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.
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May 9, 2018, 12:36 am
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May 9, 2018, 6:12 am
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May 9, 2018, 11:56 am
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I suspect @CodeAdam10 made a simple typo or was thinking instead of the Chase Marriott anniversary cert, which is for cat 5.
May 16, 2018, 1:43 am
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May 16, 2018, 10:21 pm
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Hyatt card is looking a whole lot better thanks to downgrade of AMEX SPG card and impending Marriott devaluation. Chase awards 2 points/$1 on travel/dining spend but top Hyatt awards are still only 30k per night. As of August 1 SPG Amex and Marriott will both award 2 points/$1 everyday spend but the peak awards at top properties will soon cost 90k on the new Marriott chart. Goodbye SPG Amex! (Of course, CSR awards 3 UR/$1 on travel/dining, but that's another matter...)
And of course Hyatt Cat 4 free nights are a heck of a lot more useful than soon to be devalued Marriott 25k nights.
And of course Hyatt Cat 4 free nights are a heck of a lot more useful than soon to be devalued Marriott 25k nights.
May 17, 2018, 10:47 am
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Hyatt card is looking a whole lot better thanks to downgrade of AMEX SPG card and impending Marriott devaluation. Chase awards 2 points/$1 on travel/dining spend but top Hyatt awards are still only 30k per night. As of August 1 SPG Amex and Marriott will both award 2 points/$1 everyday spend but the peak awards at top properties will soon cost 90k on the new Marriott chart. Goodbye SPG Amex! (Of course, CSR awards 3 UR/$1 on travel/dining, but that's another matter...)
And of course Hyatt Cat 4 free nights are a heck of a lot more useful than soon to be devalued Marriott 25k nights.
And of course Hyatt Cat 4 free nights are a heck of a lot more useful than soon to be devalued Marriott 25k nights.
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May 17, 2018, 11:11 am
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Saw a different offer the other day and bit, but has been waiting for a decision. It was 30K points for $2K spend & $150 statement credit. I thought the 10K lost in points (vs. previous offer of 40K) is made up for by essentially 2 years of annual fee waiver ($150 credit) and the 1 free night after each of those years.
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Jun 6, 2018, 8:56 pm
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Just went to create a referral link and Chase has apparently discontinued referral bounties for the Hyatt card.
Jun 6, 2018, 11:00 pm
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Jun 7, 2018, 8:37 pm
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Jun 7, 2018, 8:54 pm
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Jun 15, 2018, 1:07 pm
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I can pull up the 30k + $150 SC with a dummy booking, however I do not see the verbiage on 5,000 bonus points for AU. Effectively it feels like we are trading 15k points for $150 SC? Anyone know if the 30k+$150 offer also has 5k bonus for AU?
Jun 15, 2018, 4:42 pm
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Jul 3, 2018, 7:23 pm
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Just in case anyone is reading this thread, thinking this is the currently active card, it's not!
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
See this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyat...ed-2018-a.html
Jul 6, 2018, 11:37 pm
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I don't think the free night certificates are transferable so not sure even if you wanted to gift it to someone else whether it's possible.