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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)
#2116
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: KOA
Programs: DL Gold/MM, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 2,280
I got a $12.50 refund backdated to April 1, 2020, which was the date my legacy card annual fee posted. What are they doing here, changing our anniversary date? I planned to keep the legacy card until I received the the annual free night, then cancel and reapply for the WOH card later. I will cancel now if they have changed my anniversary to January, and I would have to wait another year for the free night rather than get it on my regular anniversay month.
#2117
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 73
My account annual fee posts Mar 1. I only got a credit fee refund of $6.25 ($75/12), so 1 months refund of the annual fee.
Based on this, maybe we'll get charged the $95 fee later this month or in Feb?
Last edited by simchi; Jan 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm
#2118
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: PHX
Posts: 323
My wife and I both have the old Hyatt card, my anniversary fee charged $75 on 01/01/21, I received a credit today of $75 back dated to 01/01/21. My wife's annual fee posted 03/01/20 and she received a credit of $6.25 today back dated to 03/01/20.
#2119
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Hyatt Discoverist, SEIBU PRINCE CLUB Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 20,439
I can only imagine that the reason they are clawing back the $75 Hyatt annual fee is so that they can hit us with the $95 World of Hyatt annual fee.
#2120
#2121
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
Mine is backdated to 7/1/20. Between the failure to prove the additional details (as promised in the cardstock mailer) and the absurd retconning of the annual fee, I’m fully prepared to ditch this card on the basis of bad faith alone.
#2122
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
Just called Chase and cancelled it outright. The $4K night posted in mid-December for me as it did for many FTers so my last rationale for holding on to the card completed.
While I would have preferred to have kept the Hyatt Rewards Card and been allowed to decide for myself when and if I wanted to transition, I was truly put off (pissed, disgusted) by Chase and Hyatt's decision to automatically transfer us to the WOH Card.
So be it. I've made my decision and gave the customer service agents a clear and expressive piece of my mind and why I cancelled a credit card held since January 2011.
David
While I would have preferred to have kept the Hyatt Rewards Card and been allowed to decide for myself when and if I wanted to transition, I was truly put off (pissed, disgusted) by Chase and Hyatt's decision to automatically transfer us to the WOH Card.
So be it. I've made my decision and gave the customer service agents a clear and expressive piece of my mind and why I cancelled a credit card held since January 2011.
David
#2123
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,859
I assume they will have to post the “free” anniversary night at that time as well?
My plan until now was to cancel after the night posts and before any new AF is due.
#2124
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 196
Thanks for the replies. I will hold off for a little bit to see if I get charged the $95.
My account anniversary was 1/1. Paid $75, then was refunded $75.
#2126
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,166
When I log in to my Chase account, I see my old legacy Hyatt visa card changed to the new WoH visa card (the picture changed from the old one to the new one).
It looks like the card number is the same though.
Does this mean I can use my old legacy card at Hyatt hotels now and receive x4 points instead of x3?
Or do I need to wait till the new one arrives in the mail?
I am asking because I have an upcoming Hyatt stay this weekend and I'd assume I won't have possession of the new card by then.
It looks like the card number is the same though.
Does this mean I can use my old legacy card at Hyatt hotels now and receive x4 points instead of x3?
Or do I need to wait till the new one arrives in the mail?
I am asking because I have an upcoming Hyatt stay this weekend and I'd assume I won't have possession of the new card by then.
#2127
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
When I log in to my Chase account, I see my old legacy Hyatt visa card changed to the new WoH visa card (the picture changed from the old one to the new one).
It looks like the card number is the same though.
Does this mean I can use my old legacy card at Hyatt hotels now and receive x4 points instead of x3?
Or do I need to wait till the new one arrives in the mail?
I am asking because I have an upcoming Hyatt stay this weekend and I'd assume I won't have possession of the new card by then.
It looks like the card number is the same though.
Does this mean I can use my old legacy card at Hyatt hotels now and receive x4 points instead of x3?
Or do I need to wait till the new one arrives in the mail?
I am asking because I have an upcoming Hyatt stay this weekend and I'd assume I won't have possession of the new card by then.
Last edited by coleslaw; Jan 13, 2021 at 9:51 am
#2129
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: OZ Diamond
Posts: 6,140
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#2130
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
This really bothers me. Was it just a rumor that legacy card holders prior to a certain cutoff date after this forced conversion is supposed to be able to renew at the old rate? I think Chase/Hyatt really botched this "upgrade." Like beltway mentioned earlier, the lack of transparency (via poor/minimal communication) throughout this process really sours on me. I think I am done with Hyatt credit card after I cancel it, which I will wait until I receive my last FNA. I might keep it for another year if I am offered a retention bonus that would at least make the effective AF $75.
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