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Apr 24, 2026, 6:36 pm by jbeckettHotel category change list
https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/e...-updates.html
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”on any upcoming stay” (singular) - which I interpret as an award you can apply to one upcoming stay (just like a lounge access award), not all future stays.Originally Posted by GeneralTalker1030
Found a Chinese social media post with the detailed questionnaire. I’ve included the questions in the spoilers tag. Seems like destination fee waiver would be a 60-night milestone, which I’m fine with.
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Just my 2 cents!
My sense is that most Hyatt hotels are catering to middle class and business travelers. Those will be heavily impacted.Originally Posted by OhDoctor
A new global recession seems like it may disproportionately target the middle class and working poor, which would have less of an effect on Hyatt's bottom line (if anything, the other hotel chains ((Choice. Wyndham, etc.)) might be more pressured in that scenario to preserve or enhance the benefits of their own programs to bring up to whatever standard Hyatt is currently setting.)Just my 2 cents!
This seems silly that Hyatt is planning multiple devaluations at the same time.
The point chart devaluation has my Hyatt visa mostly in a sock drawer - used for Costco which is visa only and to pay for actual Hyatt stays. Looking to spend enough to get a FNA and then put the card away.
How many globalists are staying 60 nights in a hotel vs staying less and using the credit card to fill in the balance. Hyatt devalues the credit card and I wonder how many decide to stop the incremental spend and say explorist is good enough, or just stay at a Marriott instead for their bigger/better footprint.
The point chart devaluation has my Hyatt visa mostly in a sock drawer - used for Costco which is visa only and to pay for actual Hyatt stays. Looking to spend enough to get a FNA and then put the card away.
How many globalists are staying 60 nights in a hotel vs staying less and using the credit card to fill in the balance. Hyatt devalues the credit card and I wonder how many decide to stop the incremental spend and say explorist is good enough, or just stay at a Marriott instead for their bigger/better footprint.
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Getting? Goodness. I've been past disenchanted for a while. Don't even know the word for what I am now with all this nonsense. Amazing how much anti consumer trash Hyatt has decided to push at once.Originally Posted by SHLTP
I'm getting very disenchanted with Hyatt
Although, a big part of me is actually less bothered than I would have been years ago since I'm pretty much done with Hyatt because of all this. I'll cherry pick stays for the next year and a half for the benefits, such as they are, until it runs out and then probably won't stay at a Hyatt again. Reality is that their properties are almost never the overall best choice, all factors considered, without some loyalty perk, points, status chase, etc.
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Orbitalist?? Seems that's where they're sending the program and it will go up on flames during reentry. Originally Posted by notquiteaff
What are they going to call the elite level above Globalist? Any guesses? Maybe they will do the rational thing and go back to precious metals?
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The point chart devaluation has my Hyatt visa mostly in a sock drawer - used for Costco which is visa only and to pay for actual Hyatt stays. .
Their inspiration was Southwest how to lose as many customers as possible in one detonating devastating negative swoop.Originally Posted by ericcheung
This seems silly that Hyatt is planning multiple devaluations at the same time.The point chart devaluation has my Hyatt visa mostly in a sock drawer - used for Costco which is visa only and to pay for actual Hyatt stays. .
Congratulations socks well deserved!
I'm not a Hyatt member, but at the start of every year I evaluate the program as to whether I should join, as I could (with some effort) go out of my way to qualify if I wanted to.
I didn't find it compelling enough in January to offset their small footprint, so it's weird they keep doubling down on making the program less compelling. Maybe their existing members will stick around through inertia, but it's not a way to grow the program.
I didn't find it compelling enough in January to offset their small footprint, so it's weird they keep doubling down on making the program less compelling. Maybe their existing members will stick around through inertia, but it's not a way to grow the program.
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Its not weird because they probably think too many people have Globalist. And most people here agree that Hyatt points are the most valuable out there. Originally Posted by CD747
I didn't find it compelling enough in January to offset their small footprint, so it's weird they keep doubling down on making the program less compelling. Maybe their existing members will stick around through inertia, but it's not a way to grow the program.
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I did to a large degree for many years believe they were more valuable which is why earned many millions in their point currencyOriginally Posted by SP03
It’s not weird because they probably think too many people have Globalist. And most people here agree that Hyatt points are the most valuable out there.
and kept point reserves in other transferable programs.
Having said that I'd like the opportunity to rethink restate that over the next 6 months post devaluation and see the assessment from others
out there as well as my own experiences and see if any of that may still hold true.
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News flash: then stop offering Globalist fast track offers!Originally Posted by SP03
It’s not weird because they probably think too many people have Globalist.
<————— I got that status last year via the AA fast track offer for exactly 20 stays.
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All the major chains cater to business travelers and tolerate all others. If it weren't for business travelers, I doubt they'd even be award programs of any significance.Originally Posted by SP03
My sense is that most Hyatt hotels are catering to middle class and business travelers. Those will be heavily impacted.
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< I got that status last year via the AA fast track offer for exactly 20 stays.
To Hyatt and others its their crack cocaine addiction to getting more engagement.When you look at other programs its similar or worse Originally Posted by notquiteaff
News flash: then stop offering Globalist fast track offers!< I got that status last year via the AA fast track offer for exactly 20 stays.
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and kept point reserves in other transferable programs.
Having said that I'd like the opportunity to rethink restate that over the next 6 months post devaluation and see the assessment from others
out there as well as my own experiences and see if any of that may still hold true.
Even with the pending devaluation, they're more valuable than Marriott or Hilton. If my Hyatt experiment doesn't work out this year, I'll probably just go full free agent with my CSR.Originally Posted by 777 global mile hound
I did to a large degree for many years believe they were more valuable which is why earned many millions in their point currencyand kept point reserves in other transferable programs.
Having said that I'd like the opportunity to rethink restate that over the next 6 months post devaluation and see the assessment from others
out there as well as my own experiences and see if any of that may still hold true.
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Why? Business travelers often pay lower rates and often dont have a choice of chains. As someone not using OPM I may get a AAA rate here and there, but I also have a choice of hotels and loyalty programs may very well impact my choice.Originally Posted by MP2086
All the major chains cater to business travelers and tolerate all others. If it weren't for business travelers, I doubt they'd even be award programs of any significance.
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There's a considerable amount of research that supports business travelers being less price-conscious. Most corporations (and the entire government) have a per diem limit that means hotels can't compete on price anyways. Hence the rise of awards programs.Originally Posted by notquiteaff
Why? Business travelers often pay lower rates and often dont have a choice of chains. As someone not using OPM I may get a AAA rate here and there, but I also have a choice of hotels and loyalty programs may very well impact my choice.