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HYATT GOLD PASSPORT® DIAMOND TRIAL
Terms and Conditions
To qualify for this promotion, member must contact Hyatt Gold Passport Customer Service at 800.304.9288 or [email protected] between June 1, 2013, and April 30, 2014, reference Offer Code DMD14 and provide a statement with their account activity from a competitor. Upon enrollment, member will receive trial Diamond membership for 60 days. To maintain Diamond membership through February 2015, member must complete 12 eligible nights at any Hyatt worldwide within 60 days of enrollment. Member will also receive 1,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points on their first six (6) eligible nights within 60 days. Maximum 6,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points may be earned. Diamond 30% point bonus will be awarded for all eligible stays during the 60-day trial membership period when member chooses points for their stay. If member completes the stay requirements they will receive a new membership card, valid through February 2015, within 3-4 weeks of qualifying. Membership benefits will be available when member provides their Hyatt Gold Passport number at time of reservation and check-in.
Limit one trial tier offer per member. Hyatt Gold Passport will track all eligible nights in which a Hyatt Gold Passport account number is provided. An eligible night is defined as a single night at any Hyatt in which an eligible rate is paid. For the purposes of this Promotion, an “Eligible Rate” shall be defined as any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to, rates found on hyatt.com, the Hyatt Daily Rate, Volume Account Rates, AAA and Senior Citizen rates. “Ineligible Rates” are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Third Party Internet Rates (examples include priceline.com, hotels.com, Expedia, and Travelocity), traditional wholesale rates (examples include GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time). Back-to-back stays at a single Hyatt are considered one stay. Hyatt Gold Passport reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion at any time without notice.
The following are all the competitors and required status to qualify for the Diamond Trial Offer.
Hilton Honors- Gold VIP and Diamond
Marriott- Gold and Platinum
Starwood- Platinum
Priority Club (now IHG Rewards Club)-Platinum
Fairmont Hotel (one FT has had success)
Please note, the competitor statement must indicate your name, tier status and at least one stay in the last 12 months. Please email statement of your membership activity with a competitor to us for processing.
This promotion is subject to the complete Terms and Conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete program terms and conditions, visit goldpassport.com. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts® encompasses hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The trademarks Hyatt®, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place®, HYATT house®, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Gold Passport®, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation and its affiliates. ©2013 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
Important note on timeframe: You have 60 days from the start of the challenge to complete the 12 nights, regardless of what the expiration date is on the your account profile. You may still retain Diamond status until the end of the month in which your trial period ends.
Terms and Conditions
To qualify for this promotion, member must contact Hyatt Gold Passport Customer Service at 800.304.9288 or [email protected] between June 1, 2013, and April 30, 2014, reference Offer Code DMD14 and provide a statement with their account activity from a competitor. Upon enrollment, member will receive trial Diamond membership for 60 days. To maintain Diamond membership through February 2015, member must complete 12 eligible nights at any Hyatt worldwide within 60 days of enrollment. Member will also receive 1,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points on their first six (6) eligible nights within 60 days. Maximum 6,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points may be earned. Diamond 30% point bonus will be awarded for all eligible stays during the 60-day trial membership period when member chooses points for their stay. If member completes the stay requirements they will receive a new membership card, valid through February 2015, within 3-4 weeks of qualifying. Membership benefits will be available when member provides their Hyatt Gold Passport number at time of reservation and check-in.
Limit one trial tier offer per member. Hyatt Gold Passport will track all eligible nights in which a Hyatt Gold Passport account number is provided. An eligible night is defined as a single night at any Hyatt in which an eligible rate is paid. For the purposes of this Promotion, an “Eligible Rate” shall be defined as any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to, rates found on hyatt.com, the Hyatt Daily Rate, Volume Account Rates, AAA and Senior Citizen rates. “Ineligible Rates” are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Third Party Internet Rates (examples include priceline.com, hotels.com, Expedia, and Travelocity), traditional wholesale rates (examples include GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time). Back-to-back stays at a single Hyatt are considered one stay. Hyatt Gold Passport reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion at any time without notice.
The following are all the competitors and required status to qualify for the Diamond Trial Offer.
Hilton Honors- Gold VIP and Diamond
Marriott- Gold and Platinum
Starwood- Platinum
Priority Club (now IHG Rewards Club)-Platinum
Fairmont Hotel (one FT has had success)
Please note, the competitor statement must indicate your name, tier status and at least one stay in the last 12 months. Please email statement of your membership activity with a competitor to us for processing.
This promotion is subject to the complete Terms and Conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete program terms and conditions, visit goldpassport.com. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts® encompasses hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The trademarks Hyatt®, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place®, HYATT house®, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Gold Passport®, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation and its affiliates. ©2013 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
Important note on timeframe: You have 60 days from the start of the challenge to complete the 12 nights, regardless of what the expiration date is on the your account profile. You may still retain Diamond status until the end of the month in which your trial period ends.
Hyatt Tier (Status) Matching (Challenge) Information - 11/10(ended 10/31/14)
#1876
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,089
Award stays DO count for the Trial challenge. I just sent my Hilton stmt. in with my request and was approved. I did have a paid stay too, w/in the last 12 months, but could only go back 6 months on the Hilton site. Hyatt is very generous. Kudos to them.
#1877
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Anywhere and Everywhere
Programs: UA 1K MM, Hilton Diamond, Costco
Posts: 622
No stays on Hilton
I am Hilton Gold through the Citicard, but I don't have any stays on Hilton YTD.
I used UR for some P+C on upcoming travel at Hyatt.
Will they give the comp status to Diamond, without the Hilton Stays...will they examine carefully my stays and upcoming travel and base their judgement that way?
Regards,
I used UR for some P+C on upcoming travel at Hyatt.
Will they give the comp status to Diamond, without the Hilton Stays...will they examine carefully my stays and upcoming travel and base their judgement that way?
Regards,
#1878
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Chicago
Posts: 425
I am Hilton Gold through the Citicard, but I don't have any stays on Hilton YTD.
I used UR for some P+C on upcoming travel at Hyatt.
Will they give the comp status to Diamond, without the Hilton Stays...will they examine carefully my stays and upcoming travel and base their judgement that way?
Regards,
I used UR for some P+C on upcoming travel at Hyatt.
Will they give the comp status to Diamond, without the Hilton Stays...will they examine carefully my stays and upcoming travel and base their judgement that way?
Regards,
#1879
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 59
Dear FTers,
I have 3 question about the trial. I emailed them asking for a trial started in Nov as my first stay will be in mid-Nov, they agreed and asking me to reply the email one day before the planned stay date to enroll in the trial.
So my question is:
1. If I reply the email eariler, asking some other question, will the system automaticlly enroll me in the trial upon my reply? or they will handle it manually, thus, keep my trial start date from mid-Nov and answer my other question.
2. How can I book the My Elite Rate before my trial start date? for example, I want to book a stay in mid-Nov now, but as I am not Diamond yet, can I still book one using the code, and just to prove my diamond status when I check in?
3. If I do reply the email one day before my planned stay, can they still act fast enough to ensure I got my diamond status/benefits during my stay?
Thanks a lot!
I have 3 question about the trial. I emailed them asking for a trial started in Nov as my first stay will be in mid-Nov, they agreed and asking me to reply the email one day before the planned stay date to enroll in the trial.
So my question is:
1. If I reply the email eariler, asking some other question, will the system automaticlly enroll me in the trial upon my reply? or they will handle it manually, thus, keep my trial start date from mid-Nov and answer my other question.
2. How can I book the My Elite Rate before my trial start date? for example, I want to book a stay in mid-Nov now, but as I am not Diamond yet, can I still book one using the code, and just to prove my diamond status when I check in?
3. If I do reply the email one day before my planned stay, can they still act fast enough to ensure I got my diamond status/benefits during my stay?
Thanks a lot!
#1880
Send the mail at least 3 work days before your first stay.... the day before is cutting it too close.
You won't be ably to use the MER before your status has been changed (and your trial has started). But you might be able to cancel your existing reservation and replace it with MER wham that is still available at the time.
You won't be ably to use the MER before your status has been changed (and your trial has started). But you might be able to cancel your existing reservation and replace it with MER wham that is still available at the time.
#1881
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Philadelphia, LAX, Paris
Programs: UA 1K/2MM, SPG/Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Lifetime HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 3,331
The only way to get instant Hyatt status as the OP had hoped would be apply for the Hyatt Visa card and then status would Platinum for the year (equivalent to HH Gold)
#1882
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: Accor Platinum, Marriott
Posts: 175
I have been following this thread for several months now and was surprised to read the post from applelover2 indicating that agreement had been secured from Hyatt to start a Diamond challenge in November. The general consensus in the posts I have read was that one could not set a date for the challenge.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
#1883
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: TK *G, Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond,UA Silver
Posts: 260
I have been following this thread for several months now and was surprised to read the post from applelover2 indicating that agreement had been secured from Hyatt to start a Diamond challenge in November. The general consensus in the posts I have read was that one could not set a date for the challenge.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
#1884
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
Dear FTers,
I have 3 question about the trial. I emailed them asking for a trial started in Nov as my first stay will be in mid-Nov, they agreed and asking me to reply the email one day before the planned stay date to enroll in the trial.
So my question is:
1. If I reply the email eariler, asking some other question, will the system automaticlly enroll me in the trial upon my reply? or they will handle it manually, thus, keep my trial start date from mid-Nov and answer my other question.
2. How can I book the My Elite Rate before my trial start date? for example, I want to book a stay in mid-Nov now, but as I am not Diamond yet, can I still book one using the code, and just to prove my diamond status when I check in?
3. If I do reply the email one day before my planned stay, can they still act fast enough to ensure I got my diamond status/benefits during my stay?
Thanks a lot!
I have 3 question about the trial. I emailed them asking for a trial started in Nov as my first stay will be in mid-Nov, they agreed and asking me to reply the email one day before the planned stay date to enroll in the trial.
So my question is:
1. If I reply the email eariler, asking some other question, will the system automaticlly enroll me in the trial upon my reply? or they will handle it manually, thus, keep my trial start date from mid-Nov and answer my other question.
2. How can I book the My Elite Rate before my trial start date? for example, I want to book a stay in mid-Nov now, but as I am not Diamond yet, can I still book one using the code, and just to prove my diamond status when I check in?
3. If I do reply the email one day before my planned stay, can they still act fast enough to ensure I got my diamond status/benefits during my stay?
Thanks a lot!
I have been following this thread for several months now and was surprised to read the post from applelover2 indicating that agreement had been secured from Hyatt to start a Diamond challenge in November. The general consensus in the posts I have read was that one could not set a date for the challenge.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
If setting a future date is now possible I would also do this as I have a lot of stays scheduled in November and December.
Would be interested in any feedback, particularly if the Gold Passport Concierge was able to comment.
#1885
But do it at least a few days before actually staying since it can take a few days before your status has been changed.....
#1886
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: Accor Platinum, Marriott
Posts: 175
zh, peteropny and RTW 1, thanks for your replies. Appreciate the advice.^
#1887
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 531
So I have 5 nights coming up at various high-end Hyatt properties... 4 award, 1 paid.
I don't think I'd complete the challenge, but am I crazy to attempt it just for free breakfast?
I don't think I'd complete the challenge, but am I crazy to attempt it just for free breakfast?
#1888
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Chicago
Posts: 425
Crazy? Not necessarily.
Unethical? Yes.
I hope you're trolling just to bug the crackers out of me. If that's the case, you've succeeded.
#1890
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Tit, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold, Carlson Gold, UA*S,
Posts: 1,363
Does the challenge work on stays paid for with Expedia?