Originally Posted by
lost_in_translation
I don’t mind so much if Hyatt add an additional tier above Globalist (selfishly driven by the fact I can probably qualify unless it’s entirely driven by a ridiculous number of nights with no spend requirement), but what will make me walk away is if there is no equivalent lifetime tier for that status and the highest lifetime status remains Globalist. If Globalist is no longer top tier status the benefits will dilute rapidly and they may even decide to make it easier to qualify. This is why Hilton Lifetime Diamond / Marriott Lifetime Platinum etc aren’t that compelling.
Legacy Lifetime Platinum's @ SPG were granted Titanium status during the first year integration but now Platinum is as far as one can achieve in Bonvoy
It will be anyone's guess what this end game will be @ World of Hyatt.We have seen Marriott Platinum benefits plummet since giving it away
with a credit card especially in North America.They followed Hilton's lead and now likely with Hyatt the follower it has become.
Kind of like the airlines all copying one another until the customer votes with their wallet elsewhere