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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)
#1171
Suspended
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#1172
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
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#1173
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,044
OK - I guess I used it then. Sorry. I thought I made my last cert reservation before I got the 30, but it must have been after.
Edit: unless maybe my concierge swapped it out for me proactively? But I think I would have seen an email trail on that.
Edit: unless maybe my concierge swapped it out for me proactively? But I think I would have seen an email trail on that.
#1174
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,044
Anyone get staggered night credits from this card?
Statement closed yesterday. Points came earlier today.
Then, just now I got a Milestone email, so I logged in and I see I got six nights of credit. I should have gotten 16 or 18 (pretty sure it's 18 since my spend was just under $45K this month, but I could be right on the line).
Should I give it some time still?
Edit: I guess the answer is "yes" since two more nights just came through. I cannot imagine what type of system they're running that works like this.
Statement closed yesterday. Points came earlier today.
Then, just now I got a Milestone email, so I logged in and I see I got six nights of credit. I should have gotten 16 or 18 (pretty sure it's 18 since my spend was just under $45K this month, but I could be right on the line).
Should I give it some time still?
Edit: I guess the answer is "yes" since two more nights just came through. I cannot imagine what type of system they're running that works like this.
#1175
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NC
Posts: 138
Has anyone had an issue getting their card anniversary certificates lately?
My husband and I both signed up for this card in late June last year, and we still haven't received them. I keep checking our Hyatt accounts online. I contacted both Chase and Hyatt, and Chase said they have up to 10 weeks to send them to us. That's fine, but everyone else I know with this card gets their anniversary certificates within a few days of their anniversary, even before the next year's annual fee hits.
What has been your experience?
Thanks.
My husband and I both signed up for this card in late June last year, and we still haven't received them. I keep checking our Hyatt accounts online. I contacted both Chase and Hyatt, and Chase said they have up to 10 weeks to send them to us. That's fine, but everyone else I know with this card gets their anniversary certificates within a few days of their anniversary, even before the next year's annual fee hits.
What has been your experience?
Thanks.
#1176
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Location: Miami, Florida
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Posts: 4,009
The anniversary nights now post up to 10 weeks after the anniversary date, so that people can't get the free night and then cancel the card and get the annual fee refunded.
#1178
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
Very strange message I got from Chase.
I contacted them regarding missing stay credits for $5k spend. My calculations have me meeting it as of my last closing date - but no nights have appeared.
They got back to me very promptly - and only did the math for 2019. They did not include anything from 2018. Has this changed from a rolling 5k, to rolling only for the current calendar year?
I responded and will update when I hear back.
I contacted them regarding missing stay credits for $5k spend. My calculations have me meeting it as of my last closing date - but no nights have appeared.
They got back to me very promptly - and only did the math for 2019. They did not include anything from 2018. Has this changed from a rolling 5k, to rolling only for the current calendar year?
I responded and will update when I hear back.
#1179
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 263
Very strange message I got from Chase.
I contacted them regarding missing stay credits for $5k spend. My calculations have me meeting it as of my last closing date - but no nights have appeared.
They got back to me very promptly - and only did the math for 2019. They did not include anything from 2018. Has this changed from a rolling 5k, to rolling only for the current calendar year?
I responded and will update when I hear back.
I contacted them regarding missing stay credits for $5k spend. My calculations have me meeting it as of my last closing date - but no nights have appeared.
They got back to me very promptly - and only did the math for 2019. They did not include anything from 2018. Has this changed from a rolling 5k, to rolling only for the current calendar year?
I responded and will update when I hear back.
#1180
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Fairmont Lifetime Plat, UA Silver, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 46,919
I just looked at my math, and I failed to subtract the $95 fee I paid last year when I got the card. I have not yet been billed for this year's fee. Though it is showing as a current transaction.
I did subtract it out, and it is closer to the number the rep said I had spent. I'm still about $85 off.
I added up all the balances on my closing statements and subtracted the one annual fee I paid.
I did subtract it out, and it is closer to the number the rep said I had spent. I'm still about $85 off.
I added up all the balances on my closing statements and subtracted the one annual fee I paid.
#1181
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,044
At the beginning of the year, my calcs told me that this $5k counter reset on Jan. 1.
Many posted data points in this thread otherwise.
Maybe it's either different for different cards (upgrade versus new app?) or there's some other differentiator in the mix?
Many posted data points in this thread otherwise.
Maybe it's either different for different cards (upgrade versus new app?) or there's some other differentiator in the mix?
#1182
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
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Mine was a new app last year in July. BUT, I looked at my January closing statement for which I also received 2 stay credits, and it was not $5k. It was close, but not the full $5k.
#1184
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NJ
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Posts: 46,919
I just heard back... See below:
I can confirm the required $5,000.00 spend to receive two
Qualifying Night Credits resets at the beginning of each
calendar year.
I will wait to hear some other opinions and then update the wiki.
I can confirm the required $5,000.00 spend to receive two
Qualifying Night Credits resets at the beginning of each
calendar year.
I will wait to hear some other opinions and then update the wiki.
#1185
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: LGA/JFK/EWR
Programs: UA 1K1.75MM, Hyatt Globalist, abandoned Marriott LTT (RIP SPG), Hertz PC
Posts: 21,172
...but the $15K spend to get your free night does not (starts w/your anniversary year still), right?