How many globalists are left? Anyone know?
Jun 6, 2018, 2:31 pm
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I don't think there are 35,000 with My Hyatt Concierge.
Jun 6, 2018, 3:10 pm
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I would love to be in a more exclusive club but there are at least 10K Globalists on Flyertalk, much less the real world full of people actually travelling for business...
Jun 6, 2018, 3:53 pm
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unless you live/travel in hyatt heavy area it is near impossible to hit 60 nt.
Corp matches can bump the numbers on paper but they will drop off again.. 60 is not a sustainable target for a small chain imho
Corp matches can bump the numbers on paper but they will drop off again.. 60 is not a sustainable target for a small chain imho
Jun 7, 2018, 11:39 am
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Jun 7, 2018, 11:56 am
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I also don't see the point of including Chinese companies with a limited footprint or budget chains such as Best Western and Choice, with which Hyatt isn't really competing anyway.
Jun 7, 2018, 1:59 pm
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Crazy idea - why don't we just ask? I think SOME of us here have a connection or two. I suspect the GMs know, and while they might not give you a number, they will probably give you a percentage as in "it's down about 25% over the Diamond days" Or maybe "it's not down at all.."
Jun 7, 2018, 2:02 pm
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Crazy idea - why don't we just ask? I think SOME of us here have a connection or two. I suspect the GMs know, and while they might not give you a number, they will probably give you a percentage as in "it's down about 25% over the Diamond days" Or maybe "it's not down at all.."
Jun 7, 2018, 2:07 pm
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Plus it never hurts to ask... I will the next time I see a GM onsite. The answer could impact all of us in the months or years to come.
Jun 7, 2018, 2:14 pm
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Of course they know how many Globalists/upgrades are coming through their front door, and how this data has changed over the past few years since all the changes happened.
Plus it never hurts to ask... I will the next time I see a GM onsite. The answer could impact all of us in the months or years to come.
Plus it never hurts to ask... I will the next time I see a GM onsite. The answer could impact all of us in the months or years to come.
There's simply no way that no blogger or reporter has never thought to ask a Hyatt GM buddy for these numbers.
Jun 7, 2018, 2:46 pm
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It's also nowhere close to the 5th largest chain in the world.
Jun 7, 2018, 4:38 pm
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I'm of the opinion that Hyatt did lose more than they wanted/expected, based (as mentioned above) on the shift to counting award nights toward 60/55. Had a huge impact on my behavior, as it has now put 60 back in reach for me. So there will be 26 of us next year, if all goes well.