Nov 1, 2013, 12:13 am
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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)
Oct 27, 2014, 12:24 am
#1951
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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I agree. If I hadn't read this thread, I would have missed the 60 day cut-off.
Oct 27, 2014, 1:09 am
#1952
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
Do they really need to spell out every detail? The day you get enrolled in the challenge you get an e-mail that you need to stay 12 nights in the next 60 days. In fact the 60 days is mentioned twice, another time for the 6x1000 bonus points. Pretty hard to miss in my book.
Specifying an end date would be nice, but with Hyatt IT and the enrollment process being a manual one (with cut and paste for the e-mails) that's not likely to happen.
Specifying an end date would be nice, but with Hyatt IT and the enrollment process being a manual one (with cut and paste for the e-mails) that's not likely to happen.
Oct 27, 2014, 10:04 am
#1953
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No it's really not clear, particularly since Hyatt tells you your status is good through the end of the second month, which is almost always more than sixty days. The evidence of the confusion this generates is rather manifest, just look at all the questions and comments the issue generates in this thread.
Oct 28, 2014, 11:11 am
#1954
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
I registered today (10/28) for the Diamond trial. My "tier expiration date" on Hyatt.com is showing as 12/31/14, so it's significantly longer than 60 days. Also, I received no Diamond Suite Upgrades in my account yet.
Oct 28, 2014, 11:22 am
#1955
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
You will always be Diamond until the end of the month, so that's generous. But it has nothing to do with qualifying for the challenge. Even if you don't have a single stay you will be Diamond until the expiry date they grant you when you start the offer.
But to maintain that status (and that's what the challenge is for) you need to have 12 nights in 60 days, something that is very clearly spelled out in the "you have been signed up for the challenge" e-mail you get.
A few years they used wording like this "To maintain Diamond membership through February 201x, member must complete 12 eligible nights at any Hyatt Hotel & Resort worldwide, Hyatt Place or Hyatt Summerfield Suites within 60 days of enrollment. You will also receive 1,000 bonus points on your first six (6) eligible nights within 60 days. Maximum 6,000 bonus points may be earned. Maximum one trial tier per member."
It takes up to 48hrs for the upgrade awards to show up in your account.
But to maintain that status (and that's what the challenge is for) you need to have 12 nights in 60 days, something that is very clearly spelled out in the "you have been signed up for the challenge" e-mail you get.
A few years they used wording like this "To maintain Diamond membership through February 201x, member must complete 12 eligible nights at any Hyatt Hotel & Resort worldwide, Hyatt Place or Hyatt Summerfield Suites within 60 days of enrollment. You will also receive 1,000 bonus points on your first six (6) eligible nights within 60 days. Maximum 6,000 bonus points may be earned. Maximum one trial tier per member."
It takes up to 48hrs for the upgrade awards to show up in your account.
Oct 28, 2014, 1:29 pm
#1956
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York City
Programs: BA Gold Guest List; HH Diamond; Hyatt Diamond; SPG Gold
Posts: 2,833
Does anyone know when the 6,000 bonus points are expected to post when doing the challenge? I'm 9 credited nights into the challenge after ~30 days and no bonus points posted.
Oct 28, 2014, 3:21 pm
#1957
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
The bonus points normally post almost immediatly each of those first 6 nights have been credited. Time to contact GP.
Oct 28, 2014, 5:46 pm
#1958
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See the Wiki:
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.
Last edited by serfty; Oct 28, 2014 at 5:56 pm
Oct 30, 2014, 10:17 am
#1959
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: status free since 2017
Posts: 2,188
As I understand the status match is only until 10/31. However my first stay with Marriott this year is 11/01...
Would that be okay in terms of meeting the challenge reqs?
Would that be okay in terms of meeting the challenge reqs?
Oct 30, 2014, 2:59 pm
#1960
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Arizona
Programs: AA, BA, Delta, UA
Posts: 27
Getting the last of the 12 night requirement...
Initiated the Diamond Trial on 10/26 and thought it would be easy to meet the 12 night stay requirement based on scheduled upcoming personal & business travel. I then learned that booking 2 rooms concurrently for 6 nights does not qualify.
So two questions:
1. Any issue if I book a room for a friend through my Gold Passport number and pay for the room on my Chase Hyatt Visa but I personally don't stay at the hotel? Would that still qualify as "eligible nights"?
2. Any points of caution regarding booking cheap rooms at the local Hyatt Place and not occupying them to get 3 or 4 additional "eligible nights"?
Thanks much!
So two questions:
1. Any issue if I book a room for a friend through my Gold Passport number and pay for the room on my Chase Hyatt Visa but I personally don't stay at the hotel? Would that still qualify as "eligible nights"?
2. Any points of caution regarding booking cheap rooms at the local Hyatt Place and not occupying them to get 3 or 4 additional "eligible nights"?
Thanks much!
Oct 30, 2014, 3:10 pm
#1961
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mo2vate Booking a room for a friend that you are not staying in but are paying for would earn you points but would not earn you qualifying nights. You can earn qualifying nights by checking in at any Hyatt property as long as you are the one checking in and staying in the room and you are the one paying for the room. Nights booked through third party sites are not eligible for points or qualiying nights.
Oct 30, 2014, 7:52 pm
#1962
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Oct 30, 2014, 8:35 pm
#1963
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Hello travelismylife!
At this time, we do not have a new offer following the expiration of the current Platinum and Diamond Trials on 10/31/14.
Thanks!
Sarah
At this time, we do not have a new offer following the expiration of the current Platinum and Diamond Trials on 10/31/14.
Thanks!
Sarah
Oct 30, 2014, 8:57 pm
#1964
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Between this, the end of MER, and increasing properties opting out of P+C,it looks like we are looking at a slim, trim HGP program for 2015.
Oct 30, 2014, 9:07 pm
#1965
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Singapore
Programs: HHonors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 362