solewalker

I got e-mails from neither (and I do usually get e-mails from Hyatt), but I do see the status challenge promotion on my AA account after linking both accounts.

tamachan

Just wondering if anyone had reciprocal points post yet? AA EXP and Hyatt Explorist, stayed at Hyatt over the weekend but haven’t see anything on AA side. Linked accounts the day it went live and read the details but couldn’t seem to find anywhere stating the amount of time it’ll take (usually these promotions would have a sentence “Please allow X time for points to post...”
Linking was successful as I got upgraded to Explorist for 3 months

craigthemif

I'm not in a rush to try, but I think the play is to take the AA challenge, then use that status to match over at AS. (especially if Hyatt Globs won't be allowed to challenge AA every year or two)

ComplexAnalysis

I've both stayed at Hyatts and flown AA since the relationship started, and from my limited sample size:

• Hyatt points for AA flights post ~1-2 days after the flight
• AA points for Hyatt stays post ~7 days after the stay completes

MasterPlanner

Ah, so it is after the flight takes place (i.e. when the EQD hits one's AA account) rather than when the ticket is purchased? If that's the case then tickets paid for before the accounts were linked but the flights happen afterward will count, presumably? Good news...

tamachan

NJNY

I'm seeing about the same timing for points on both sides. They definitely post after the flight/stay, not at the time of purchase. And I only got my email confirmation of successfully linking the accounts yesterday but was receiving points in both accounts prior.

nall

Can confirm this is the case.

Guy Betsy

How fast did your WoH account change to Explorist? I've linked my accounts but haven't seen an upgrade on the Hyatt side yet.

Update : So after linking the accounts, I find that I must go to my WoH account to Register for this promo! All good now!

Assimilated Cajun

I finally got linked after two weeks and several name changes in each program. The problem seems to be that I have both a middle name and a suffix -- rarely use the latter but I do have it on my AAdvantage account so that my ticket will match my passport -- and the two programs have different fields, rules on capitalization, etc. So even when your name is showing on your screen as exactly identical in both systems, the systems themselves don't think so.

The most attractive feature of this promotion for me was the hope that I could extend my Executive Platinum status for another year without having to reach $15,000 in EQD. (I'll probably make it anyway, but it won't be easy: I'm currently at about 80K EQM with only $8300 EQD.) But now that I've linked, I'm not getting this offer, I guess because I'm already an EXP.

Interestingly, I am getting the offer of a fast track to Globalist despite already being a Globalist. But this won't matter for me because I'm currently holding at 52 nights, waiting until July to requalify so that the six-month validity on my Category 1-7 free night certificate will last through the Christmas/New Year holiday.

So I guess I'll have to be content with getting a Hyatt point for every dollar spent on American and vice versa, which is better than nothing.

mick34

I got an offer of AA gold based on my hyatt status of explorist. However my hyatt status will revert to discoverist after May 31 2019.

Does anyone know if my AA gold offer will be removed after my hyatt status changes? Do I need to accept the AA offer by May 31 or could I wait?

I have AA flights scheduled for end of July and September so I prefer to wait until July to start the 90 day period, but don't want to risk that the offer will disappear before I register.

WISEMEN

Interestingly my AA points posted correctly when I settled my first Hyatt bill. However, I had to extend my stay (and payment for that booking was done separately), but the additional AA miles for those extra nights didn't come through, even though the Hyatt stay posted as one continuous stay. Will be interesting to see if it's a weekly sweep or whether I'll need to follow up to get the balance.

CMK10

Just had my first batch of AA flights post to Hyatt. Yesterday I got points from flights on 5/15, 5/24 and 5/27. All amounts look correct.

joe_miami

Over in the AA forum, it's being reported that AA sent out another huge batch of gifted status, including to people who hadn't flown AA at all in over a year.

Like with the Hyatt challenge, the people who got that offer can get AA EXP after 35,000 EQM. Unlike the Hyatt challenge, the people who got yesterday's freebie only need to spend $4,000 EQD while AA is requiring the Hyatt people to spend $5,000 EQD.

Hyatt really took care of their own when negotiating this deal. LOL.

skywalkerLAX

You seem to receive points on AA even for award stays with Hyatt. After a couple award stays last month I just checked my Advantage account and saw I got miles for those.