"Hyatt is completely destroying their loyalty program by incrementally getting rid of, one-by-one, the perks that they used to promise to their Globalists. Let's applaud them for their pragmatic approach to customer service and business!"
- The people responding to me, probably

All said, Globalist status and its guaranteed perks is what gave Hyatt the "Halo Effect" against other loyalty programs. Say whatever you please to justify or excuse their behavior - the reality remains that as they continue to water down their benefits, intelligent consumers will find alternatives.