Originally Posted by
Matt4200
I mean you could just spend the 15k then do the other 350k on a 2% card you’d earn 350k more points which is more than all the extra certificates combined. Combine that’s what 100k’ish points? (Beyond the 15k).
It'd have to be a card with 2% awards that can transfer to Hyatt though to put it on even terms. Last I checked (and I might be out of date here), you can get as high as 1.5% ultimate rewards or a card with 1%+rotating/limited bonus categories.
And aren't you forgetting other milestones: 5K bonus points at 40 nights; 5 K bonus points at 50 nights; 10,000 at 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, and 150 nights. Altogether, that is 100K points that could get (except at 60 nights, they come at the cost of not choosing a SUA, so it's up to you, but these choices don't come at the cost of any of the Cat1-4/cat1-7/cat 1-8 certificates).
And, importantly, perhaps, is what you need (don't need) for night credit towards status. 350K more points instead of all those certificates, skipping let's say 90K points (and 2 SUAs) and without globalist benefits doesn't sound so good to me.
This new milestone chart is juicy, IMO, if you can swing enough Chase spend towards 150 nights credit.