Hyatt new policy only 1 bottle of water per room
Mar 7, 2019, 1:26 am
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The end of stay Medellia survey asks in the WOH Globalist section if you got your one bottle of water. Probably the worst top elite benefit I've ever seen on paper.
Mar 7, 2019, 2:57 am
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Mar 7, 2019, 5:39 am
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Mar 7, 2019, 5:55 am
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Biggest loser is Pepsico. Their purified water should be outlawed for wasting plastic. Same with Coke and Dasani. Same with all tap water in small plastic bottles. Spring water only in small plastic bottles.
Mar 7, 2019, 7:00 am
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Seriously people??? You DO realize the water that comes out of the tap in your room is likely just as pure as whatever is in the bottle? Bottled water is horrible for the environment and I applaud Hyatt for trying to cut back on it (if, in fact, they are..)
Beyond that... I've observed a move to larger single bottles (typically of a premium brand) at some full service Hyatt's... and those cost way more (at retail) than two small bottles of Aquafina.
Beyond that... I've observed a move to larger single bottles (typically of a premium brand) at some full service Hyatt's... and those cost way more (at retail) than two small bottles of Aquafina.
Mar 7, 2019, 7:04 am
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Someone has an agenda/grudge... Hyatt has been BETTER to me (and many many other Globalists) over the last few years. What happened is they made a strategic decision to dump lower margin customers who were consuming a disproportionate amount of elite benefits. It was a smart business move and the right thing to do.
Mar 7, 2019, 7:30 am
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..... said by those with an agenda/grudge, always? 
Aren’t you willing to identify cost-cutting as cost-cutting, whether or not at the expense of most consumers of Hyatt services? Facts are my agenda, including recognizing cost-cutting as cost-cutting.
Aren’t you willing to identify cost-cutting as cost-cutting, whether or not at the expense of most consumers of Hyatt services? Facts are my agenda, including recognizing cost-cutting as cost-cutting.
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Mar 7, 2019, 7:55 am
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Yes, they probably did reduce cost but that isn't always a bad thing, either. Being more efficient means they can offer lower room rates, perhaps pay some of their people more (I believe Hyatt is the highest ranked "place to work" in hospitality), invest in new concepts (i.e. buy Two Roads and grow the footprint), and more than anything reducing cost/growing efficiency helps them to stay independent in an industry where consolidation has been a very bad thing for consumers.
I could be wrong, but I think this is a very personal issue for you and others on here - way more personal than any real concern about consumers as a whole. If they'd just let you be a 25 stay Diamond/Gloabalist again, I suspect you'd say nothing.
Mar 7, 2019, 8:09 am
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I was also critical of Hyatt’s anti-consumer changes before the GP-to-WOH devaluation exercise. Maybe Hyatt/hotels can claim reduction in “complimentary” water bottles in rooms is yet another environmental-friendly initiative and hope that the message in the bottle — that it’s a cost-cutting exercise too — gets lost at sea.
Mar 7, 2019, 11:18 am
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If you are unfamiliar with manufactured spending and how easy it is, I recommend you visit the Manufactured Spending forum on this website.
Hyatt's happy with the arrangement because they sell points to Chase and Chase is happy because they generate swipe fees. This arrangement may change sometime in the future but I suspect that this is a multiyear contract.
Mar 7, 2019, 11:49 am
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Sir, the changes to WoH after rollout now make it easier to get Glob than the old 25 stay requirement. Specifically, night credit for credit card spend. One can now simply manufactured spend their way to Glob and then just burn those points and free nights accumulated along the way without ever paying cash for a room. Including having full club access and TSUs. While $125K in charges sounds like a lot, that is a light month for some experienced Manufactured Spenders.
If you are unfamiliar with manufactured spending and how easy it is, I recommend you visit the Manufactured Spending forum on this website.
Hyatt's happy with the arrangement because they sell points to Chase and Chase is happy because they generate swipe fees. This arrangement may change sometime in the future but I suspect that this is a multiyear contract.
If you are unfamiliar with manufactured spending and how easy it is, I recommend you visit the Manufactured Spending forum on this website.
Hyatt's happy with the arrangement because they sell points to Chase and Chase is happy because they generate swipe fees. This arrangement may change sometime in the future but I suspect that this is a multiyear contract.