Vote Gold: Adventures of Jeff & Freddie
Feb 18, 2013, 8:08 am
#1
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Vote Gold: Adventures of Jeff & Freddie
No one loves a Freddie more than Hyatt Gold Passport Vice President Jeff Zidell. In fact, leading up to this year’s Freddie Awards – awards recognizing the most preferred travel loyalty programs worldwide – Jeff spent some quality time with his Freddies in his hometown of Chicago. Take a look at how these “besties” spent their day enjoying the benefits of Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond membership.
http://bit.ly/ZaoW6j
To ensure the adventures of Jeff and Freddie continue, Vote Gold today in the 2013 Freddie Awards: http://vote.freddieawards.com.
Safe travels!
http://bit.ly/ZaoW6j
To ensure the adventures of Jeff and Freddie continue, Vote Gold today in the 2013 Freddie Awards: http://vote.freddieawards.com.
Safe travels!
Feb 18, 2013, 8:19 am
#2
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Hyatt is going to struggle to win the Freddies in the ways it has in the past.
Hyatt GP is still a decent program but I'm not sure it's exceeding expectations for customers in the way the program used to do and which earned it Freddies.
Hyatt GP is still a decent program but I'm not sure it's exceeding expectations for customers in the way the program used to do and which earned it Freddies.
Feb 18, 2013, 8:52 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Programs: MARRIOTT LIFETIME TITANIUM ELITE, HYATT LIFETIME GLOBALIST, UAL SILVER, AA EXECUTIVE PLATINUM
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No one loves a Freddie more than Hyatt Gold Passport Vice President Jeff Zidell. In fact, leading up to this year’s Freddie Awards – awards recognizing the most preferred travel loyalty programs worldwide – Jeff spent some quality time with his Freddies in his hometown of Chicago. Take a look at how these “besties” spent their day enjoying the benefits of Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond membership.
http://bit.ly/ZaoW6j
To ensure the adventures of Jeff and Freddie continue, Vote Gold today in the 2013 Freddie Awards: http://vote.freddieawards.com.
Safe travels!
http://bit.ly/ZaoW6j
To ensure the adventures of Jeff and Freddie continue, Vote Gold today in the 2013 Freddie Awards: http://vote.freddieawards.com.
Safe travels!
Lack of a decent promotion for well over a year
Elimination of g bonuses
STILL can't use diamond upgrades for a reward stay
Reward stays STILL don't count towards qualification
Good luck, you'll need it
Feb 18, 2013, 9:16 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: UK (LAS)
Programs: AA Ex Plat, ICH Plat RA, Hyatt Diamond, LAN Prem Silver
Posts: 544
If there was a way of voting against the program I would be first in line.
Mr Zidell has treated Hyatt customers with complete disdain since he took over.
Feb 18, 2013, 9:21 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ORD-LAS
Programs: UA MM 1K, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 4,419
That's a very unfair comment to Mr. Zidell.
Feb 18, 2013, 10:42 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: South Florida USA
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If you vote for one program only (Single shot vote)
Voting for only one program increases the likelihood of your preferred program winning, by not giving your second or additional votes to other programs.
In an election
- Each voter gets two votes for State Representative, but is not required to use both votes.
- If some voters use only one of their votes, then the candidate receiving those single votes receives a larger proportion of all the votes cast.
- This candidate would then have a better chance at winning.
TW
Feb 18, 2013, 10:50 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Silver, Amtrak Select Plus, UA Silver
Posts: 2,025
If there was a way to vote against a program, MR will win hands down at this moment. I may not be 100% happy with HGP but I would be alot more unhappy with MR (-100%). I wouldn't call the current HGP promo useless as I think there can be lots to gain if you PLAY the game right. Is not for everyone but for us whose travel is paid for by their employer and where there are multiple Hyatts at your location of work, it can be a good deal (i.e., possible 99K bonus points).
It may be an eye opener for anyone who detest HGP to read the MR forum. Just a suggestion.
It may be an eye opener for anyone who detest HGP to read the MR forum. Just a suggestion.
Feb 18, 2013, 12:39 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globlist, Hilton Silver, Amtrak Select Plus, UA Silver
Posts: 2,025
Were they ever #1? I don't think so. I thought it has gone to other programs in the past. HGP base is much smaller than the other big players hence it makes it diffcult to win top honors in anything.
Jeff will be happy with 2 or 3.
Jeff will be happy with 2 or 3.
Feb 18, 2013, 12:59 pm
#10
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
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So that article implies that he checked into a suite with a PIANO (& a pool table!) using his diamond suite upgrade. Now since no Hyatt I know of will upgrade you to a suite like that after using the suite upgrade certificate, I consider that to be false advertising.
Feb 18, 2013, 2:14 pm
#12
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Gold LT
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I really wonder how much weight loyalty programs should put into the Freddies. I vote every year, and although I am unhappy with the recent changes in the Hyatt Gold Passport program, I at least like it more then the Marriott program.
What does top level at Marriott get you? Not much in my opinion and yet Marriott has picked up many awards over the years.
Yes I will vote, I just wish Hyatt gave me a little more reason to vote for them.
What does top level at Marriott get you? Not much in my opinion and yet Marriott has picked up many awards over the years.
Yes I will vote, I just wish Hyatt gave me a little more reason to vote for them.
Feb 18, 2013, 2:31 pm
#13
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA EXP & AAirpass, Hyatt Courtesy Card, SPG Platinum
Posts: 991
- full breakfast
- confirmed suite upgrades
- 4PM checkout
- turndown service
- 48 hour room guarantee
etc.
All of these are valuable to me and surely resulted in better treatment of Diamonds.
In addition, while promotions haven't been as generous as in the past, the award chart is still very favorable, especially at the top end and even with the 22,000 redemption level.
Have you compared Hyatt to Hilton or SPG?
Feb 18, 2013, 4:58 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
What made me angry with Hyatt was more the end of Plat award, without any new perks, than the lack of good promo. It is a permanent diminution of something which was a given benefit (contrary to the promo which are not part of the program perks, just a bonus).
So HGP continues his way down, when SPG is more going up.
Also, don't know if it really a part of HGP, but Hyatt BRG is very poor (compared to the excellent SPG one, which allowed me to have 2000 bonus points with most of my stays).
Long story short... you can still dream, I won't give my vote to Hyatt.
So HGP continues his way down, when SPG is more going up.
Also, don't know if it really a part of HGP, but Hyatt BRG is very poor (compared to the excellent SPG one, which allowed me to have 2000 bonus points with most of my stays).
Long story short... you can still dream, I won't give my vote to Hyatt.