Originally Posted by
HeadInTheClouds
Still a great question. Why is something this oddly defined and limited even offered?
Seems destined to purposely create agitation amongst your best customers for no apparent reason.
But what's the alternative? Hyatt making current Globalists ineligible for them, even though a lot of current Globalists won't re-qualify for next year, when those awards are still valid?
Not to go too off topic, but the thing that is most frustrating about this is that for me, the best value is likely “summer travel in Europe”. I am almost certainly going to hit my qualification point at some point in the fall of the year. Which means this award is specifically designed to not let me use it for when I want to. Yes 180 days is better than 120, but this is just a stick in my eye every year.
This is clearly the point of the 180-day expiration. Hyatt doesn't want everyone saving the awards for the same few high-demand periods of the year.