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Old Nov 25, 2001 | 3:07 pm
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Hyatt Gift Certificates: Order by February 28, 2002 To Receive a Free Bonus

When you complete your order by February 28, 2002, you'll earn 5 Hyatt Gold Passport® bonus points for every US$dollar you spend toward the purchase of Hyatt Gift Certificates. Points earned are redeemable toward free travel worldwide in the Hyatt Gold Passport® frequent traveler program.
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Old Nov 26, 2001 | 8:14 am
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Time to order another $1k worth. Thanks for the post!
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Old Nov 27, 2001 | 8:04 pm
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Ok. I'm missing it. Can you publish the link to this? I don't see anything on the GP website.
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Old Nov 27, 2001 | 10:17 pm
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Here is the info for the promo... Receive 5 Hyatt Gold Passport® bonus points for every US$ dollar you spend

Rather tricky to find! Must click on the link to purchase certs!

One other thing... If I purchase $1,000 worth of certs. I get 5k GP points. Do I get additional points when I stay at Hyatt, ie. 5 points for each dollar and the 30% bonus for Diamond? So... a hotel stay costing $1,000 could net me 11,500 points? (5k for purchasing certs, 5k for $1,000 hotel stay, 1.5k for bonus)

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 2:40 am
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Compare in paying with credit card and the Hyatt Checks Cert. at an international property, will the exchange rate be much higher? I notice that some international property's posted exchange rate for using foreign currency or travel checks were much higher than the credit card company's.

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Old Nov 28, 2001 | 7:35 am
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Thanks for this post. I looked at the link
and ended up calling to order since I wanted
some questions answered. You get points for
order, points to GP for stays when using
like having cash and one year to use. Also
I have an expensive stay coming up this
weekend and had them rushed for Friday
delivery. OK I just got off the phone. Rush
delivery via FEDEX is $12.00. It is
necessary for me to fax a letter to them
which authorizes a charge in excess of
$1,000. I figure it as AMEX points for
charge, 5xGP per $ cert., GP points for stay
and Diamond bonus. Thanks again Off to send
my fax.

Another thing. Order smaller $ amounts than
you will use. They say no change given.

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Old Jan 2, 2002 | 11:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RTWSTARALLIANCE:
You get points for order, points to GP for stays when using like having cash and one year to use.</font>
I have an expensive Hyat stay coming up. Has this been everybody's experience - - points for the certs purchase and points for using the certs like cash?
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 3:42 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cactuspete:
I have an expensive Hyat stay coming up. Has this been everybody's experience - - points for the certs purchase and points for using the certs like cash?</font>
Only if you are staying in the US or your room rate is base on US$, otherwise your credit card's exchange rate is far better than the hotel's. You have to consider trade off between a few percent more of your total bill and the extra points.

Actually I am also thinking of doing this for my up coming stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo. My usual bill come up to US$ 2K+ for a four days stay plus food. So it is an extra 10K points for less than US$100 (I think half of what you paid to purchase from GP if you don't have enough points for an award).
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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 8:21 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cactuspete:

I have an expensive Hyat stay coming up. Has this been everybody's experience - - points for the certs purchase and points for using the certs like cash?</font>
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My recent experience has been that when using these gift certs they do not credit any GP points - period. Only the remaining balance charged to a CC yielded the GP points! In fact I was not aware of this!

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Old Jan 3, 2002 | 8:41 am
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I have just the opposite experience using the Certs over the last 4 years. I have always gotten GP credit in terms of points nad nights stayed at US properties. I have used thenm without any problem at least 15 different properties.
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Old Feb 21, 2002 | 4:45 pm
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Just a reminder that this promo expires 2/28/02.
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 7:17 am
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Great deal. I am on my 4th order. Happy to
see expiration date is a year from purchase.
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 8:37 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by FlyingG:

I have just the opposite experience using the Certs over the last 4 years. I have always gotten GP credit in terms of points nad nights stayed at US properties. I have used thenm without any problem at least 15 different properties. </font>

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Again, no GP points for me! Any explanation for the discrepancy? Thanks!
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 4:02 pm
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Looks like the offer has been extended to 6/30/02.
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Old Feb 26, 2002 | 4:21 pm
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Yow! I have an expensive stay in April but was unwilling to buy all of the certificates now.
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