rigel

Once completed, how much time it takes to reflect the renewed status?

JackE

That's a big "unless". I'm guessing most Hyatists stay in at least one Cat 1-4 during the course of a year.

Also, the Hyatt CC gets more points, which has value unless you have another card that does better still.

hailstorm

There's also various promos for CC holders, such as point rebates and status fast tracking.

aradisc

As soon as the stay credit posts.

Boraxo

I'll take that bet - most years I never stay in a Cat 1-4 for leisure travel - I need unrestricted free nights at resorts and expensive cities, not time-limited certs for suburban HPs or airport HRs. That's what makes the Chase IC card so much better - free nights are good at all properties and expiration can be stretched over 2 years if you book in year 1.

The CSR blows away Hyatt with 3x travel and 3x dining though annual fee is 2x higher ($150 net) - and if desired you can transfer points to Hyatt. Would also contend that SPG points > Hyatt so Amex SPG is better for everyday spend.

However if Hyatt card benefits included a guaranteed fast track to Glob/Expl status (as opposed to one time promo) it would make the card a lot more attractive and comparable to new Amex HHilton (and to a lesser extent Amex SPG and Chase Marriott/RC).

JetAway

Totally agree. And attractive to Chase and Hyatt if the fast track could only be achieved with stays paid for with the Hyatt card.

JackE

So when you get Category 4 nights, you just let them expire?

Agree that guaranteed fast-track would be a great solution.

antonius66

I don't want status tied to a credit card in any way... spend, accelerated earn, etc. They COULD make the Hyatt card earn 5x on Hyatt stays though. That would make it a bit more attractive.

yosithezet

happens to me as those nights also don’t help with status. I have 3 free nights with the earliest expiry in the second week of Jan. So next year I’d need 63 nights to maintain Globalist assuming I complete this 20 night promo.

Boraxo

Yes, unfortunately this has happened to me with Hyatt. Marriott (Cat 1-5) and Carlson free nights.

Unlike most of the bloggers my leisure travel is limited by school vacation dates and family commitments. For me the ideal locations for free night certs would be Napa, San Luis Obispo, Tahoe - none have low tier properties. I think the East Coast/Midwest has more useful options for Cat 1-4 like Chicago, Washington DC (where I used one last month) and there are great options overseas.

KansasMike

No question. WoH is poorly designed; so much so that it is a disincentive for me.

MarkOK

CSR also has an additional 75$ fee for authorized users, and the only pt difference is 3x on dining for CSR vs 2x on dining for Chase Hyatt.

For me, the CSR actually doesn't make sense - I only dine out when traveling, and then, half of that is at the Hyatt anyways (where I get 3x points on the Chase Hyatt card anyways), so the pt advantage on dining isn't that large for me. I don't care about the flexibility of Ultimate Rewards because I am pretty much a 1-brand guy right now and they would all become WoH points anyways. I get a better suite of 'elite travel benefits' with my Aadvantage card which has more direct travel insurances with AA and perks with AA which is the only airline I use (as they are the only airline to serve my airport), (and I get admirals club access which for me is much more valuable than priority pass anyways), So, really, for me, it was is the 150$ worth the extra point on dining as nothing else in the card is of much if any additional value from what I get from my Chase Hyatt + Citi Aadvantage exec card anyways. During the 'extra 40% pts promo' with WoH when you can buy pts for 1.7 cents apeice, I can buy 8800 pts for 150$ - I sure don't spend $8,800 a year on dining. So, then it was could I accept exchanging my Citi Aadvantage elite benefits for CSR elite benefits and get a Citi Aadvantage platinum instead for free baggage check, and the math is a little better but not god enough to exchange the admirals club network and fringe benefits with priority pass. But, I wouldn't exchange the Chase Hyatt for anythings because of the special promos it comes with (and worse case, my Cat1-4 is easily used quite flexibly at GH DFW which is nice hotel that is often 250-350$ a night).

So, if Chase Hyatt card becomes better, then great, but for me, it is competitive enough that it is my go-to card. The 10,000 bonus points I rack up a month or so gets well used (usually as cash+pt stays at more than 3 cents/pt).

krispykrme

I for one have now completely ditched Hyatt cars.
1. The $150 fee gets credit back if I book travel with CSR.

2. I don’t need extra Hyatt points nor have problem clearing Globalist every year.

3. CSR point is so useful (especially transferring to UA so I can cheaply upgrade my wife to business)

joe_miami

Just following up from a couple weeks ago, I recently checked out of a 30-night stay and a day later received, one minute apart, "Welcome to another year of Explorist" and then "Welcome to Globalist" emails, so my promo registration obviously worked even though I never received any confirmation thereof.

My next trip is to a country with zero Hyatts and I'm hoping not to travel for the Christmas/New Year's week, so it looks like I'll finish the year at 55 nights. Trying to decide if I should make an effort to stay those 5 nights to attain "real" Globalist.

gunksny

Sorry if this has been covered already but speaking of real vs lite Globalist status - I had pretty much written off the new WOH program this yr. Now I'm debating whether to mattress run 7 or so nights to make the 20 nights/Globalist lite promo. Like many others here, I found the greatest value of Globalist/Diamond status in the guaranteed suite upgrades for leisure/family travel.

Am I correct in assuming that the 20 nite/Globalist promo does not grant the suite upgrades or free night awards and just gets you the free breakfast, late checkout and upgrade to suites based upon availability?