It’s become a lot easier for Hyatt to do so given that elite status itself is not going to be as rewarding as it used to be for customers who are given an elite status match/fast track/giveaway. The elimination of giving such customers redeemable certs to access the lounges or to get confirmed into a better room type at time of booking makes a “world of (Hyatt)” difference. Expect a lot more Explorists with watered down benefits.

Milestone rewards are a sort of watered-down version of what used to be Platinum Extra awards, except that there are a few different option than before.

Why does Hyatt even have a Discoverist level? Just to make Hyatt credit card holders to feel valued despite not being given much of anything material because of that status? I would welcome the elimination of Discoverist status and a renaming of Explorist into Platinum and Globalist into Diamond.