Aug 11, 2018, 3:23 pm
Last edit by: TravelinSperry
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)
Aug 7, 2021, 8:29 am
#2581
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If Hyatt increases the annual free night certificates to Category 5 all my family members will renew their Hyatt credit cards. Otherwise I will advise them to cancel their cards. Mar Monte was the only good option to use a free night in California and now it’s gone.
I will keep my Hyatt card even if the free night is useless. That makes sense for me but not for family members whose travels are limited.
I will keep my Hyatt card even if the free night is useless. That makes sense for me but not for family members whose travels are limited.
If I can’t even count on being able to the “free” night at such a non-aspirational property, I don’t think it is worth keeping the card for me.
Aug 7, 2021, 9:06 am
#2582
Join Date: Sep 2020
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I tried to burn a “free” night at the HP near the Silverton in Las Vegas tonight. $200-ish nightly rate for standard room, but no awards or certs accepted even though it shows up in the search when I look for awards.
If I can’t even count on being able to the “free” night at such a non-aspirational property, I don’t think it is worth keeping the card for me.
If I can’t even count on being able to the “free” night at such a non-aspirational property, I don’t think it is worth keeping the card for me.
Im not familiar with this specific property, but I do generally find the Cat1-4 carts to be pretty easy to use and to get outsize value (much more than the cost of the annual card fee).
Aug 7, 2021, 10:07 am
#2583
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There is a second HP in Vegas that had similar room rates and I was able to redeem there. Unfortunately the location is less convenient for our needs, but no point in saving the cert for a future better opportunity when cat2 properties seem to block awards.
Aug 20, 2021, 11:37 am
#2584
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Chicago
Programs: AAdvantage EXP | United Silver | HH Diamond | Bonvoy Platinum | Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 718
Hey does anyone know if you get the bonus points if you stay at an MGM property (like the Mirage) and pay for resort fees and incidentals with the card when you check out?
Aug 20, 2021, 11:54 am
#2585
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SEA, YVR
Programs: Alaska MVPG, Flying Blue Gold, BA Silver, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 568
Any recent data points on when the annual free night posts? My annual fee was charged 7/1 but no certificate yet... in past years I recall it being much faster.
Aug 20, 2021, 2:04 pm
#2586
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: USA
Programs: American Airlines (Executive Platinum), Hyatt (Globalist), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Diamond)
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About six to eight weeks after the AF posts. People were getting the free night and then canceling for an AF refund.
Aug 20, 2021, 2:20 pm
#2587
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: On strike
Posts: 8,135
And yes, this is a change from past years.
Aug 20, 2021, 4:00 pm
#2588
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Aug 20, 2021, 5:22 pm
#2589
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
AAdamE, I would expect you would get the 8 pp$ for charging it to your Chase Hyatt Visa, because it is Hyatt spend. As a minimum you will get 5 pp$ for "Travel," same as at any non-Hyatt hotel--as long as you have not maxed out the $1500 limit.
Also, you will earn triple points (15 pp$ vs.5 pp$) on incidentals directly from Hyatt. Indeed, I just had a 2-night points-award stay at a Hyatt House with zero spend. Their computer incorrectly charged me a $20 RF, so the FDC issued a credit on my folio. It was reported to Hyatt as a payment rather than a reversal of the charge, because I actually got 320 points for the stay! 16 pp$ because I am an Explorist. Nothing was ever charged to my Visa.
Last edited by Brendan; Aug 21, 2021 at 12:33 pm Reason: UA--NYC, thanks for the correction!
Aug 20, 2021, 7:03 pm
#2590
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AAdamE, I would expect you would get the 8 pp$ for charging it to your Chase Hyatt Visa, because it is Hyatt spend. As a minimum you will get 5 pp$ for "Travel," same as at any non-Hyatt hotel. As long as you have not maxed out the $1500 limit.
Also, you will earn triple points (15 pp$ vs.5 pp$ on incidentals directly from Hyatt. Indeed, I just had a 2-night points-award stay at a Hyatt House with zero spend. Their computer incorrectly charged me a $20 RF, so the FDC issued a credit on my folio. It was reported to Hyatt as a payment rather than a reversal of the charge, because I actually got 320 points for the stay! 16 pp$ because I am an Explorist. Nothing was ever charged to my Visa.
Also, you will earn triple points (15 pp$ vs.5 pp$ on incidentals directly from Hyatt. Indeed, I just had a 2-night points-award stay at a Hyatt House with zero spend. Their computer incorrectly charged me a $20 RF, so the FDC issued a credit on my folio. It was reported to Hyatt as a payment rather than a reversal of the charge, because I actually got 320 points for the stay! 16 pp$ because I am an Explorist. Nothing was ever charged to my Visa.
Aug 22, 2021, 9:20 am
#2591
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: STL
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Posts: 164
Your anniversary date they use is not the same as the date the AF posts, right? Asking because of the ability to earn a free night cert with $15k spend between anniversary and Dec 31 for those who got the forced product change from the legacy Hyatt card to the WoH card this year. (Could have also earned another if I spent $15k between change and anniversary, but in 4.5 months that wasn't happening.) My anniversary is early June but AF posted July 1. I'll need the June spend to reach $15k.
At least in the future it will be based on calendar year.
Aug 22, 2021, 9:51 am
#2592
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 825
my wife's anniversary date is June 20th ish, af billed 7/1 and fnc posted 8/20 so exactly 9 weeks.
Aug 22, 2021, 12:19 pm
#2593
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: WoH Globalist, AA Platinum Pro, HHonors Diamond, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver, Hertz Prez's Circle
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Getting Bonus/New Card Again
I want to take advantage of the new card offer/essentially the fast track to Globalist status after limited nights, but I already have the card (but earned the signup bonus more than 24 months ago). If I were to cancel today, how long would I need to wait before applying for the card again?
Aug 22, 2021, 1:07 pm
#2594
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Generally with Chase you want to give it 30 days to purge it from the system. You can do this churn faster with Ultimate Rewards earning cards that have a downgrade path, but alas the Hyatt card doesn't have a downgrade option.
Sep 13, 2021, 6:12 am
#2595
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Question - if you get credits back to this CC (in my case, from some VAT refunds), does that reduce my "level/balance" of both ongoing spend (for $5K monthly) / annual spend (for the $15K FNA)...OR is it just seen as a form of payment?
If it was a direct "return" of sorts, I could see it as the former, but wondering if the VAT situation make it more of the latter (better for me obviously).
Thx.
If it was a direct "return" of sorts, I could see it as the former, but wondering if the VAT situation make it more of the latter (better for me obviously).
Thx.