UA-NYC

31 nights now, 40 by end of June, still some H2 leisure stays + plenty of CC nights...60 no problem

Smart move! Marriott hates its customers & just wait until redemption goes fully variable for them next year...

SHLTP

29 nights by end of February. Still 29 nights as I'm stuck in Shanghai. Not sure I'll be able to requalify at the current situation of Covid control

CMK10

19 Nights with 7 booked. I'm close to being done with Marriott Titanium so I can hit Hyatt hard in the second half of the year. Globalist will still be hard to keep though, we'll see.

Matt4200

I’d say there’s a good chance for double nights promo or reduced requirements depending on how many true globalists are looking like they will not requalify.

Duke777

29 nights with 8 planned the rest of June. Should hit with mix of business and leisure. I’m at 99 Marriott nights (30 from credit card and some double nights) but only $11500 spend for Ambassador. Globalist will be priority over Ambassador although Marriott has a better footprint where I’m traveling right now.

Tonyr4

See I think the opposite. With the huge up coming summer travel demand and all the Globalist created from last year's promo I think Hyatt going to try and pare down the amount of Globalists out there.

Matt4200

And a double EQN promo is just the way to do that.

The vast majority of those who qualified as a 30 night globalist did so by only staying 10-15 actual nights (10 nights + new WOH Cardholder).

Let’s say they launch it in September which is off peak season and after travel demand has died down. This gives a huge boost to September through November travel which is historically on the low end and gives historically 60 night globalists the opportunity to requalify. The 10 and 15 night Globalists would still have to get to 30 or 60 with a double EQN promo and the majority of them won’t, the few that do spent good $ with Hyatt and they get 1 more year as a Glob.

Every other major hotel company has offered extensions, this isn’t an extension it’s an opportunity and recognizes there is an issue still going on that we still are in a pandemic.

I know at least 5 people personally who were globalists pre-pandemic and will not be able to hit 60 this year due to just life being completely altered due to the pandemic.

If Hyatt didn’t do something and they just let those Globalists die out they wouldn’t even try to requalify because they’d be staying 60 nights with no benefits brutally battling their way up to 60.

See it how you’d like, but I can see many longtime Globalists irreparably harmed from it. Whereas if they did something those people would continue to requalify and spend with Hyatt for years, maybe even decades to come.

Tonyr4

We will see what they do soon enough I guess but looking back through the uneventful promos they've done over the last year or so I wouldn't hold my breath. Having less Globalists is not a bad thing btw for anyone who can maintain the status. It was way too easy last year.

zoneflyer

I have 32 nights and will hit 39 end of this week, about 20+ nights on leisure for rest of the year plus more potential business travels so won’t be an issue to requalify Glob. Also, I have 110 nights on Marriott so far this year for Titanium but too hard to hit Ambassador so won’t be pursuing that.

born sleepy

Only 10 nights so far. Hyatt's thin footprint is working against me, as are their sorry properties in some metros e.g. DFW and I don't think I want to stay at another HP ever again.

Matt4200

There’s already going to be a very significant drop in the amount of Globalists regardless of if they either reduce requirements or do a double EQN promo. As explained above most met it with 10-15 nights so even getting to 30 nights for the vast majority of those is not feasible.

A double EQN promo costs Hyatt Corporate virtually nothing and keeps Hyatts most loyal guests (pre-pandemic Globalists) within their portfolio rather than ostracizing them due to the pandemic. Especially with business travel likely not to return any time soon to pre-pandemic levels Hyatt needs to be very weary.

I’m well aware of their lackluster promos as almost anyone reading this forum is, they’re well overdue for a couple home runs. I’m guessing based on all available data that the vast majority of stays over the summer will be on points, rather than revenue stays which is a big hit.

They’d be on points for a few reasons -

1) People booked last November after the unveiling of the Peak pricing chart which obviously would be Peak almost all summer.

2) People booked prior to category changes at desirable properties and saved a great deal.

3) Award stays offer complimentary parking to Globalists. If the new Hyatt was smart they’d run a complimentary parking for Globalist promo this gives Globs the freedom to choose revenue vs. award stays whereas the current model almost literally forces Globs to choose award stays to avoid $40-$50 daily parking fees.

4) Points stays from non-Globalists waive Resort fees which can be enticing to avoid $30 a day in fees.

ElevatorEnthusiast

39 nights as of today - stays booked up until mid-July - 7 more Hyatt nights. So I'll be at 46 by mid-July.

Gertjaars

I have a feeling Hyatt wont do the double/triple promos anymore for the remainder of this year. ADRs are already through the roof/back to pre-pandemic levels.

hyatt has caught on

stargold

Sitting at only 7 EQN at the moment but 20k Base Points - and now I can't decide whether to try to requalify by points or nights...

UA-NYC

Sorry but this is ludicrous