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)
Nov 22, 2013, 1:49 pm
#946
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, QF Platinum
Posts: 132
Plan:
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (1) in January 2014
- Use the diamond benefits for my award stay at Andaz Maui in February
- Book Cash & Points nights (after Jan 7) at the GH Bali and GH Singapore for October 2014
- Use two confirmed suite upgrades for the GH Bali and GH Singapore
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (2) in October 2014
- Reap the benefits of having a diamond status and suite upgrades for my 2 weeks in Asia
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Any chance this may work?
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (1) in January 2014
- Use the diamond benefits for my award stay at Andaz Maui in February
- Book Cash & Points nights (after Jan 7) at the GH Bali and GH Singapore for October 2014
- Use two confirmed suite upgrades for the GH Bali and GH Singapore
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (2) in October 2014
- Reap the benefits of having a diamond status and suite upgrades for my 2 weeks in Asia
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Any chance this may work?
And people wonder why benefits keep getting removed when clearly you have no intention of going for the challenge. Had you of made an effort to reach the 12 nights, then different story…
I am all for using whatever advantage there may be available to make my stay, flight, car hire etc etc the best possible, and I am all for bending rules to an extent, but to clearly want to disregard what a challenge is for then over time, it may just ruin it for the people out there that really do want to attempt said challenge.
Nov 22, 2013, 2:43 pm
#947
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 37,486
I emailed about my recent 12 nights but was turned down because two nights were at the Bellagio (booked through Hyatt.com). I was under the assumption that they would count, or I would not have stayed there. Can anyone confirm whether Hyatt customer support is right, and whether to push on this to make them reconsider? I'm sure I'll still do more within the 60, but this rule was not mentioned to me when I signed up.
Nov 22, 2013, 2:45 pm
#948
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
I emailed about my recent 12 nights but was turned down because two nights were at the Bellagio (booked through Hyatt.com). I was under the assumption that they would count, or I would not have stayed there. Can anyone confirm whether Hyatt customer support is right, and whether to push on this to make them reconsider? I'm sure I'll still do more within the 60, but this rule was not mentioned to me when I signed up.
Nov 22, 2013, 3:19 pm
#950
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, QF Platinum
Posts: 132
I emailed about my recent 12 nights but was turned down because two nights were at the Bellagio (booked through Hyatt.com). I was under the assumption that they would count, or I would not have stayed there. Can anyone confirm whether Hyatt customer support is right, and whether to push on this to make them reconsider? I'm sure I'll still do more within the 60, but this rule was not mentioned to me when I signed up.
There were a few of us (myself included) who were given an exception as we had it in writing from Hyatt that the MGM stays would be eligible for the Diamond Trial (this was in the weeks after the announcement). Without that written confirmation I doubt you will have any luck, however, anything is possible.
The Gold Passport Concierge on here has clarified this several months ago, but as already suggested, contact them and see what can be done.
Nov 22, 2013, 3:25 pm
#951
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, QF Platinum
Posts: 132
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.
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.
Nov 24, 2013, 12:04 pm
#952
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 260
December or January?
I have a long (2-week) stay coming up for business that I plan to use for the Hyatt Diamond Challenge which I can schedule in either early December or early January .
Completing in December gets it done sooner but doesn't seem to make any other real difference since I get the 60-day window of status just for being on the challenge. Is there any difference between that status and "earned" status? For example can I do the MLife status match based on challenge status? Would like to have the MLife Plat for CES in January.
The biggest reason to complete in January seems to be that the 12+ nights will then ALSO count against the 2014 qualification leaving me only around 10 nights short for the rest of the year to re-qualify as Diamond - am I doing that math correctly?
Any insight is appreciated - thanks.
Completing in December gets it done sooner but doesn't seem to make any other real difference since I get the 60-day window of status just for being on the challenge. Is there any difference between that status and "earned" status? For example can I do the MLife status match based on challenge status? Would like to have the MLife Plat for CES in January.
The biggest reason to complete in January seems to be that the 12+ nights will then ALSO count against the 2014 qualification leaving me only around 10 nights short for the rest of the year to re-qualify as Diamond - am I doing that math correctly?
Any insight is appreciated - thanks.
Nov 24, 2013, 6:23 pm
#953
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
At this point, either dec or jan with successful completion of the challenge would give you status through 2/2015 but you are correct that stays in 2014 will count towards requalification through 2/2016. Note, the regular criteria is 25 stays or 50 nights.
Last edited by peteropny; Nov 24, 2013 at 6:29 pm
Nov 24, 2013, 6:27 pm
#954
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 260
Ah correct - I had been thinking 25 nights but of course that's backwards with stays. Thanks.
Nov 24, 2013, 8:05 pm
#955
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 76
if i succeed in the challenge in feb/march 2014 my status will be valid through 2/2015 or 16?
Nov 24, 2013, 8:20 pm
#956
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ORD, LAS
Programs: AA-EXP, BAEC Silver, Hyatt-Globalist, Hilton-gold, SPG-gold
Posts: 855
Plan:
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (1) in January 2014
- Use the diamond benefits for my award stay at Andaz Maui in February
- Book Cash & Points nights (after Jan 7) at the GH Bali and GH Singapore for October 2014
- Use two confirmed suite upgrades for the GH Bali and GH Singapore
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (2) in October 2014
- Reap the benefits of having a diamond status and suite upgrades for my 2 weeks in Asia
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Any chance this may work?
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (1) in January 2014
- Use the diamond benefits for my award stay at Andaz Maui in February
- Book Cash & Points nights (after Jan 7) at the GH Bali and GH Singapore for October 2014
- Use two confirmed suite upgrades for the GH Bali and GH Singapore
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Start Hyatt Diamond Challenge (2) in October 2014
- Reap the benefits of having a diamond status and suite upgrades for my 2 weeks in Asia
- Let the trial expire without achieving 12 nights
Any chance this may work?
A challenge only requires 12 nights. Why not do cash and points for Maui and actually try to complete the challenge?
Nov 24, 2013, 8:28 pm
#957
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum, Aeroplan Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 18,686
the Challenge, for the Diamond Status to be valid through 2/2016.
The scenario may work, as the Diamond Challenge Offers will change between January and October (Challenge 1, Diamond Status until Feb 28, 2015.. Challenge 2, Diamond Status until Feb 28, 2016). The One Offer Tier Trial per Member applies to each offer apparently, and its been determined that once in a lifetime was an assumption from latest discussions. OP would have to be approved for both the Challenges by HGP. YMMV if that happens.
Dec 5, 2013, 4:24 pm
#958
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,171
i've just started the trial and have a stay on Feb 5th. I emailed GP and they said my tril ends on Feb 3rd. However, my status on their ebsite shows diamond throgh Feb 28, 2014.
Can someone confirm if I will have status through Feb 28 or will it end on Feb 3rd?
Can someone confirm if I will have status through Feb 28 or will it end on Feb 3rd?
Dec 5, 2013, 5:28 pm
#959
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 104
Your Diamond status is usually good till the end of the month (or so), so you will be Diamond for the stay on the 5th but that stay will NOT count towards the challenge.
Dec 5, 2013, 5:31 pm
#960
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 104
I have a long (2-week) stay coming up for business that I plan to use for the Hyatt Diamond Challenge which I can schedule in either early December or early January .
Completing in December gets it done sooner but doesn't seem to make any other real difference since I get the 60-day window of status just for being on the challenge. Is there any difference between that status and "earned" status? For example can I do the MLife status match based on challenge status? Would like to have the MLife Plat for CES in January.
The biggest reason to complete in January seems to be that the 12+ nights will then ALSO count against the 2014 qualification leaving me only around 10 nights short for the rest of the year to re-qualify as Diamond - am I doing that math correctly?
Any insight is appreciated - thanks.
Completing in December gets it done sooner but doesn't seem to make any other real difference since I get the 60-day window of status just for being on the challenge. Is there any difference between that status and "earned" status? For example can I do the MLife status match based on challenge status? Would like to have the MLife Plat for CES in January.
The biggest reason to complete in January seems to be that the 12+ nights will then ALSO count against the 2014 qualification leaving me only around 10 nights short for the rest of the year to re-qualify as Diamond - am I doing that math correctly?
Any insight is appreciated - thanks.
You might also want to consider the credit card - you can get credit for 5 stays/10 nights with a significant spend.
