AMEX / US Travel Hyatt Points deal
May 9, 2012, 10:18 am
#20
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: LON SIN HKG
Programs: AA, SPG, Hh, Amex MR, Marriott, ICH, VA, CC, LH
Posts: 433
623A5 only applied to the small offering.
What is the best way to be involved on the opening minute - would it be refresh your screen on all available offers, or is there a better screen from which to start?
What is the best way to be involved on the opening minute - would it be refresh your screen on all available offers, or is there a better screen from which to start?
May 9, 2012, 11:08 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Atlanta and the Big Island, Hawaii
Programs: DL Diamond, SPG Gold. I share these affiliations so that you can ask me questions about the programs
Posts: 812
I have to say that was disappointing. We tried the presale and the regular sale, for all offers, but they were all sold out within less than 1 minute!
May 9, 2012, 11:14 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: None - previously UA
Posts: 4,863
Agreed thumbs down to Hyatt should have been 10x the number of offers available.
Last edited by escapefromphl; May 9, 2012 at 11:23 am
May 9, 2012, 11:17 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: HHonors Gold, National Exec, Marriott Silver
Posts: 267
May 9, 2012, 11:20 am
#26
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
I mobilized the Red Team (long story about that name) and had 7 people trying to get in.
I was the only one who succeeded; I got the 69K point package.
The only thing I can say is, I refreshed repeatedly, and have a T1 connection.
It does seem like the publicity was much much greater this year than in past years.
Seems like maybe Hyatt could leverage the promo by running a "get 50% bonus on point purchases" promotion. Yes it would be a lot more expensive than the US Travel thingy, but let's face it, they are looking for buzz, not necessarily to give something away.
Anyone who spent more than 2 minutes in a "fruitless" exercise has no cause to complain. If you didn't get in right away, you weren't going to get in. That was pretty clear to me from the start.
I was the only one who succeeded; I got the 69K point package.
The only thing I can say is, I refreshed repeatedly, and have a T1 connection.
It does seem like the publicity was much much greater this year than in past years.
Seems like maybe Hyatt could leverage the promo by running a "get 50% bonus on point purchases" promotion. Yes it would be a lot more expensive than the US Travel thingy, but let's face it, they are looking for buzz, not necessarily to give something away.
Anyone who spent more than 2 minutes in a "fruitless" exercise has no cause to complain. If you didn't get in right away, you weren't going to get in. That was pretty clear to me from the start.
May 9, 2012, 11:22 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: MR-Amb, Hyatt-Globalist, AA-EXP
Posts: 1,744
No luck here either. The # of packages was a huge let down, especially considering how many the other hotel chains offered. This was the only day I wasn't able to get at least one of the packages and that included a couple Wyndham packages, a couple Hertz, one Hilton, & one Marriott.
May 9, 2012, 11:23 am
#29
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,418
I feel like I'm trying to get Springsteen tickets. I really want as many of these as I can get, and I have a couple (legal legitimate) tricks up my sleeve; no I'm not sharing. As noted in another post, I'm trying to get enough points to take my in-laws to Paris and I'll need a total of about 150-200,000 to do it.
If it's not enough -- which I suspect is the case -- just rent an apartment in Paris and bring along your in-laws. Or go on priceline/hotwire and buy a few rooms.
The amount of interest in this deal which, objectively, isn't particularly great, is remarkable. I think folks like to win something. If I were to post a deal for a nice $240 hotel room in Paris, I don't think I'd start a sensation.
