Discussions like this always seem odd to me. For me hotels are a place to stay while visiting a destination; I don’t choose my destinations based on the availability of particular brands or properties. So I would have to give AI a list of destinations that are on my bucket list of places to see for it to work out properties to spend Hyatt points at, but even then the more limited options of the Hyatt portfolio may lead to a suboptimal travel experience.

I have a bunch of “boring” US family visits planned this year where I already booked Hyatt limited service properties. I will revisit these to see if I want to switch them to award stays or even switch to a different chain altogether.