Standard-room point rates are going up ~22% on average vs the current award chart, which dates back to 2021. I got that number by calculating the percentage differences across Hyatt’s tables and then taking a simple (unweighted) average. For each category, I matched the three old price points (low/mid/high) to the new chart’s 1st/3rd/5th price point as proxies, so this is directional and not weighted by booking volume.

I’m aware you could calculate this differently (e.g., weighting by typical booking patterns), but I think this approach is still a legitimate way to quantify the overall shift in the published tables.

Not great, but context matters: U.S. CPI-U is up roughly ~20% since 2021, and U.S. hotel ADR is up roughly ~30% over the same period.

This isn’t dynamic pricing. Dynamic pricing would tie points to the cash rate for a given night. Hyatt still publishes award pricing in advance (by category and season), so there will still be nights where points shine and nights where cash is better.

Devaluation mainly hurts long-term point hoarders. I’m not one - I burn points whenever I’m north of ~2¢/pt. That’s often achievable, and award nights still count toward elite status and receive the same on-property benefits as paid stays. Hoarding points for years is inherently risky.

Whether WoH still works depends on your profile, but I doubt this change will make WoH “not worth it” for many. For me, it remains the most compelling program by far.