Sep 3, 2013, 8:25 am
Last edit by: muji
This version of the Hyatt card (with its 2 free nights offer) has been discontinued as of June 29, 2017.
There is a new version.
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
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What are the benefits of the card? When will I receive the sign up bonus?
Questions related to the (now expired) 2 Free Night card offer:
When do the signup bonus free-night awards for this card expire?
There is a new version.
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
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What are the benefits of the card?
- 3 points/dollar spent at Hyatt
- 2 points per dollar spent at restaurants, airfare, car rental
- 1 point for all other charges
- No foreign exchange fee
- Annually, on renewal, one free night at up to a category 4 hotel and is valid for 12 months
Typically a day or two after the close of the billing cycle in which you reach spend threshold.
When do the signup points from this card offer expire?If you have no activity on your Hyatt account for 24 months your points will expire.
Can I apply for this card and earn the bonus after doing so previously?See the wiki and related discussion in Applying for Chase Credit Cards, 2017 onward.
It's a Chase Card. Does that mean that if I have more than 5 new open lines of credit in 24 months, I will be automatically denied? This card is not currently under the 5 cards in 24 months Chase application restriction.
It looks like the Hyatt website will let me use my anniversary category 1-4 cert for any property, including those above category 4. Is this for real?No. Even if the system accepts your attempted reservation, the property will not honor the cert at check-in. Accept the fact that your cat 4 cert is just that.
Can I use my anniversary category 1-4 cert at a higher-category property with a cash co-pay? By paying the difference in points? By asking nicely?No. No. No.
Can I use my annual free night cert for a suite or Club-level room, possibly with a cash or point copay?Officially, no. But there's no harm in contacting an individual property directly to see what they're willing to do.
If I close my card account, do I lose any unused points or annual free-night certificate?No. Unused points already in your Hyatt account as well as the annual free-night award remain available in your Hyatt account regardless of the status of your Chase card.
Questions related to the (now expired) 2 Free Night card offer:
When do the signup bonus free-night awards for this card expire?
The awards expire one year from the date of deposit (typically the date on which the required spend is met, which may fall in the middle of a billing cycle). All stays must be completed by the expiration date.
When I view my free-night awards, why is the button to start the redemption/booking process missing?You no longer need to go through the My Awards page to book a free-night cert. Simply start the booking process as if requesting an award stay using points.
When I try to book a multiple-night award stay, why does the Hyatt website show availability for points redemptions but not for Free Night Awards?You will need to redeem the free-night certs one at a time in separate single-night reservations if you want to do it online. For example, if you want to book the Park Hyatt Sydney for December 14-16, you will book the night of the 14th to 15th as one stay, and then repeat the process for the night of the 15th to 16th. Otherwise, call Hyatt to make the booking.
If I can't use my free-night award by the expiration date, can I exchange it for points or get the expiration extended?According to the FT Hyatt GP Concierge, as of January 22, 2016, there are 2 options for compensation for the initial (all-category) Free Night Awards: These policies will reportedly remain in effect after the March 1, 2017 transition from Hyatt Gold Passport to the new World of Hyatt program.
Anniversary Awards valid in Category 1-4 hotels are not eligible for extension. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which allowed a one-time 30-day extension.)
Can I use the sign-up free night cert for a suite or Club-level room, possibly with a cash or point copay?- Platinum guests: Hyatt offers 10,000 points per Award if the Member has had 5 eligible stays or 15 eligible nights in the previous 12 months. The 10,000 points per award exchange can only be done after the award night has expired. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which required the award to be unexpired.) Members have up to 90 days beyond the expiration of the unused award night to exchange for points.
- Diamond guests: Hyatt offers 20,000 points per Award if the Member has achieved Diamond status by achieving 25 stays or 50 nights or completing a trial tier offer within the last 12 months. The 20,000 points per award exchange can only be done after the award night has expired. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which required the award to be unexpired.) Members have up to 90 days beyond the expiration of the unused award night to exchange for points.
Anniversary Awards valid in Category 1-4 hotels are not eligible for extension. (This is the opposite of the old rule, which allowed a one-time 30-day extension.)
Officially, no. But there's no harm in contacting an individual property directly to see what they're willing to do.
If I close my card account, do I lose any unused free-night certificates?No. Unused free-night awards remain available in your Hyatt account regardless of the status of your Chase card.
The Hyatt Rewards Card from Chase (WIKI)
Apr 6, 2016, 7:45 am
#3451
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Chase cant tell. Several occasions now I add the AU with the full intention of using it. But before I get the chance to use the AU card the 5k is already posted. We have three months. So I never am in a rush to use the AU card. But the points post by the next statement before the AU card is used anyways. To be safe I eventually do use it which is no big deal.
Apr 6, 2016, 8:03 am
#3452
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
Maybe a silly question but you did ask him first about adding him as an AU, right? The card will show up on his credit report so you don't want him to see that out of the blue.
Apr 6, 2016, 8:47 am
#3453
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Apr 6, 2016, 8:57 am
#3454
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
Last year he went on a school trip and there was no way other than gift cards and cash to let him have money, we had talked about then how cool would be for him to have a card, we looked at google wallet but he had to be 18 and we didn't want to lie about it. So when this came up i brought it up to her.
Her and I agree that he will NEVER touch that card ( as he has some issues already with charging things on his mom and dads card) and since I cant set a limit like with Amex, it will just be there, in the event another trip comes up or something but yes I didn't just randomly add him and it would probably be good if he had something on his report from now.
ETA: In my case I was surprised to find it asked for address, i thought everyone said name only. I put in his address.
Apr 6, 2016, 9:04 am
#3455
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
Chase cant tell. Several occasions now I add the AU with the full intention of using it. But before I get the chance to use the AU card the 5k is already posted. We have three months. So I never am in a rush to use the AU card. But the points post by the next statement before the AU card is used anyways. To be safe I eventually do use it which is no big deal.
Apr 6, 2016, 9:10 am
#3456
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
I'm not arguing just genuinely curious, if they both have the same everything, how can they actually tell tho? Is there another identifying factor?
Apr 6, 2016, 9:46 am
#3457
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
You can't see it on Chase activity reports but on Citi activity the card holder who made the POS transaction is noted.
Last edited by Ed Janowsky; Apr 6, 2016 at 9:52 am
Apr 6, 2016, 10:11 am
#3458
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: FL, USA
Programs: AA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,666
The embedded information on the magnetic strip and on the chip are different from card to card so POS transactions are distinguishable. An online order however would not be.
You can't see it on Chase activity reports but on Citi activity the card holder who made the POS transaction is noted.
You can't see it on Chase activity reports but on Citi activity the card holder who made the POS transaction is noted.
IN any case, thanks for the info, learn something everyday
Apr 6, 2016, 1:17 pm
#3459
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: LAX
Posts: 22
just adding a couple data points on opening new hyatt cards.
Brother applied and auto-approved 3/15, asked to expedite, agent said yes, but card arrived 3/26. two days later another set of exactly the same cards arrived... Venmo $1k min spend upon receiving the cards and then 2 free nights posted evening of 3/30.
I applied 3/21 and auto-approved after getting 2 chase cards in dec, one in jan, and 2 in february). Received cards 3/31, did venmo payment, and charges finally posted 4/3. Got 2 free nights late evening of 4/5/2016 and then booked a combined 4 nights in August for paris trip. Hopefully terrorist attacks will settle down by then...
Brother applied and auto-approved 3/15, asked to expedite, agent said yes, but card arrived 3/26. two days later another set of exactly the same cards arrived... Venmo $1k min spend upon receiving the cards and then 2 free nights posted evening of 3/30.
I applied 3/21 and auto-approved after getting 2 chase cards in dec, one in jan, and 2 in february). Received cards 3/31, did venmo payment, and charges finally posted 4/3. Got 2 free nights late evening of 4/5/2016 and then booked a combined 4 nights in August for paris trip. Hopefully terrorist attacks will settle down by then...
Apr 6, 2016, 1:38 pm
#3460
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
Programs: American, SWA, United, IHG,Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,843
Then why would they credit the 5k AU bonus before the AU card actually used the card?
Apr 6, 2016, 2:27 pm
#3461
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 16
Is it possible for me to add my Hyatt rewards number when a friend applies for the Hyatt card? If possible whose name would the 2 nights cert be under?
Apr 6, 2016, 3:44 pm
#3462
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Yes. It's also possible no bonus would be awarded and/or your account would be closed for T&C violations. Don't; just don't.
Apr 6, 2016, 4:43 pm
#3463
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
The offer also states on the landing page, "Get 5,000 bonus points when you add an authorized user to your account and make a purchase with your card during the first 3 months as a cardmember.*"
Nowhere does it state that the AU card must be used for a purchase.
Last edited by Ed Janowsky; Apr 6, 2016 at 4:56 pm
Apr 6, 2016, 4:51 pm
#3464
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
So even though they share the same number, same esp date and same ccv, the strip is different, that is very interesting. I mean I won't run into that problem but it would be great if they actually separated it like amex does.
IN any case, thanks for the info, learn something everyday
IN any case, thanks for the info, learn something everyday
Last edited by Ed Janowsky; Apr 6, 2016 at 10:41 pm
Apr 7, 2016, 3:00 pm
#3465
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: BA Gold; AA Lfe Time PLT ; Marriott Titanium, LFT GLD
Posts: 1,276
I thought this was not ambiguous... however just to be sure I had my wife make a purchase. The extra points showed up fairly quickly.