Finally! Award nights will count towards elite status in 2018
Dec 28, 2017, 3:09 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,311
Dec 28, 2017, 3:15 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,570
I highly doubt this. For one, I don't see Hyatt tech being able to credit award nights but somehow being able to distinguish between awards earned in 17 and used in 18 and awards earned and used in 18.
Dec 28, 2017, 3:19 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: Delta DM | Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 169
I would think the elite stay credit change is controlled by the terms at the time of redemption and not when it's deposited into your account. I hope Gary is wrong on this one.
Dec 28, 2017, 3:21 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,570
Specifically under Globalist status...
(h) Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards:
1. Receiving Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards. 1. Receiving Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards. Upon achieving (or re-achieving) Globalist status by satisfying the Tier-Qualifying Night or Base Point accrual requirements detailed above, a Member will receive four (4) complimentary Room Upgrade Awards for suite accommodations (“Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards”). For Members who have received Globalist status for a multi-year term, additional Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards will not be awarded each Calendar Year upon elite status renewal (unless the Member otherwise re-achieves Globalist status by satisfying the Tier-Qualifying Night or Base Point accrual requirement). In no event will a Member receive more than four (4) Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards uplon launch of the Program on March 1, 2017.
and under qualifying...
(a) Requirements To Earn Globalist Status
...After launch of the Program on March 1, 2017, a Member who qualifies for Globalist status by satisfying the minimum Tier-Qualifying Night or Base Point accrual standards set forth above may re-qualify for Globalist status for the following year by either recording a minimum of fifty-five (55) Tier-Qualifying Nights or by earning one hundred thousand (100,000) Base Points during the current Calendar Year.
Pretty clear to me.
Dec 28, 2017, 5:32 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: BCT. Formerly known as attorney28
Programs: LH HON,BA GGL GfL,Hyatt LT Glob,Mrtt LT P,Hilt LT D,IC Amb,Acc P,GHA Tit,LHW Strlg,Sixt/Av/Hz D/Pres
Posts: 6,825
This is positive, thanks for posting it. I hope it does not come with a massive devaluation on its heels.
Dec 28, 2017, 6:30 pm
#27
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 81
Under the new rule, a qualifying stay is any stay that's booked directly via the hyatt account, so i doubt their IT department would specifically build an extra layer of algorithm to distinguish new and old certificates. The number of old certificates most people have is too negligible to be bothered with.
Last edited by walkingingotham; Dec 28, 2017 at 6:38 pm
Dec 28, 2017, 9:48 pm
#28
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AA, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 501
i used up 250/350k points this year but could be convinced to try and requalify and transfer some more UR over to hyatt because of this change. I have SPG plat 75 and split the rest of my stays between marriott ihg and hilton (almost requalified for diamond on stays) but could shift from the others to requalify for hyatt if i went to vegas a little more...
Dec 28, 2017, 11:43 pm
#30
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SYD | HGH
Programs: CX DM, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton DM, Marriott Plat
Posts: 2,121
Can we still use our points to book for family members?
Previously we can use our points to book for our family member ( or any one we want to), and they get to enjoy our globalist benefits....
Can we still do this and let our relatives or friends earning nights for us?
Can we still do this and let our relatives or friends earning nights for us?