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World of Hyatt Credit Card benefit details and notes
Anniversary Free Night Award (Category 1-4)
- Issued 10 weeks after cardmember anniversary date
- Expires 1 year after issuance
- Ineligible for use with Club Lounge Access Awards and Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards
- The spend counter for this benefit tracks total cumulative purchases during the current calendar year (excluding $95 annual fee and any other non-qualifying transactions).
- The spend counter for this benefit resets at the beginning of every calendar year. Chase does not make this spend counter visible to customers, so interested customers must calculate their own. Note that this is a separate spend counter from the "Two Additional Night Credits" spend counter below.
- Issued 1-2 days after statement closing date of the triggering transaction (the transaction causing the spend counter to cross $15k)
- Expires 1 year after issuance
- Ineligible for use with Club Lounge Access Awards and Complimentary Suite Upgrade Awards
- Cardmembers are eligible for only 1 Additional Free Night Award per calendar year (e.g., spending $30k does not result in two Additional Free Night Awards
- The spend counter for this benefit tracks total cumulative purchases since account opening (excluding $95 annual fee and any other non-qualifying transactions)
- This spend counter never resets. Chase does not make this spend counter visible to customers, so interested customers must calculate their own. Note that this is a separate spend counter from the "Additional Free Night Award" spend counter above.
- Issued 1-2 days after statement closing date of the triggering transaction (the transaction causing the spend counter to cross a multiple of $5k)
- For World of Hyatt status qualification purposes, the night credits are associated with the TRANSACTION date of the triggering transaction, not the posting date and not the statement closing date. For example, triggering transactions on 12/31/2022 (transaction date) will result in 2 night credits for the 2022 status year, regardless of posting date or statement closing date. Based on FT reports, transaction date appears to be based on the US Eastern Time Zone.
- World of Hyatt Credit Card: timing for $5k spend 2 qualifying nights
- 4 Bonus Points per $1 spent on purchases at Hyatt hotels
- 2 Bonus Points per $1 spent on restaurants, airline tickets purchased directly from the airline, local transit and commuting, and fitness club and gym memberships
- 1 Bonus Point per $1 spent on all other purchases
- Discoverist status every year
- 5 qualifying night credits every year
- No foreign transaction fees
- Travel & purchase coverage
Other notes and tips
Chase spending tracker
- The Chase spending tracker is useful for calculating your spend counter for the $15k Additional Free Night Award and your spend counter for the Two Additional Night Credits
- Chase mobile app: "View all transactions", then switch to the "Spending Summary" tab
- Chase website: From the main page, on the right hand side, click the "Spending & Budgeting" menu, then choose "Spending Summary"
- Remember to add spend from prior calendar year(s) as needed (see spend counter notes above), and to subtract $95 annual fee and any other non-qualifying transactions from all years
- Full list of non-qualifying transactions: returns, refunds, balance transfers, cash advances, travelers checks, foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers or similar cash-like transactions, lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, race track wagers or similar betting transactions, any checks that access your account, interest, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, and fees of any kind, including an annual fee
Sign-up bonus offer
Chase card overview and application page: Link
Current sign-up offer (as of Feb 1, 2022): Earn up to 60,000 Bonus Points
- 30,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening.
- Plus, up to 30,000 More Bonus Points by earning 2 Bonus Points total per $1 spent in the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point, on up to $15,000 spent.
Previous sign-up offer:
Earn 25,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.Earn an additional 25,000 Bonus Points after you spend $6,000 total on purchases within the first 6 months of account opening.Apply by December 31, 2020 and get 10 qualifying night credits towards your next tier status in 2020 and 2021.
Previous sign-up offer:
Earn 25,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.Earn an additional 25,000 Bonus Points after you spend $6,000 total on purchases (including first $3,000) within the first 6 months of account opening.
Previous sign-up offer:
Earn 40,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.Plus, earn an additional 20,000 Bonus Points after you spend $6,000 total on purchases (including first $3,000) within the first 6 months of account opening.
WoH Credit card! [Launched 2018] (Chase)
#1801
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
What happens if I hit $15k in spending and get a free night, but then some purchases are returned? My anniversary date is Oct 1 and I am almost at 15k, but I have flights and hotel booked and already paid for to go to Colombia in November that I'm assuming will be canceled and refunded. I know they will deduct points earned, but can they take away my free night too? I will make sure to spend extra if that's the case.
If the refund posts after the Operative Date, I bet that it will put your annual spend for 2020--21 into the negative, so you will have to spend the refund amount + $15K before Oct. 2021 to earn next year's free night.
#1802
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 123
IDK whether the Operative Date is Oct. 1 or the closing date of your statement in October. If the refund posts before the Operative Date, you will be OK IF your new spending from now until then brings your net spending (after the refund is deducted) back over $15K. If not? I'll let others answer your question.
If the refund posts after the Operative Date, I bet that it will put your annual spend for 2020--21 into the negative, so you will have to spend the refund amount + $15K before Oct. 2021 to earn next year's free night.
If the refund posts after the Operative Date, I bet that it will put your annual spend for 2020--21 into the negative, so you will have to spend the refund amount + $15K before Oct. 2021 to earn next year's free night.
#1803
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
#1804
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,905
#1805
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: US/TYO/LON
Programs: Marriott Titanium; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 411
#1806
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,905
#1808
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 33
Does anyone know how the 5000$ spend for 2 elite qualifying nights works exactly. I spent 5000$ in 2019, got 2 elite qualifying nights in 2019, only to have those charges refunded in 2020 due to covid. If i now spend 5000$ in 2020, will i still get the 2 elite nights this yr, or will I have to spend 10,000$ to get more elite qualifying nights since I got those in 2019? Thank you for your help.
#1809
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
Programs: Avis Pref+, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Life Gold, Honors Silver, IHG Plat via MC.
Posts: 6,786
Shadowlines, I bet you have to spend $10K in 2020, because your refunds have probably put your annual spend into the negative. To be sure, you should call Chase to ask how much they show as your total spend so far this year.
#1810
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Beijing
Posts: 295
A stay charged to my WoH card at a Hyatt House location in Shanghai was not coded properly and only gave me 1 point per dollar. I called Chase support and was told it would be escalated to get resolved, but then a letter arrived at my US address claiming they "confirmed with Hyatt the location was not a Hyatt property." Must be news to whomever put up all those Hyatt signs at the hotel!
I called again and got ping-ponged between Chase and Hyatt; was told by a supervisor Hyatt would escalate this to their brand partnerships team. The woman I spoke to said there was no indication Chase had "confirmed" anything with them. We'll see if this actually gets handled in the 48 hours I was quoted.
I called again and got ping-ponged between Chase and Hyatt; was told by a supervisor Hyatt would escalate this to their brand partnerships team. The woman I spoke to said there was no indication Chase had "confirmed" anything with them. We'll see if this actually gets handled in the 48 hours I was quoted.
#1811
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Beijing
Posts: 295
I'll happily eat crow for my indignation over this. Within 48 hours, I received this email:
Dear Mr. Lobster,
I appreciate the opportunity to assist you regarding your account.
We have reached out to Chase and they will be posting the 4x points, for those two stays, in your next billing cycle.
We value your membership and we look forward to your future stays at Hyatt.
Best regards,
Laura Smith
Guest Care Support
Hyatt Global Contact Center
E: [email protected]
Very pleased with how this was handled on the Hyatt side. Less so with Chase.
Dear Mr. Lobster,
I appreciate the opportunity to assist you regarding your account.
We have reached out to Chase and they will be posting the 4x points, for those two stays, in your next billing cycle.
We value your membership and we look forward to your future stays at Hyatt.
Best regards,
Laura Smith
Guest Care Support
Hyatt Global Contact Center
E: [email protected]
Very pleased with how this was handled on the Hyatt side. Less so with Chase.
#1812
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
Any Peloton users out there who have tried to fight Chase to get this coded as Fitness? Sadly the recurring monthly membership isn't getting categorized that way.
#1813
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
#1814
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
#1815
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL, OZ, AC, AS, AA, BA, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 19,905
So which card should I use to pay for a Peloton membership and the bike?