New Hyatt Card Features
Sep 21, 2012, 2:43 pm
#61
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: ORD
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I received an invite via e-mail this morning to an event Hyatt and Chase are throwing next month at the Andaz on 5th Ave, as a promotion for the new Hyatt Card benefits, that will feature food and cocktail tastings. So cardmembers in the NYC area may want to check their e-mails if you are interested.
Sep 21, 2012, 10:37 pm
#63
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: New York City
Programs: CX, Delta, Hyatt, SPG, AMEX
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I received an invite via e-mail this morning to an event Hyatt and Chase are throwing next month at the Andaz on 5th Ave, as a promotion for the new Hyatt Card benefits, that will feature food and cocktail tastings. So cardmembers in the NYC area may want to check their e-mails if you are interested.
I called the number about 6 hours after getting the email, and they announced it was already completely booked! This was one of my first such perks from Hyatt since getting the credit card/plat. status, and I'm sorry I missed this opportunity. Do they roll around often?
Sep 22, 2012, 10:00 am
#64
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,428
This card would be of really no value to me until they allow a 1:1 conversion to airline miles. I would lose SO many miles by using the Hyatt Card vs. using my Starwood AMEX card that there is no way it would make any sense.
Sep 23, 2012, 12:54 am
#65
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: FLL/MIA
Programs: PC Platinum, Hyatt GP Diamond, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 248
At this stage the value proposition of the card is still fairly limited to Chase Sapphire cannibalizing the Hyatt CC. The reason for me keeping the card is not only one 1-4 Cat free night but also the CHIP on the card for overseas travel.
Other than that, I do not understand why so much is spent on marketing by snail mail with heavy and fancy paper.
As for comparisons to Hilton, I am not a diamond anymore but DO NOT want to become a Hyatt Diamond based on CC spending. Hilton is owned by Blackstone (did anybody say cash & ROI). Yes, I know Hyatt is a public firm, but please no Diamond based on spending...
RM
Other than that, I do not understand why so much is spent on marketing by snail mail with heavy and fancy paper.
As for comparisons to Hilton, I am not a diamond anymore but DO NOT want to become a Hyatt Diamond based on CC spending. Hilton is owned by Blackstone (did anybody say cash & ROI). Yes, I know Hyatt is a public firm, but please no Diamond based on spending...
RM
Sep 23, 2012, 12:46 pm
#66
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Saigon/Hanoi/San Francisco
Posts: 1,779
FWIW, My CHIP card was worthless buying train tickets in Italy this summer. I couldn't get it to work, so I ended up using my other non-chip card instead.
Sep 23, 2012, 1:04 pm
#67
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Sep 23, 2012, 6:51 pm
#68
Join Date: May 2004
Programs: Various Programs of Interest & LT Collector.
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Good Point - this would be nice too.
That would certainly persuade me to put more spending on the card (which I'm actually thinking of canceling), but another change I'd prefer is 15,000 annual GP points rather than a single category 4 night. I'd much rather be 15,000 points closer to a category 5 or 6 night than to have to find some category 4 Hyatt to use the annual bonus. For others, getting two nights at a lower category Hyatt might be more appealing. There just aren't enough Hyatts for the annual bonus to be so restrictive.
Sep 24, 2012, 6:48 am
#69
Join Date: May 2008
Location: WAS
Programs: AA Ex Plt
Posts: 1,630
$100 per night? What a rip-off 
Hyatt Place Dulles South is $67 for this upcoming weekend.
Hyatt Place Dulles South is $67 for this upcoming weekend.
Maybe dishonestly was too harsh of a word. 25 stays at 100$ per night in a Hyatt Place is a 2500$ revenue contribution to Hyatt while spending 40,000$ per year at Chase is surely a greater revenue contribution for them.
My point was that the number of people who would gain diamond through spend would likely be lower than the people who gain diamond through mattress runs so the ridicule and complaints of dilution aren't entirely warranted.
My point was that the number of people who would gain diamond through spend would likely be lower than the people who gain diamond through mattress runs so the ridicule and complaints of dilution aren't entirely warranted.
Sep 25, 2012, 9:50 am
#70
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
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Sep 25, 2012, 12:14 pm
#71
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: Starwood Gold, Amex Plat, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Fairmont Plat
Posts: 58
LOL, $40K spending gets you HHonors diamond status with the Citi Hhonors reserved card and the AMEX HHonors Surpass. With HHonors diamond, you can get very likely suite upgrade upon check-in and free breakfast + lounge access if there is one. Who would spend $40K on Hyatt card to earn 5 stays? Hyatt, you can't compete against your rivals with these "new" features. Try again please.
Sep 25, 2012, 2:04 pm
#72
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NY
Programs: AA EXP / 2MM, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 143
-- Never mind, I just found my answer in the sticky "Hyatt FAQs & Tutorial on Getting Hyatt Points" and found the following:
"Yes you must physically check-in (doing web check-in or 800-check-in is not sufficient - you need to check-in at the property either front desk or kiosk and get the keys) for a stay to be "eligible" for points / stay credit... It doesn't matter if the stay is pre-paid or you've checked in via the internet or 800-check-in - if you do not physically check-in, may be considered a "phantom" stay (or a "no show") and not earn you stay credit / points and all that implies."
Too bad...
Last edited by feeb1; Sep 25, 2012 at 2:18 pm Reason: Found the answer.
Sep 26, 2012, 8:27 am
#73
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, FB Gold, ITA Volare Executive
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Are there any downsides I am missing here?
New to this forum ... Do I want to take the snail mail offer I just received?
I do not currently have a Hyatt CC. In fact, I don't stay in Hyatt much, although somehow at some point I became a Hyatt Gold Passport Member and seem to have 16,000 points. I do fly a fair amount, but most of my hotel time is in CDG where the Hyatts seem a bit pricey.
On the other hand, a free hotel weekend getaway from time to time ....
So the offer, if I am reading it correctly, basically says that I would move from Gold to Platinum ("Platinum Status Upgrade"); that there is no fee first year and $75 thereafter; that after one spend/charge I would get "two Free Nights at any Hyatt property worldwide" (even Paris?!); and that I get another each anniversary (so if I held onto the card I would be basically buying a room somewhere annually at $75).
I have excellent credit (I assume -- never checked); not many credit cards; pay the only one I really use (Barclays MC for US miles) every month, always.
No lose sock drawer travel diversification, or trap?
Apologies in advance if I am posting in the wrong place or I have missed spot-on discussion upstream.
I do not currently have a Hyatt CC. In fact, I don't stay in Hyatt much, although somehow at some point I became a Hyatt Gold Passport Member and seem to have 16,000 points. I do fly a fair amount, but most of my hotel time is in CDG where the Hyatts seem a bit pricey.
On the other hand, a free hotel weekend getaway from time to time ....
So the offer, if I am reading it correctly, basically says that I would move from Gold to Platinum ("Platinum Status Upgrade"); that there is no fee first year and $75 thereafter; that after one spend/charge I would get "two Free Nights at any Hyatt property worldwide" (even Paris?!); and that I get another each anniversary (so if I held onto the card I would be basically buying a room somewhere annually at $75).
I have excellent credit (I assume -- never checked); not many credit cards; pay the only one I really use (Barclays MC for US miles) every month, always.
No lose sock drawer travel diversification, or trap?
Apologies in advance if I am posting in the wrong place or I have missed spot-on discussion upstream.
Sep 26, 2012, 8:32 am
#74
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
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Offer is correct - but the Platinum status doesn't really get you much (other than free Internet) and while the initial signup bonus of 2 free nights is applicable at any Hyatt in the world (including Paris), the annual free night is only up to category 4 (which has some decent properties but not the top properties in the chain).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt...ard-chase.html is a more complete discussion of the card itself - this thread is mainly discussing the card "improvements" recently announced.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hyatt...ard-chase.html is a more complete discussion of the card itself - this thread is mainly discussing the card "improvements" recently announced.