Originally Posted by
Matt4200
The link you posted only shows the original planned changes -
“Annual Hotel Award Chart Changes: In addition, with a few exceptions noted below, we will be suspending our 2021 hotel category award chart changes that typically occur each March. This means that each hotel will remain in its current category and be redeemable for the same number of points in 2021 as it was in 2020 (except as noted below). As always, we'll refund members the point difference for any existing reservations at hotels requiring fewer points as of October 29, 2020. Current exceptions include:
Hotels Moving Down & Requiring Fewer Points (effective October 29, 2020)
● Stonebridge Inn, A Destination Hotel from category 5 to 4
● Wailea Grand Champions Villas, A Destination Residence from category 6 to 5
● Wailea Ekolu Village, A Destination Residence from category 6 to 5
● Wailea Ekahi Village, A Destination Residence from category 6 to 5
● Lichenhearth, A Destination Residence from category 6 to 5
● Parker New York from category 6 to 5
● Grand Hyatt Vail from category 7 to 6
● Mauna Lani Point, A Destination Residence from category 7 to 6
● Wailea Elua Village, A Destination Residence from category 8 to 7
● Kaanapali Alii, A Destination Residence from category 8 to 7
● Vail Residences at Cascade Village, A Destination Residence from category 8 to 7
● The Lodge at Spruce Peak, A Destination Hotel from category 8 to 7
Hotels Moving Up & Requiring More Points (effective mid March 2021)
● Hyatt Regency John Wayne Airport from category 2 to 3
● Hyatt House Nashville/Downtown-SoBro from category 4 to 5
● Mar Monte Hotel part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt from category 4 to 5
● Park Hyatt Aviara from category 5 to 6”
According to the other poster they are adding 6 more properties going up in Category and 1 more going down.
I think it’s bad on Hyatt’s part to make these changes last minute, especially given the poor Q2 Promo.
I think if they if they started the Peak/Off Peak now and marked everything Off Peak until June that’d be a great off set, especially with travel still on the low end.
Edited post. Thanks for the correction.