idealflyer

Time to rejoice, Hyatt has brought back Faster Free Nights!

Details are here - http://goldpassport.hyatt.com/gp/en/ffn/index.jsp
Now More Places Than Ever To Earn and Enjoy Free Nights
Earn Faster Free Nights™ At Hyatt
Every Two Stays = One Free Night
September 1 - November 30, 2007
Participating is Simple

* Join Hyatt Gold Passport or current members must register.
* Stay at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide, including Hyatt's newest brands Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites, between September 1 and November 30, 2007 and pay for each eligible Hyatt stay with your MasterCard card.
* Provide your Hyatt Gold Passport account number at reservation and check-in.
* To become a MasterCard cardholder, visit mastercard.com.

The number of free night awards you can earn is unlimited.
Free Nights Come Fast

* As you earn your Faster Free Nights Award(s), your Hyatt Gold Passport account will be automatically updated.*
* Visit My Promotional Awards on goldpassport.com to track your stays and awards.
* Redeem your award(s) between September 15, 2007 and January 31, 2008** by visiting goldpassport.com or by phoning your nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Centre and asking for Offer Code FFNF07.

SchmutzigMSP

I've never done a FFN promo, but am very interested this time around.

Could someone tell me how good the redemption possibilities are? Are they capacity-controlled? Are you restricted to specific locations or categories? Blackout dates?

Thanks in advance.

GUWonder

They are capacity controlled. Not restricted by category/locations. A lot of the best properties will be booked up on these even before the stays to earn these free nights have happened.

The Hyatt forum will answer all the questions.

luv2ctheworld

Cool... thanks for the head's up. ^ The previous promo came in extremely handy this past weekend in Paris!

SchmutzigMSP

I don't understand exactly what this means...

...unless you're simply stating that a lot of the best properties will not have award inventory by the time you complete the requisite stays. If so, isn't that common knowledge about capacity-controlled awards?

SanDiego1K

Hyatt runs a very customer friendly program. In the past, it has been possible to book a room using points in advance of the FFN being earned, then switch the booking to FFNs. Thus, those who have points and plan in advance are able to book high demand properties such as Paris Vendome and Sydney PH even before the start of the FFN earning period.

Firewind

What was "the previous promo"?

Thank you.

Firewind

This is, at least in part, a memory lapse. Is the *use by* window shorter this time? Or it's possible that I got an extension privilege earlier this year, because I definitely used some earned FFNs in February. Thanks.

SanDiego1K

Each promotion period differs from any other. Last year, it started later, thus ran later, and could redeem later.

All nuances of this program can be found in the Hyatt forum.

W2B Globetrotter

luv2ctheworld was probably referring to the recent Hyatt promo for brand new Gold Passport members of earning a free night after just 2 stays...almost identical to the upcoming FFN promo