Hyatt opens up Globalist Challenge.
Apr 7, 2017, 7:48 pm
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Apr 8, 2017, 1:23 am
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Some of the customers of the challenge have been told the status is good into the beginning of 2019 -- 2019. Isn't that a bit different than what the blog contest winners are getting?
Apr 8, 2017, 11:14 am
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This is disgusting. Even if it's Glob Lite, they are still competing with people like me who have earned Glob status for a limited number of room upgrades at check in.
Apr 8, 2017, 12:20 pm
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Apr 8, 2017, 12:57 pm
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Yep. And to think people actually believed there would be a reduction in the number of globalist due to the 60 night requirement and suite upgrades would become common for them.
Apr 8, 2017, 3:29 pm
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Hyatt allowed many with a just a mere Hilton Gold to match to Diamond through a Twitter status match a couple years ago. Those "Fake" Diamond got four suite upgrades. Last year I was only able to use one suite upgrade. I tried several times but with no luck.
Apr 9, 2017, 12:06 am
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A lot of Hyatt suite upgrade request rejections -- all of those which I received for my bookings -- had and have little or nothing to do with the number of Diamond/Globalist accounts there. Often I would be told "not available" or something like that for the suite upgrade request and then within less than 5 minutes later I'd make a separate call and be granted the upgrade. Go figure.
Apr 9, 2017, 7:03 am
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A lot of Hyatt suite upgrade request rejections -- all of those which I received for my bookings -- had and have little or nothing to do with the number of Diamond/Globalist accounts there. Often I would be told "not available" or something like that for the suite upgrade request and then within less than 5 minutes later I'd make a separate call and be granted the upgrade. Go figure.
Apr 9, 2017, 9:52 am
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Apr 9, 2017, 11:17 am
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When applying DSUs, is there any reason to use the Hyatt desk? Seems just better to make the request directly from the property.
Apr 9, 2017, 5:59 pm
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Hyatt has been my first hotel choice with 15 years as Diamond, now Globalist. I have 45 nights so far this year. I'll finish out this year but perhaps no more. This was a complete slap in the face, just after increasing the qualification requirements.
Apr 9, 2017, 6:32 pm
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I feel insulted as a Diamond member for 10+ years. It's been a stretch for me to qualify (52 nights last year) and now 60. Straining to do that with Hyatt's limited footprint and giving absolutely all my business to Hyatt renders me incredulous that someone can apply for Hyatt's credit card and stay 20 nights and have most the same benefits as this Glob who earned status the hard way. What's the new email address to write in lieu of [email protected]?
Apr 9, 2017, 8:31 pm
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What's the new email address to write in lieu of [email protected]?
Apr 9, 2017, 9:14 pm
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It's not that it's difficult, it's a statement. In HGP they pretended to care about us. In WoH they do away with the pretense.