mommafrica

W/ no form of disrespect azepine00, I would say that u need to read ur own statement as it leads itself to say (IMHO) that that u can request pts/miles @ ur leisure per stay. For ex: one stay u might feel that u want to request pts b/c u were targeted for the HSS/HP promo of 2500 pts but w/ another stay @ a HR u want to request the miles promo. I overstood the T&C's very clearly about the choosing of only 1, whether that being miles/pts. But the way u worded made it seem to be that u can pick miles for 1 stay & pts 4 another. Its like ur telling musikdude that once he has gained his 25k miles, then he can switch to pts. My ? to u was-can he?-even though the T&C's state different.

Its like I said about the Diamond CSR. She said that u have to stick w/ 1 option but u say otherwise. Who am I to believe! Trust me, I would prefer to believe u @ this pt. Plus, u have been n this game alot longer than I have.

NJUPINTHEAIR-I thank ur for ur better wording!

NJUPINTHEAIR

Well, that's good to know!
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camping

Could someone please tell me where to find the above FFN status summary? The bonus miles from my previous stay has posted but I don't see anything regarding FFN in my account. Thanks!

236Dakota

In your account, check awards, then my promotional awards; they are there.

LIH Prem

First, a stay is one or more consecutive nights at the same property.

Second, since you are saying you elected the 3k bonus points for the promotion, and the 3k bonus per stay starts on the 2nd stay, so assuming this is your 2nd or subsequent stay, I believe what you said is correct. (Plus your tier bonus on your base points, if you have status in GP.)

-David

LIH Prem

Please, please, please, before you ask a question,

if you haven't read the first post and the 2nd post in this thread, go back and read them.

Chances are your question is answered there.

Post #1 in this thread is from GP Concierge and contains a short Q&A and the T&Cs of the promotion.

Post #2 in this thread is our FFN FAQ and was written by members of this forum and has been kept up to date by our moderator Peteropny.

-David

camping

Thank you. I am not seeing anything related to FFN there.. Not sure if it is because I selected miles instead of points or there is a delay in posting FFN bonus..

236Dakota

I selected miles. One FFN posted <24 hours after second stay.

Trustguy

I hate bumping my own posts, but this may need to be on every page...

camping

I see. I got only one stay so far. I guess I should just patiently wait till I complete the second stay.

LIH Prem

Try this.

You have to choose one option for the promo, which is either FFN or 3k point bonus starting on the 2nd stay. You are stuck with that choice once you make it, and you can't change it during the promotion once you make that choice.

Now, if you choose FFN, you can either take GP base points + status tier bonus or airline miles at each stay, and you should still get an FFN credit on eligible stays no matter which option you pick. You will under no circumstances get the 3k bonus points on any of your stays because you elected to take FFN credit instead of the 3k promotional bonus. You may get other targeted or promotional bonuses, but you won't get the 3k promotional bonus once you elect FFN as part of The Next Big Thing promotion.

So you get two choices.

Choice 1: Which Next Big Thing Promo do you want? FFN credit or 3k GP points starting on the 2nd stay. You get to choose this one time only and you can't change it.

Choice 2: What do you want credited at the property for each stay? GP base points + status tier bonus OR airline miles. You get to make this choice for every stay if you want to.

They are basically independent choices, and whatever choice you make for choice #2 does not affect your FFN credits, if you elected FFN for choice #1.

A stay is still a stay even if you take airline miles instead of GP points for that stay. That's how that works. Hyatt and GP want you to get credit for every stay.

-David

mommafrica

LIH Prem-I know all of that as I've stated before so I don't know why this continues to be repeated. This has nothing to do w/ the affect to the FFN's/the 3k bonus. The ? asked by musikdude was could he switch from miles to pts after collecting 25k miles. It has nothing to do w/ whether/not u will be credited for a stay for collecting miles/pts. So pls, let's get over this hump.

The only ? was whether/not u could switch from miles 2 pts after the T&C's clearly states its "one/the other." Now most people want to dwell n the past & say what it use to be like. The fact of the matter is what the "present" T&C's say. Didn't it say that u have to stick w/ one/the other thru the entire promo concerning pts "or" miles?

LIH Prem

I believe I answered that question. I'm sorry you don't think I did.

For choice 1, which is the Next Big Thing Promo choice, you only get to make that choice once, and it's for the entire promo. That choice affects what you get for the promo only. Once you make that choice, you cannot change it.

Choice 2 has nothing to do with choice 1, and you can elect miles or points for each stay. Choice 2 is completely independent of choice 1 and you can choose something different for choice 2 at each stay without affecting choice 1.

I don't think I can make it any clearer than that.

Please refer to the following post earlier in this thread from GPC:


-David

musikdude

Thanks David- Your post is quite clear and I now feel I completely understand the nuances of these promotions and how to take full advantage of them! Fingers crossed that someone from Hyatt GP doesn't misinterpert the rules as you laid them out and cause me a headache down the road.

peteropny

OK - Hyatt CSRs (including Diamond line people) have in the last year been giving out plenty of wrong information on various details - some of which is pretty basic - so please take that information with a grain of salt.

If you have questions, please read posts #1 and #2 of this thread - this contains Hyatt's Official T&Cs as well as FAQs (which were originally written by LIH Prem and updated by myself) - these should answer most if not all of the frequently recurring questions.

Now addressing this latest question - can you choose miles for some stays and points for others. The answer is YES, you can choose miles for any stay that you want (even alternate between miles & points on subsequent stays if you want). This is a permanent feature of Hyatt's program - however, there is no way for you to pre-designate which stays earns miles in which program - you need to do it at check-in each time otherwise the default is points. However, even after the stay posts incorrectly, you can easily get it changed to miles from points since Hyatt hasn't transmitted the miles over to the airlines.

Now, what you can't choose for each stay, the choice between bonus points and the free nights (FFN) under this Next Big Thing promotion - this one clearly says that you must choose one or the other and no change is permitted - the only question that I'm unclear on is what if you don't designate (register) for the promotion until later, will everything be retroactive?