EJRofChicago

The Ts&Cs say that notification of eligibility or whatever will come by April 17...I have a 4-night stay the week before so if they activate the promo for me faster than that, then it'll be super tempting to mattress run the other 16...but if not, then I'd pass, as much as I'd love complimentary breakfast when I stay in Midtown Manhattan this fall...

lost_in_translation

They absolutely ARE at your hotel competing for upgrades sometimes, just each individual who only stays 20 nights a year rather than 60 is 1/3rd as likely to be there on a night you are there competing for an upgrade with you. The fact that each individual extra elite does not have the impact of a 'full' elite on suite availability does not mean that credit card or fast track elites cannot significantly hurt benefits if a programme allows enough of them to join. Just look at the mess in e.g. Thailand now at Marriott, where huge numbers of elites have been manufactured from discounted stays and offers during COVID and many hotels are struggling to even provide the lounge space needed as those elites are keen to keep staying to get their 'benefits', let alone give suites to everyone.

OhDoctor

I believe stays with a check-in date prior to April 17th will be ineligible, regardless of when they notify you of your status challenge approval.

toni8284

Here is my plan. I want to take advantage with this 20 nights for globalist (4/17-7/16) and the bonus journey promotion (every 2 nights get 3000 back after the first stay 3/20-5/26).

4/27 hotel A - 1 night 5000 point per night.
4/28-4/29 hotel B - 2 nights (5000 point per night, get 3000 back)
5/1 - 5/19 hotel C - 18 nights (5000 point per night, get 27000 back)

So total point used = 21 * 5000 = 105,000
points get back = 10 x 3000 = 30,000
So total will be 105k - 30k = 75k

But here is the fine print for the promotion for bonus journey, will redeem point only stay counts?


6. What is an Eligible Stay?
For the purpose of this offer, an Eligible Stay is defined as a stay at a participating hotel where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a Free Night award. Back-to-back nights at the same hotel will be considered one Eligible Stay. A hotel must be participating in World of Hyatt at the time of your stay for it to qualify as an Eligible Stay. See complete terms and conditions on hyatt.com for a list of participating MGM Rewards destinations and Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties. Only Eligible Stays after registration will qualify. Only stays with checkout dates after registration and between March 20 and May 26, 2023, will qualify. Please note that not all Inclusive Collection properties are participating in World of Hyatt as of the launch of the promotion.

7. What is an Eligible Night?
For the purpose of this promotion, an �Eligible Night� is defined as any night where a member is paying an Eligible Rate or redeems a free night award for at least one night of their stay.

13. Are there any restrictions on the form of payment in order to participate in this promotion?
Eligible methods of payment include cash, Points + Cash, check, or major credit cards or debit/bank cards. Eligible methods of payment exclude, without limitation, hotel �House Accounts,� charges settled by a company or organization, charges billed to a guest room/folio or unit at a Hyatt-branded residence, Hyatt-branded gift cards, Hyatt gift cheques, or property-specific gift card/certificates.

Kacee

There are more important things to get upset about these days than whether a Globalist lite is stealing my upgrade.

I suspect many of us started our Hyatt elite run through some kind of promo. I did, and that's something I try to keep in mind.

UA-NYC

Speak for yourself 🤣 went from 0-60 the hard way in 2019. Get off my lawn you Bilt-ers! Ha

Kacee

2019? I'm surprised they let you post!

Diamond challenge 2014.

Beckles

Do you actually need these hotels? The 21st night is unnecessary for achieving Globalist status and not worth spending 5k points to earn a 3k point bonus if you're only doing it for mattress run purposes.

They always do with Hyatt, 'redeems a Free Night award' includes point redemptions under Hyatt's typical rules.

toni8284

The 18 nights that I dont need. It's a mattress run at my local Hyatt. I do 21 nights because I'm close to my next milestone.

so for this promotion, do I have to stay consecutively? Or it can be 1 night at hotel A and 1 night at hotel B still receive 3000 points after the first stay?

Troopers

Is the 75k and effort to achieve Glob-lite worth it? Do you have/planning upcoming stays at full service properties to reap Glob-lite benefits?

Beckles

The nights do not need to be consecutive in the same hotel, one night at hotel A and one night at hotel B will get you the 3,000 points for Bonus Journeys.

notquiteaff

That’s what I wonder. Those 75k are an expensive way to buy Glob breakfast, IMO. Maybe some other glob benefits will make it worthwhile for the OP (parking, resort fees, Glob earnings bonus), but I don’t think it would make sense for me (especially since I have no idea where I will be traveling in 2024).

toni8284

I am explorist right now (merry go around with MGM).

Actually, if I only include the mattress run nights, I only need 57k UR after the promotion.

I do have trips booked for the rest of the year.

hyatt regency Tokyo 3 night in august. (I might switch to Andaz Tokyo if I’m a globalist).
hyatt ziva cap Cana for 6 night for the last week on Dec.

no plan yet in 2024.

And based on the milestones. I should get :
20 Nights 2 Club Access Awards
30 Nights 1 Cat 1-4 Free Night and 2 Club Access Awards

Troopers

Same here. I often think these various promos (hotel and airlines) are a trap...promos entice ppl to do something that they would not normally do, then ppl behave normally post-promo and unable to reap benefits.

Sophoclefr

100% agree�whatever the promotion (Bilt, Q1, Q2 etc) the only real winners are the people who would have spent the nights/cash anyway (e.g. I had more than 30 nights booked in Q1 and Q2 so the 30k and 45k extra points for them from the Q1/Q2 promos are a pure win/gift)?