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Old Feb 27, 2026 | 7:54 pm
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Unfortunately we just put a lot of spend on taxes and business purchases planning on Globalist for 2026-27; sunk cost now but we will not do it again in 2028.
Time to burn the 100k points left.
This may be to allow Hyatt to sell more to Bilt - and given more points in circulation, more fuel to burn the pile of points by increasing redemption costs


0.2c Marriott paid 40$ a night and charged me 20k points - the hotel gave me the sheet by mistake.
0.15c Hilton pays this level and so charge a bit more in points now for the high end rooms
Going by this math, I think Hyat pays hotels 0.35-0.4c at the most per point.
Perhaps 0.5c - or they are like SPG and pay 90% of the average rate
Originally Posted by beachfan
I doubt whether Hyatt will release the amount they pay hotels for point rates. And it doesn’t matter for very high occupancy days where the hotel reimbursement is related to the average nightly rate or something similar.
Not true; Hyatt may show the property at the medium level and a week later show this (closer to date with more demand) at the high level
Originally Posted by SP03
Dynamic like Marriott would means the price in points could change from day to day or hour to hour. Even if the new Hyatt pricing will be tied to anticipated demand and cash pricing, at least you know that if you don’t book the award today, at least the price for the dates you want won’t change when you come back.
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Originally Posted by SHLTP
But here's the problem: where to put spend? I've gone all in the Chase UR ecosystem to get points for Hyatt. I would never pay for business class seats so transferring to an airline doesn't mean I'm saving money, while I'm saving to get a suite because I probably would pay for one.
From acquisition cost using hotel card 1 Hyatt = 2 Marriott = 3 Hilton
But then if anyone was idiotic enough to use the IHG card 1 IHG = 1 Hyatt
Originally Posted by notquiteaff
you do realize that they are different currencies with different valuations, right? Comparing five Hyatt points to 10 Hilton points is like comparing five USD to ten Argentine Pesos. Kind of..

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