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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)
Jan 22, 2014, 7:58 am
#1111
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
The basics of the challenge are simple.....
You apply, provide the required documentation, and accept your participation in the challenge (normally that's the date your challenge starts, if you would like to start on a specific date you need to be clear about that).
From the start date your status is reflected as Diamond and you get the 4 Diamond upgrades (might take a day or two for them to appear in your account). When the upgrades are in your account you can use them on an existing or any new reservations, but they will only work when suites are available and on paid stays (fully or partially paid like with the C&P option). If you are still Diamond on March 1st you will get another 4 upgrades, the unused ones you got before will disappear. If you meet the 12 nights in 60 days then your Diamond status will be extended to Feb 2015, otherwise it will end at the end of the month after 60 days.
So for your stay it seems best to accept the challenge as soon as possible so you will be able to use the Diamond upgrades. But don't start before your last intended stay minus 60 days if you don't intend to actually reach the 12 nights in 60 days.
But the suite availability needs to be there in the first place for your stays, don't just assume that by having a suite upgrade you will be able to get a suite. They only work for "basic" suite types (depending on the property).
You apply, provide the required documentation, and accept your participation in the challenge (normally that's the date your challenge starts, if you would like to start on a specific date you need to be clear about that).
From the start date your status is reflected as Diamond and you get the 4 Diamond upgrades (might take a day or two for them to appear in your account). When the upgrades are in your account you can use them on an existing or any new reservations, but they will only work when suites are available and on paid stays (fully or partially paid like with the C&P option). If you are still Diamond on March 1st you will get another 4 upgrades, the unused ones you got before will disappear. If you meet the 12 nights in 60 days then your Diamond status will be extended to Feb 2015, otherwise it will end at the end of the month after 60 days.
So for your stay it seems best to accept the challenge as soon as possible so you will be able to use the Diamond upgrades. But don't start before your last intended stay minus 60 days if you don't intend to actually reach the 12 nights in 60 days.
But the suite availability needs to be there in the first place for your stays, don't just assume that by having a suite upgrade you will be able to get a suite. They only work for "basic" suite types (depending on the property).
Jan 22, 2014, 8:02 am
#1112
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
Jan 22, 2014, 8:20 am
#1113
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Germany
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 25
Thank you very much for the help RTW1 and Peter 
Jan 22, 2014, 8:36 am
#1114
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
A tip to add.. When you receive the suite upgrades, you may apply the DSUs to reservations after the expiry date. No changes allowed otherwise you relinquish the suite upgrades. New DSUs you receive after March 1, reservations made prior to expiry, changes may be accommodated.
Jan 22, 2014, 8:50 am
#1115
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: TK *G, Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond,UA Silver
Posts: 260
A tip to add.. When you receive the suite upgrades, you may apply the DSUs to reservations after the expiry date. No changes allowed otherwise you relinquish the suite upgrades. New DSUs you receive after March 1, reservations made prior to expiry, changes may be accommodated.
Jan 22, 2014, 8:54 am
#1116
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
However, you will not be allowed to change the reservation or you will lose the certificates.
FWIW - I WAS able to change without losing them. I didn't ask, and customer service didn't volunteer. However, I was only shortening my stay, not changing it.
Jan 22, 2014, 10:48 am
#1117
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Germany
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, Accor Platinum
Posts: 25
A tip to add.. When you receive the suite upgrades, you may apply the DSUs to reservations after the expiry date. No changes allowed otherwise you relinquish the suite upgrades. New DSUs you receive after March 1, reservations made prior to expiry, changes may be accommodated.
4 nights Park Hyatt Goa (first March 4th)
2 nights Grand Hyatt Bombay
6+x nights Hyatt Regency Cancun (last stay around April 4th)
So Ill book all the rooms by the end of next week and let them start my challenge around February 8th. After that Ill burn the 3-4 upgrade certificates BEFORE March 1st. I will not make any changes with the bookings and I will get 4 new suite upgrades for the time from March 2014 until end of February 2015, does this make sense? Just checking that I got it all right.
Jan 22, 2014, 2:33 pm
#1118
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
right now my plan is the following
4 nights Park Hyatt Goa (first March 4th)
2 nights Grand Hyatt Bombay
6+x nights Hyatt Regency Cancun (last stay around April 4th)
So Ill book all the rooms by the end of next week and let them start my challenge around February 8th. After that Ill burn the 3-4 upgrade certificates BEFORE March 1st. I will not make any changes with the bookings and I will get 4 new suite upgrades for the time from March 2014 until end of February 2015, does this make sense? Just checking that I got it all right.
4 nights Park Hyatt Goa (first March 4th)
2 nights Grand Hyatt Bombay
6+x nights Hyatt Regency Cancun (last stay around April 4th)
So Ill book all the rooms by the end of next week and let them start my challenge around February 8th. After that Ill burn the 3-4 upgrade certificates BEFORE March 1st. I will not make any changes with the bookings and I will get 4 new suite upgrades for the time from March 2014 until end of February 2015, does this make sense? Just checking that I got it all right.
Max 7 nights per DSU, so if you 6+x nights at Hyatt Regency Cancun exceeds 7 nights, then you'll have to redeem an additional DSU. Looks like you have 3 reservations utilizing 3 DSUs prior to March 1st, so if you need one more DSU, then you've got it.. prior to expiry.
I would try and apply that 4th DSU to a future reservation, which can be made up to approximately a year ahead.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:12 am
#1119
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: IAH
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, A3 Gold
Posts: 601
With the Chase Hyatt credit card, one gets 10 night credits after spending $40k on the card.
Do the 10 night credits from the credit card count toward the 12 nights of the Diamond challenge?
Do the 10 night credits from the credit card count toward the 12 nights of the Diamond challenge?
Jan 23, 2014, 10:20 am
#1120
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
No, those 12 nights need to be accomplished by actually staying.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:24 am
#1121
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: IAH
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, A3 Gold
Posts: 601
It did sound too good to be true.
Jan 23, 2014, 10:28 am
#1122
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Between AMS and BRU
Posts: 8,852
They count towards the regular Diamond qualification.... for those without access to the credit card, that seems quite a decent offer.
Jan 23, 2014, 11:56 am
#1123
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LAS,LAX,SEA
Programs: AA,UA/CO, SPG50, Hilton Gold
Posts: 430
I'm getting conflicting information regarding suite UG on the challenge. Do you receive the suite UG before completing the challenge or strictly after you complete the 12 nights? Thanks
Jan 23, 2014, 2:52 pm
#1124
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: YYZ
Programs: TK *G, Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond,UA Silver
Posts: 260
You can apply suite upgrade certificates (I'm not sure about free night awards from the credit card) before they expire to reservations made for after they expire.
However, you will not be allowed to change the reservation or you will lose the certificates.
FWIW - I WAS able to change without losing them. I didn't ask, and customer service didn't volunteer. However, I was only shortening my stay, not changing it.
However, you will not be allowed to change the reservation or you will lose the certificates.
FWIW - I WAS able to change without losing them. I didn't ask, and customer service didn't volunteer. However, I was only shortening my stay, not changing it.
thanks!
Jan 23, 2014, 2:56 pm
#1125
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
You receive DSUs when your Challenge is enacted. You can use the DSUs on reservations during your Diamond Challenge.