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My apologies for my inaccurate information here supplied by Hyatt's own top tier Concierge line with an agent that has 15 years on the job at HyattOriginally Posted by slippahs
Anyone know if you booked a points advance stay as a Globalist, whether the award amount is determined at the time of booking or when they deduct the points?
She sadly got this wrong it is not at the time of booking but when the points are deducted at a later date with the going point @ the redemption cost
I did verify this before posting with someone senior and yet ended up with a fried egg in my face.
It looks like the Hyatt Regency Yokohama has already gone up for bookings in March/April 2023.
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Previous posts in this thread indicate it's when the points are deducted. See FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Devaluation! New award category changes effective 3/22Originally Posted by slippahs
Anyone know if you booked a points advance stay as a Globalist, whether the award amount is determined at the time of booking or when they deduct the points?
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no time like the present Originally Posted by mahasamatman
It looks like the Hyatt Regency Yokohama has already gone up for bookings in March/April 2023.
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Thank You skj for the fast important correction Originally Posted by skj
Previous posts in this thread indicate it's when the points are deducted. See FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Devaluation! New award category changes effective 3/22
This is correct sadly ill advised by the Concierge team desk with a 15 year veteran my apologies
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oh wow I'm glad someone mentioned this as I made some upcoming bookings... some hard decisions will need to be made.Originally Posted by cmjaffe
Points need to be pulled prior to march 22 before category changes. If points arent attached to ressie than the higher rate would be pulled prior to arrival
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The Napa property is pretty easy to book for sat stays if you live close by and monitor availability, we're actually at the hotel right now as 1 night sat stays open up maybe a week in advance when people are upgraded out of the base rooms. The hotel is fully booked out so only a minor upgrade to estate view, but hard to complain as I have absolutely zero hyatt status.Originally Posted by cfabar1
I”m jealous you were able to get those nights at the Alila properties. I continue to never be able to find availability.
For Ventana I had to book 13 months out for date that the reservation agents couldn't even see as being available haha. Dunno if it was a bug but glad I was able to snag it, got thurs to sunday which I have never seen for closer in stays when I grabbed a past res on short notice.
I'm not in favor of this, of course, but I don't know if it's fair to say the program is being devalued.
The price of rooms are going up and up thanks to historic inflation. With most properties staying in the same category, points are becoming more valuable not less.
The price of rooms are going up and up thanks to historic inflation. With most properties staying in the same category, points are becoming more valuable not less.
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can someone confirm this with their concierge or other source? Before peak pricing went into effect I inquired about a points advance reservation I have in milwakee this summer. I was told that the points do not have to be pulled and the point rate booked in the point advance will be honored when they pull the points. Are category changes different?Originally Posted by Cometstar
oh wow I'm glad someone mentioned this as I made some upcoming bookings... some hard decisions will need to be made.
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never heard of this. Points are always pulled when reservation is made. Exception may be globalists who do not have enough points yet.Originally Posted by kpott
can someone confirm this with their concierge or other source? Before peak pricing went into effect I inquired about a points advance reservation I have in milwakee this summer. I was told that the points do not have to be pulled and the point rate booked in the point advance will be honored when they pull the points. Are category changes different?
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But even then I doubt it would be at the old rate and instead they would pull the amount needed the day its pulled.Originally Posted by 59Impala
never heard of this. Points are always pulled when reservation is made. Exception may be globalists who do not have enough points yet.
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I confirmed with Twitter. To be safe, I would pay the reservation before 3/22.Originally Posted by kpott
can someone confirm this with their concierge or other source? Before peak pricing went into effect I inquired about a points advance reservation I have in milwakee this summer. I was told that the points do not have to be pulled and the point rate booked in the point advance will be honored when they pull the points. Are category changes different?
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correct, hence it should be booked prior to the change taking effectOriginally Posted by craz
But even then I doubt it would be at the old rate and instead they would pull the amount needed the day its pulled.