The Great 10k (9/15 - 12/15/10) - 10K bonus points after every 5 Nights
Aug 24, 2010, 1:40 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 235
Eh
Don't wanna be a naysayer, as this promo is better than nothing. Still, I've got 10 Hyatt stays booked in Sept/Oct that I'm going to switch to SPG.
No ill will though, Hyatt, I'll be back for the next rd of FFN.
No ill will though, Hyatt, I'll be back for the next rd of FFN.
Aug 24, 2010, 1:43 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 756
me too, probably i will switch at least some stays to Marriott....
Aug 24, 2010, 1:43 pm
#18
Original Member and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
So, some promotion you didn't get is better than this promotion you can do? Sounds like you have a tough choice to make between the two. Marriott's two for one is limited to four stays total for me, and the free nights are Category 1-4, hardly all that exciting in my opinion, though I will do it probably.2,000 GP points per night is nothing to sneeze at, I'm sure there will be many folks who appreciate not having to hotel hop to maximize this promotion.
Aug 24, 2010, 1:48 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta DM, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, MTA Rust, Hertz Five Star something or other
Posts: 2,858
While I too wanted FFNs, I think that allowing bonus points on miles stays is a good move.
For a one night Hyatt stay (Until Oct 15 at least), I can get
3,000 AA
2,000 Hyatt bonus points
1,000 Diamond amenity
More lucrative than SPG IMO- at least for my stays.
Last edited by thepointsguy; Aug 24, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Aug 24, 2010, 1:50 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Francisco
Programs: All-Around Kettle
Posts: 3,290
Maybe promos like BWB were getting too expensive for Hyatt. I would guess people doing things like translating two $60 Hyatt Place nights into a Venodome night takes its toll on the bottom line. And with the other chains' weak promos, if business is improving for Hyatt, maybe it decided to try a weaker promo.
Aug 24, 2010, 1:50 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: WN A+/CP, UA1K, AA PP; Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, SPG Plat; National EE
Posts: 243
The promo -
Yes, Hyatt is great. Yes, the promotions this year have been great. Just wished that the spring/summer one had been this fall. Had lots of travel plans for the fall but no time off to use the FFNs this summer. That's life . . . I'm sure lots of people had great use for them this spring/summer and can't use them with family this fall/winter.
Besides, the 2008-2009 promos weren't going to last forever.
Aug 24, 2010, 1:51 pm
#22
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
That said, how do you get 3k AA plus 2k Hyatt? Isn't it either or? I have been doing some MR stays to get the 3KAA and get me up to Diamond
Aug 24, 2010, 1:54 pm
#23
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: WN A+/CP, UA1K, AA PP; Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, SPG Plat; National EE
Posts: 243
Personally I agree while a bit of a let down compared to FFN, this is way better than SPG just on the basis that there are no exlusions. SPG have excluded all the properties I use, and therefore ME, from their program.
That said, how do you get 3k AA plus 2k Hyatt? Isn't it either or? I have been doing some MR stays to get the 3KAA and get me up to Diamond
That said, how do you get 3k AA plus 2k Hyatt? Isn't it either or? I have been doing some MR stays to get the 3KAA and get me up to Diamond
Aug 24, 2010, 1:57 pm
#24
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: AA-PLT Pro 1.9 MM, Hyatt-Explorer, Marriott-Gold, Super 8--Formica
Posts: 17,392
I think this promo might work very well with certain properties (e.g. ones with G bonuses and/or closed RC's). I easily see the possibility of earning 40,000 GP points for 5 stays, which isn't far off from FFN's.
Aug 24, 2010, 2:01 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA-1K; Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 14
Wow. I have to say this promo is very disappointing, I had hoped to earn some FN for use in Asia this November. On the other hand, with my Diamond already wrapped up through early 2012, I can shift my business elsewhere until the end of the year and earn some status with Hilton or Marriott.
Aug 24, 2010, 2:03 pm
#28
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 756