Targeted Promo For a Free Night.
Jul 18, 2006, 12:50 pm
#1
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Targeted Promo For a Free Night.
My Wife just received this Promo. Anyone else? She only had one Hyatt Stay Ever and it was about 1 year ago.
Dear MRS. TravelGuy,
It has been quite some time since you last visited Hyatt Hotels & ResortsŪ to enjoy the benefits of your Hyatt Gold PassportŪ membership. Because we value your membership in Hyatt Gold Passport, we invite you to receive a free night when you complete an eligible stay through September 4, 2006. Once you have completed your stay, the free night award will be good through December 30, 2006.
T&Cs
You must be a recipient of this e-mail to participate in offer. Qualifying Hyatt stay must occur at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide by September 4, 2006 to receive one free night award. To qualify for offer, you must be a Hyatt Gold PassportŪ member, provide your Hyatt Gold Passport account number at reservation/check-in, be a registered guest staying in the hotel and pay an Eligible Rate. An "Eligible Rate" is any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to the Hyatt.com rate, prevailing rate, AAA and senior citizen rates, etc. "Ineligible Rates" are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Internet wholesale rates (such as priceline.com, hotels.com, etc.), traditional wholesale rates (such as GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time). Only one credit will be given per member, per stay, regardless of the number of rooms. A qualifying stay means one or more consecutive nights at any participating hotel or resort when paying an Eligible Rate, whether or not the guest checks out and back in during such period; award stays do not qualify. Reservations for free night award redemption are subject to limited availability and must be made in advance by visiting goldpassport.com or by phoning 1-800-228-3360 or your nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Centre. Free night award can only be redeemed through December 30, 2006 and is not transferable. Please allow ten (10) days after your qualifying Hyatt stay for the free night award to be posted to your Hyatt Gold Passport account (allow 2-3 weeks for awards from stays outside the U.S). Free night award must be posted to your account prior to redemption. Free night award redemption is not valid at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego or Hyatt Regency Paris - Madeleine. Free night award is not combinable with Family Plan rooms, Business PlanŪ rooms, RegencyŪ/GrandŪ Club or Suites. Free night award is for room charge only and does not include incidental expenses, gratuities, service charges or other hotel-specific charges. Free night award is valid for single or double occupancy. Additional guests are subject to additional hotel charges. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and is not combinable with other promotional offers. Stays at international properties may be subject to government approvals, regulations, restrictions and taxes. Other restrictions may apply. Hyatt Gold Passport reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion at any time without notice. This promotion is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete program terms and conditions visit goldpassport.com. Hyatt Hotels & ResortsŪ encompass hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Global Hyatt Corporation. HYATT name, design, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. Đ 2006 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
Dear MRS. TravelGuy,
It has been quite some time since you last visited Hyatt Hotels & ResortsŪ to enjoy the benefits of your Hyatt Gold PassportŪ membership. Because we value your membership in Hyatt Gold Passport, we invite you to receive a free night when you complete an eligible stay through September 4, 2006. Once you have completed your stay, the free night award will be good through December 30, 2006.
T&Cs
You must be a recipient of this e-mail to participate in offer. Qualifying Hyatt stay must occur at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide by September 4, 2006 to receive one free night award. To qualify for offer, you must be a Hyatt Gold PassportŪ member, provide your Hyatt Gold Passport account number at reservation/check-in, be a registered guest staying in the hotel and pay an Eligible Rate. An "Eligible Rate" is any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to the Hyatt.com rate, prevailing rate, AAA and senior citizen rates, etc. "Ineligible Rates" are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Internet wholesale rates (such as priceline.com, hotels.com, etc.), traditional wholesale rates (such as GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time). Only one credit will be given per member, per stay, regardless of the number of rooms. A qualifying stay means one or more consecutive nights at any participating hotel or resort when paying an Eligible Rate, whether or not the guest checks out and back in during such period; award stays do not qualify. Reservations for free night award redemption are subject to limited availability and must be made in advance by visiting goldpassport.com or by phoning 1-800-228-3360 or your nearest Hyatt Worldwide Reservation Centre. Free night award can only be redeemed through December 30, 2006 and is not transferable. Please allow ten (10) days after your qualifying Hyatt stay for the free night award to be posted to your Hyatt Gold Passport account (allow 2-3 weeks for awards from stays outside the U.S). Free night award must be posted to your account prior to redemption. Free night award redemption is not valid at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego or Hyatt Regency Paris - Madeleine. Free night award is not combinable with Family Plan rooms, Business PlanŪ rooms, RegencyŪ/GrandŪ Club or Suites. Free night award is for room charge only and does not include incidental expenses, gratuities, service charges or other hotel-specific charges. Free night award is valid for single or double occupancy. Additional guests are subject to additional hotel charges. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and is not combinable with other promotional offers. Stays at international properties may be subject to government approvals, regulations, restrictions and taxes. Other restrictions may apply. Hyatt Gold Passport reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion at any time without notice. This promotion is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete program terms and conditions visit goldpassport.com. Hyatt Hotels & ResortsŪ encompass hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Global Hyatt Corporation. HYATT name, design, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. Đ 2006 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
Jul 18, 2006, 9:45 pm
#4
Join Date: Feb 2000
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This is bad precedent. The #1 thing which drove me crazy about SPG and served as a reason to start looking around (ended up very happy with Hyatt) was SPG wholesale move from general to targetted promotions.
I hope this - i.e. the first targetted promotion in recent history - is a one-off and not a trend.
I hope this - i.e. the first targetted promotion in recent history - is a one-off and not a trend.
Jul 18, 2006, 10:46 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA, USA NW Platinum Elite Since 1999, United GoldMM, Hyatt Plat, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz #1 Gold, IC Ambassador, Avis Chairman's
Posts: 7,445
wellllll... i could say if GP "targeted" folks who hadn't had a stay in over a year, this seems like a good way to get them back... I think those of us who play the system will get more mileage out of extra 1K and the GP promos than most will with this "one night" promo
Jul 19, 2006, 6:29 am
#7
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Location: NJ
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My husband just got it, I didn't. He hasn't "stayed" at a Hyatt since the last FFN promotion.
Looks like he'll be "staying" again soon
Looks like he'll be "staying" again soon
Jul 19, 2006, 10:44 am
#8
Join Date: May 2003
Location: NY
Programs: AS Gold/SPG Gold/Hertz PC
Posts: 737
Originally Posted by Mary2e
My husband just got it, I didn't. He hasn't "stayed" at a Hyatt since the last FFN promotion.
Looks like he'll be "staying" again soon
Looks like he'll be "staying" again soon
Jul 19, 2006, 8:58 pm
#10
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Houston
Programs: AA EXP; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, UA 1.56MM (fmr UA1K)
Posts: 5,770
I got it too....I don't see this targeted promo as a trend just as a way to woo back customers who have seemingly 'gone away'. There have been other targeted hyatt promos before...for example, diamond for a suprisingly low number or stays, etc.
Jul 20, 2006, 8:15 am
#11
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Charleston, SC, USA
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I was made Diamond on March 1 on a Marriott/ Priority Club status match. I then stayed 2 revenue stays (& 2 award stays which don't count) in March & nothing since then. Maybe I'll get targeted next winter 
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Jul 20, 2006, 8:42 am
#12
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: LH SEN, SPG Gold(SCI Gold), Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Gold
Posts: 5,451
Originally Posted by UpgradeMe
I got it.
Then again, I went from 25 stays in 2004 to 7 stays in 2005 to zero stays in 2006.
I guess Hyatt misses me.
Then again, I went from 25 stays in 2004 to 7 stays in 2005 to zero stays in 2006.
I guess Hyatt misses me.
Our stays went down considerably too, in our case due to their program changes, so it is up to Hyatt...
Jul 20, 2006, 8:45 am
#13
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Which program changes do you mean? PL no longer counting as a stay if its done with a qualifying incidental, lack of FNN so far this year, other?
Originally Posted by peter42
Our stays went down considerably too, in our case due to their program changes, so it is up to Hyatt...
Jul 20, 2006, 11:27 am
#14
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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Posts: 1,940
Originally Posted by TravelGuy1965
Which program changes do you mean? PL no longer counting as a stay if its done with a qualifying incidental, lack of FNN so far this year, other?
Maybe those?
Jul 20, 2006, 3:10 pm
#15
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Good points - they slipped my mind
The other is no stay credit for award stays when they were done with qualifying incidental.
The other is no stay credit for award stays when they were done with qualifying incidental.
Originally Posted by smilee
Or it could also be that non-hyatt stays do not earn stay credit or confusion over eligible rates, internantional properties no longer obliged to give RC access, clubs closing down....
Maybe those?
Maybe those?