Nov 14, 2014, 9:09 am
Last edit by: swag
4th Quarter 2014 10% Discount Info
Purchase Link:
www.hyattgiftcards.com
merchant.sgiftcard.com/chrome_mode/virtual/hyatt_us (beta)
Discount code:
GPGIFT14
What's the difference between the types that can be purchased?
Gift Cards and e-cards:
Expiration Info
Shipping Cost
Purchase Limits
Available amounts:
Purchase amount must be between $10 and $2000 in increments of $5.
Purchase bonuses
Purchase Link:
www.hyattgiftcards.com
merchant.sgiftcard.com/chrome_mode/virtual/hyatt_us (beta)
Discount code:
GPGIFT14
What's the difference between the types that can be purchased?
Gift Cards and e-cards:
- Can only be used at Hyatt hotels in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.
- Retain unused value across multiple transactions
- Free e-delivery or free USPS shipping (or paid Fedex)
- Can be used at Hyatt hotels globally. International use is applied using hotel's currency conversion rate.
- Can only be used for a single transaction
- Fedex shipping only
Expiration Info
- The discount for purchasing the cards expires at
11:59 pm CST on December 31, 2014an undetermined time shortly after 12:00pm (noon) CST on Thursday, Jan. 1st, 2015. - Hyatt Gift Cards and Check Certificates purchased from Hyatt at www.hyattgiftcards.com do not expire. Details in this post.
Shipping Cost
- eGift Card, digital delivery is free
- Plastic cards, USPS delivery is free. Fedex delivery available for a fee.
- Gift checks, only Fedex delivery (for a fee).
Purchase Limits
- $2000 per gift card
- $10000 per purchaser, per day
- No overall cap for purchases spread across multiple days
Available amounts:
Purchase amount must be between $10 and $2000 in increments of $5.
Purchase bonuses
- 5% rebate for Amex OPEN? YES
- 3x points using Chase Hyatt card? YES
- 2x points using Chase Southwest card? YES
- 2x points using Chase Sapphire Preferred? YES
- 2x points using Chase Ink Bold for hotel spend? YES
- Barclays Arrival bonus for travel spend? NO
Costco Amex travel rebate NO
Hyatt Gift Card Discount for Hyatt Gold Passport members
Jun 8, 2015, 1:27 pm
#346
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
FT'ers,
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
Jun 8, 2015, 4:35 pm
#347
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 91
FT'ers,
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
Jun 8, 2015, 5:11 pm
#348
Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The City/Honolulu
Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,473
FT'ers,
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU! It has been wonderful working with you all over the past 4 years either on the Hyatt Gold Passport team, or most recently with Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates. I'm moving on from Hyatt (still in the "industry") at the end of this week. While the Hyatt team will still be monitoring threads specific to Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates, I encourage you to e-mail [email protected] for any questions or guest service related needs for Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates.
Safe Travels,
Todd Tomlin
(Former) Director - Hyatt Gift Cards and Certificates
Jun 18, 2015, 6:54 am
#350
Join Date: May 2014
Location: OMA
Posts: 20
Gift Cards
I just received a reply from the Hyatt Centric in Chicago that my gift cards AREN'T eligible to receive points. I read the first few pages of the thread and saw that they were eligible and saw in Hyatt's FAQ that they were but this is the response I got.
"Good Morning Mr. *****
I contacted Hyatt Gold Passport to inquire about the points for your stay.
Per Hyatt, a member is not eligible for points and tier if a Hyatt gift card or Hyatt check certificate are redeemed. However; you can earn points for the amount that is not covered by gift cards and check certificates.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know."
Has this changed?
"Good Morning Mr. *****
I contacted Hyatt Gold Passport to inquire about the points for your stay.
Per Hyatt, a member is not eligible for points and tier if a Hyatt gift card or Hyatt check certificate are redeemed. However; you can earn points for the amount that is not covered by gift cards and check certificates.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know."
Has this changed?
Jun 18, 2015, 7:38 am
#351
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
I would call back. That is false. I use them all the time and earn points for my stay.
The purchase of gift cards usually does not earn points.
Note that Hyatt Centric just opened. The person who responded may be brand new and still learning about the program.
The purchase of gift cards usually does not earn points.
Note that Hyatt Centric just opened. The person who responded may be brand new and still learning about the program.
Jun 18, 2015, 12:44 pm
#352
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist No More..., Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 4,375
I just received a reply from the Hyatt Centric in Chicago that my gift cards AREN'T eligible to receive points. I read the first few pages of the thread and saw that they were eligible and saw in Hyatt's FAQ that they were but this is the response I got.
"Good Morning Mr. *****
I contacted Hyatt Gold Passport to inquire about the points for your stay.
Per Hyatt, a member is not eligible for points and tier if a Hyatt gift card or Hyatt check certificate are redeemed. However; you can earn points for the amount that is not covered by gift cards and check certificates.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know."
Has this changed?
"Good Morning Mr. *****
I contacted Hyatt Gold Passport to inquire about the points for your stay.
Per Hyatt, a member is not eligible for points and tier if a Hyatt gift card or Hyatt check certificate are redeemed. However; you can earn points for the amount that is not covered by gift cards and check certificates.
If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know."
Has this changed?
As the previous poster said though, using GCs still allows you to get points. I just used 1 a couple of weekends ago and I received my points.
Jun 18, 2015, 4:35 pm
#353
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
A stay paid with a Hyatt Gift Card will earn points, the same as if the stay was paid by cash or credit-card. I paid with a gift card on two different stays last week and they both posted as Stay Credits, flawlessly.
Jun 18, 2015, 6:18 pm
#354
Moderator: GLBT Travelers & Hyatt Gold Passport
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: CVG
Posts: 15,300
Correct - the Gift Card / Cert is just a form of payment. Eligibility for points / stay credit depends only on the underlying reservation and not the form of payment.
Jun 18, 2015, 7:32 pm
#355
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Gold, Hyatt something
Posts: 33,532
I had an assistant manager at a property in Asia swear up and down that these certs got no points or stay credits. No points posted.
I had to end up going to corporate to get it sorted out. Pretty frustrating.
Unfortunately, I often find staff, even up to managers woefully unknowledgeable about all the Hyatt benefits. I recently had to refer a fairly long term manager to the Hyatt website as I was being refused lounge access for the total number of guests booked in a room. (Yes, it was under 4 guests)
I had to end up going to corporate to get it sorted out. Pretty frustrating.
Unfortunately, I often find staff, even up to managers woefully unknowledgeable about all the Hyatt benefits. I recently had to refer a fairly long term manager to the Hyatt website as I was being refused lounge access for the total number of guests booked in a room. (Yes, it was under 4 guests)
Jun 24, 2015, 6:18 pm
#356
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Charlotte NC USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Exec Plat, Alaska 75k, IHG Diamond, Wyndham Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 863
For a variety of reasons, vacations we had booked in the US are now happening in Mexico this year.
So, I have $2,000+ Hyatt gift cards aquired in anticipation of these stays, that cannot be redeemed for our main trips.
Is there any kosher way to convert these to certificates? I'm assuming that using GCs to buy certificates is not allowed....
Would appreciate any replies or PMs with suggestions. TIA!
So, I have $2,000+ Hyatt gift cards aquired in anticipation of these stays, that cannot be redeemed for our main trips.
Is there any kosher way to convert these to certificates? I'm assuming that using GCs to buy certificates is not allowed....
Would appreciate any replies or PMs with suggestions. TIA!
Jun 24, 2015, 9:12 pm
#357
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, MM, NR; HH Diamond, Bonvoy LT Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Diamond, others
Posts: 12,159
For a variety of reasons, vacations we had booked in the US are now happening in Mexico this year.
So, I have $2,000+ Hyatt gift cards aquired in anticipation of these stays, that cannot be redeemed for our main trips.
Is there any kosher way to convert these to certificates? I'm assuming that using GCs to buy certificates is not allowed....
Would appreciate any replies or PMs with suggestions. TIA!
So, I have $2,000+ Hyatt gift cards aquired in anticipation of these stays, that cannot be redeemed for our main trips.
Is there any kosher way to convert these to certificates? I'm assuming that using GCs to buy certificates is not allowed....
Would appreciate any replies or PMs with suggestions. TIA!
Jun 25, 2015, 10:38 am
#358
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: AA Exec Plat, HHonors Diamond, Starwood Gold
Posts: 12
Dave, you can exchange gift cards for check certificates that are good worldwide. Email [email protected]
Jun 26, 2015, 4:52 am
#359
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, SEIBU PRINCE CLUB Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 20,432
Dave, you can exchange gift cards for check certificates that are good worldwide. Email [email protected]