Globalist w/52 Elite Nights - Should I go for 60?
Dec 8, 2021, 5:55 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SEA
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I'll have exactly 57 nights by the end of this year, but there's no way I can work in the 3 extra nights since I'm already booked for every day the rest of this year in hotel rooms, between hyatt, hilton and marriot. Canceling and rebooking is not an option as the rates I've gotten are seriously low and now the rates are super high. So, 57 nights will be it for me this year.
Dec 8, 2021, 6:00 pm
#18
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Dec 8, 2021, 7:56 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Dec 8, 2021, 8:02 pm
#20
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Dec 8, 2021, 8:12 pm
#21
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Los Angeles
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I'll have exactly 57 nights by the end of this year, but there's no way I can work in the 3 extra nights since I'm already booked for every day the rest of this year in hotel rooms, between hyatt, hilton and marriot. Canceling and rebooking is not an option as the rates I've gotten are seriously low and now the rates are super high. So, 57 nights will be it for me this year.
On the nights you’re staying at Mariott or Hilton couldn’t you just Mattress Run a Cat 1 or 2 Hyatt? You don’t have to actually stay just pay the 15k or 24k (depending on area) points and you’d get (2) TSU’s, a Concierge and a Category 1-7 Certificate.
It’s more than worth the trade off in your situation.
Dec 8, 2021, 8:24 pm
#22
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Come to think of it, I haven't had a suite upgrade since the days of Hyatt Gold Passport, which I believe worked differently. Are the TSUs we receive for the 50 night milestone only valid for six months after meeting the milestone?
Dec 9, 2021, 4:37 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
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My overall point earlier is that I would have a hard time spending hundreds of dollars to hit the 60 mark just as a straight mattress run with no real value to me in the stay itself.
Dec 9, 2021, 4:50 am
#24
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Nope - hitting them this year would make them good til 2/28/23
Dec 9, 2021, 2:03 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Taipei
Posts: 1,125
I am mattress running to hit 50 nights this year for the TSUs. By MR, though, I mean:
1) Staying at a Hyatt that's about 20 minutes out of the way (40 min roundtrip) but is actually ~$15 cheaper than the alternative. This is balanced out by the fact that it gets us closer to a good buddy of mine and he's going to come hang out with us for the evening as a result.
2) I churned an extra 10k of spend on the WOH credit card that comes at a 2.5% transaction fee cost. Since I value Hyatt points at 2 cents, this ultimately cost me $50.
1) Staying at a Hyatt that's about 20 minutes out of the way (40 min roundtrip) but is actually ~$15 cheaper than the alternative. This is balanced out by the fact that it gets us closer to a good buddy of mine and he's going to come hang out with us for the evening as a result.
2) I churned an extra 10k of spend on the WOH credit card that comes at a 2.5% transaction fee cost. Since I value Hyatt points at 2 cents, this ultimately cost me $50.
Dec 17, 2021, 6:24 am
#27
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Dec 17, 2021, 9:29 am
#28
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Dec 17, 2021, 10:31 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 3,642
I guess many have this quandary. I have 66 nights and had planned to make 70, but we have curtailed travel. So the calculus is, do i spend 20K points for 4 nights at a local Cat 1 and get the extra TSU? I would typically use a TSU for stays of 4 nights or greater, so ~5k extra points per night for an upgrade sounds like a decent deal. So I may book a 4 night stay locally. That said, rates are not terrible, so wondered if anyone has put a $$ figure to TSU? Or maybe the decision is whether the cash return on the 5K point redemption make sense.
Dec 17, 2021, 3:33 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2011
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last year I did it with a UK hotel, but maybe someone wants to try Brasil for an even better bargain.