checked this morning on my Chase online portal and saw the new WOH credit card had been added to my list of open credit card accounts. On the status line there was a message that I had been approved.
I don't see the 5 qualifying nights in my WOH account yet.
Based on this data point it suggests one should allow several days after closing an old Hyatt credit card before applying for the new one.
Last edited by RDUflyer2; Jul 9, 2018 at 1:03 pm