I understand your decision to stay. It just doesn't make a lot of sense for me. I commute to work so I do 2-6 days/month in hotel rooms on my dime. I have LT Plat with Marriott (LT Gold with SPG, but I'm given Plat due to my LT MR status) so I don't need to chase Marriott.

I wanted to make LT status with as many chains as reasonable before retiring - my efforts had concentrated on SPG, since I have >500 nights and ~8 yrs as Plat with them. When SPG got taken over by Marriott, I started to calculate the amount of effort required to hit Hyatt LT Diamond ... probably a pipe dream, so WoH did me a favor in dissuading me from pursuing LT status. Now, I'm halfheartedly looking at HHonors LT Diamond but probably won't put much effort into achieving that (I've never been a Hilton fan). I'm at the point where I'll probably be content with MR LT Plat and just do what's least painful for my wallet.

Edit: looks like posts are vanishing today; I see your Wolf Pack post is gone along with my response asking if you flew with Robin Olds and/or Chappie James - they were a couple of legends in my military history class.

No issue with getting in the 60 nights, then, to requalify, or are you expecting to drop in status?

This describes me as well, except my spend is half that. Still, better than nothing considering a vacant room generates no income at all.

I've stepped up my Hyatt for January and February and then it's on to Marriott/SPG. That said, the continued discussion by so many is evidence we may be leaving but we're hoping that Hyatt admits they've shot themselves in the foot and fixes it.

I looked back on my stays last couple of years and there are certain events i go to every year, as well as trips that should get me close enough to get there. And as I read it's 55 for renewal. Certainly there will be some "special's this coming year"

If you want to be Glob through 2018 you'll need 60 nights in 2017. Period. This has been hashed over so many times already.

sorry I seemed to have thought for current diamonds aka Globalist ( hate that ) it was 55 the first year.

I do apologize if I offended the experts here and cynic's

As Dsquared stated, it's been confirmed several times by Hyatt that 60 nights will be required in 2017 for everyone including current Diamonds. If there's any portion of WoH that should change, it's requiring 60 nights in 2017 for all globs.

Not if someone does either 25 stays or 50 nights during January and February, although becoming Glob this way wouldn't result in getting any DSUs.

But then you would need 60 nights in 2018 to re-qualify as a Glob,
and 55 nights from 2019 onward.

Considering that I misinterpreted the 55-night requal, I'm wondering if my other assumptions more relevant to my personal situation are correct. I completed 25 stays this year and my account indicates Diamond status valid until 28 Feb 2018. I'd appreciate any comments confirming whether or not I am correct in my understanding that:

1. On 01 Mar 2017 I will change from Dia to Gob and receive 4 DSUs valid for 1 year from date of issue; Glob status valid until 28 Feb 2018.

2. If I complete 30 nights in calendar year 2017 (no way that I will reach 60 nights), I will change to Explo from 01 Mar 2018 and receive 4 Club upgrades valid for 1 year from date of issue.

3. Even if I do not complete 30 nights in calendar year 2017, I will be soft-landed to Explo from 01 Mar 2018 and receive 4 Club upgrades valid for 1 year from date of issue.

I am especially doubtful re No. 3, as this seems to only be word-of-mouth info that is not stated in any T&C or FAQ.

With the caveat that some of these points were answered in the q+a lists that Markie submitted to a Hyatt rep, and that are not clear in the T+Cs, you understand the situation correctly.

That is what I understand for No. 3, but aren't Nos. 1 & 2 in line with the T&C? Or at least I thought they were when I last read the T&C, the language of which I find incredibly convoluted.

I recall a soft-landing for the intro WoH year, but has there been any word of soft-landings thereafter? :confused:

That is how I interpreted the response that Markie reported, but I have my doubts that the Hyatt rep responding correctly understood the question.

For me personally, as long as I get the 4 DSUs (and am able to apply them) I will likely end up with 30 nights in 2017 enjoying the suites and my last year as Dia/Glob. Then if the Club upgrades can be successfully applied in 2018 I'll probably end up with 20 nights or so for that year. Kind of a slow burnout...

I don't think that will happen.... there was no soft landing in the past. But if it happens it would make sense to only extend it to those that have met the 60 night threshold. But who knows...