So I finally achieved Lifetime Globalist status. I have been a member since 1987, so over 30 years.

I had my very first touch point with Hyatt in 1978, I was 13 at that time (ok...so you know my age now ). I had the privilege of accompanying my dad to the US on one of his business trips. In San Francisco we had tea/coffee at the Hyatt Regency. We did not stay at that hotel, only visited, and I was so impressed with the architecture and the atrium, especially a woman playing on the harp and it could be heard all over the hotel. When I was 19 I made my first trip on my own, that was to Morocco and obviously I stayed at the HR Casablanca as well.

Ever since, I have been loyal to Hyatt and it has paid out after a long time... I am not sure, when Gold Passport was introduced, but I must have been one of the early registered members. The majority of my points was paid out of my own pocket (vacationing the US), I'd say about 60-65%. The rest was from business trips (OPM) in the late 1990's (KUL, JKT, SIN, HKG and DXB) and early 2010's (DFW, LAX). and this with the limited footprint at that time (especially internationally difficult). I do not travel on business anymore since January 2017. I have lived in Switzerland all my life. I mostly achieved Diamond status with stays, and only more recently I achieved Diamond/Globalist with nights or base points.

The front desk agent at The Confidante yesterday personally shook hands and congratulated me to achieving the status, that was a nice gesture

I truly love Hyatt. WOH has improved in the past 12 months, and the benefits of being Globalist are really worth it.

If there is ONE thing I would change with World of Hyatt, then it is the tier names. Please go back to Gold, Diamond, etc....