Originally Posted by
uncle wiggily
For those of you who have not stayed at a Hyatt since Covid, you have until the end of 2021 to register some kind of activity. If not, your account will be terminated.
I was in the same boat and called the World of Hyatt desk. I spoke with a very seasoned agent who told me that there are alternative ways to score an activity:
1.You can convert World of Hyatt points to an airline.
· AA, UA, DL
· 5,000 points = 1,250 miles
Was already mentioned in this thread, and a) 5,000 Hyatt points converts to 2,000 miles in most cases; b) there are lots of other partner airlines besides those three
Originally Posted by unclewiggily
2. You can give World of Hyatt points to a Charity:
· Red Cross
· International Red Cross
· Hyatt Care Fund
· Minimum points required:1,000.
This one got me interested, since it's minimum effort, small number of points spent, and no money spent. However, I could not find a way to do it on the Hyatt website, so I opened a chat with an agent, and was told that no such option exists, but perhaps I should email
[email protected]. I did so, and got this reply:
Originally Posted by worldofhyatt
....at this time, there are no active point donation opportunities; point donations, when available, will be communicated to our members via email and on our website....
So the agent you spoke to must have had old information or something. 
Originally Posted by unclewiggily
3. You can eat in a Hyatt restaurant, pay and get credit for your meal.
I chose option # 3 but it turned out to be an obstacle course. There are few Hyatts in the Miami area that are in this category. The Hyatt Regency Miami in downtown is one of the few in Miami which offers this program.
Before going, I spoke with Chef Tony in the restaurant and Mr. Matt, assistant manager of the hotel. Both agreed to assist. I asked Chef Tony to prepare a fish meal. I had previously eaten in the elegant restaurant and was expecting the same restaurant. Wrong. It is now the House of Mac and Cheese. Hotels, as we do, do what they can to survive.Chef Tony prepared a delicious meal of Mahi-mahi, crisp French fries, out-of-this-world asparagus and toasted French bread. I ate it all. Every morsel. I paid for the meal and Chef Tony agreed to give the receipt to Mr. Matt. In turn, Mr. Matt sent the bill to World of Hyatt. He did. I got credit for two more years. Mission accomplished.
Easy Peasy. 😊
Yes, also previously discussed in this thread. Not necessarily so "easy peasy," really.
