Booking GOH as a Globalist-to-be?
Jan 23, 2021, 12:22 am
#1
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Booking GOH as a Globalist-to-be?
I'm going to be a globalist in Feb when the credit came in. Can I make a reservation for my friend now, and then when I become a globalist, "convert" the reservation to be a GOH stay?
This is to secure hot properties before they are gone.
Thanks
This is to secure hot properties before they are gone.
Thanks
Jan 23, 2021, 1:56 am
#2
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Anyway what are the "hot properties" you're referring to? I don't see any hotels having a run in by customers for the time coming.
Jan 23, 2021, 5:22 am
#4
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I agree that this should be fine. GoH benefits should be able to be added to any existing reservation that qualifies.
Jan 23, 2021, 7:56 am
#7
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You can make a reservation for yourself, then convert it to GOH by sending a request to your concierge. Do this all the time with points booking since I can borrow them as globalist but my friend cannot, so I borrow and book with my points, then when the transfer is done I ask concierge to apply the points and GOH.
Jan 23, 2021, 8:34 am
#8
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You can make a reservation for yourself, then convert it to GOH by sending a request to your concierge. Do this all the time with points booking since I can borrow them as globalist but my friend cannot, so I borrow and book with my points, then when the transfer is done I ask concierge to apply the points and GOH.
Jan 23, 2021, 8:49 am
#9
Join Date: Mar 2014
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You can make a reservation for yourself, then convert it to GOH by sending a request to your concierge. Do this all the time with points booking since I can borrow them as globalist but my friend cannot, so I borrow and book with my points, then when the transfer is done I ask concierge to apply the points and GOH.
Jan 23, 2021, 8:52 am
#10
Join Date: Mar 2014
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It's called a courtesy booking, and it's not a stated benefit and totally at the discretion of concierge / WoH agent (so as to give them leeway to keep people from abusing it with highly speculative bookings). I've only done it a handful of times (i.e., booking a big extended family trip 6-8 months out).
Bottom line if you don't have points to make a booking, concierge can make a booking for you on the condition points will be in account 1 week prior to stay (otherwise it turns to cash booking at standard rate).
Again, don't go wild on this or they'll just kill it for everyone. I could see this being something that they quietly choose to keep at the concierge level and not extend to newly minted 30 night globalists (no hate, that's how I got into the Hyatt ecosystem years ago ).
Bottom line if you don't have points to make a booking, concierge can make a booking for you on the condition points will be in account 1 week prior to stay (otherwise it turns to cash booking at standard rate).
Again, don't go wild on this or they'll just kill it for everyone. I could see this being something that they quietly choose to keep at the concierge level and not extend to newly minted 30 night globalists (no hate, that's how I got into the Hyatt ecosystem years ago ).
Last edited by ClarkGriswold; Jan 23, 2021 at 8:58 am
Jan 23, 2021, 9:30 am
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It's called a courtesy booking, and it's not a stated benefit and totally at the discretion of concierge / WoH agent (so as to give them leeway to keep people from abusing it with highly speculative bookings). I've only done it a handful of times (i.e., booking a big extended family trip 6-8 months out).
Bottom line if you don't have points to make a booking, concierge can make a booking for you on the condition points will be in account 1 week prior to stay (otherwise it turns to cash booking at standard rate).
Again, don't go wild on this or they'll just kill it for everyone. I could see this being something that they quietly choose to keep at the concierge level and not extend to newly minted 30 night globalists (no hate, that's how I got into the Hyatt ecosystem years ago ).
Bottom line if you don't have points to make a booking, concierge can make a booking for you on the condition points will be in account 1 week prior to stay (otherwise it turns to cash booking at standard rate).
Again, don't go wild on this or they'll just kill it for everyone. I could see this being something that they quietly choose to keep at the concierge level and not extend to newly minted 30 night globalists (no hate, that's how I got into the Hyatt ecosystem years ago ).
Jan 23, 2021, 10:04 am
#12
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But since I might cancel these, I don't bother with the GoH transfer until a week or so before the trip so I don't waste anyone's time.
Jan 23, 2021, 1:55 pm
#14
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Yeah, main use case for me is when I know family members have points they'll transfer to me, and I just want to go ahead and get it booked. Occasionally, I know there'll be an extended business trip where I'll earn a boatload of points. Certainly not worth doing if you aren't sure points are inbound.