Now through December 31, 2013, Hyatt is offering 10% all purchases of Hyatt Gift Cards. To partake in this offer, head over to Hyatt’s gift card site, where you must enter Promo Code GPGIFT at checkout. The great thing is you can then use these to pay for your hotel stays all year, while saving an…
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Changes to Hyatt’s Stay Certificates
Hyatt announced some changes which will affect their Hyatt Stay Certificates. The current Hyatt Stay Certificates will be discontinued and will be replaced by Hyatt Nights Certificates which will only for sale to registered businesses, meaning they will no longer be available to the general public. As posted on Milepoint: As of January 8, 2014, Hyatt Stay…
Earn Free Nights or Bonus Points from Hyatt with Endless Possibilities Promotion
Hyatt just announced their new promotion which start on January 15, 2014 and will run through April 30, 2014. Through this promotion, you’ll have the opportunity to choose if you want to earn free nights, or bonus points. Registation is not currently open and will not begin until January 9, 2014. Beginning January 15, 2014,…
Hyatt’s Diamond Christmas Party With Santa
When we were first invited our first ever Hyatt Diamond member Christmas party, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Always up for a fun activity with Baby Weekly Flyer we loaded up the car and headed over to the Grand Hyatt Atlanta for Breakfast with Santa. I’ve stayed at plenty of Hyatt hotels and have…
7,500 Bonus Hyatt Points from the Hyatt Times Square
Hyatt just launched an offer for their new Hyatt Times Square property where guests can earn 7,500 Bonus Hyatt Gold Passport points after a 2 night stay for Platinum and Diamond members. This is valid for stays booked by December 31st and completed by January 31, 2013, and to qualify you must book through this promotional…
Hyatt Diamond Christmas Party–Were You Invited?
I received my first ever Holiday / Christmas party invitation from a hotel today because of top tier elite status. This is a first. Hyatt invites you and your family to a great complimentary holiday event we are hosting. Join our associate’s families for a fun filled morning Dec 15th to meet Santa Claus, along…
More New Hyatt Changes Announced
Earlier this week, they posted some changes to increases in their award redemptions. While today, Hyatt posted today on Flyertalk some new additions to their Gold Passport Program. The new changes include: Points + Cash One of the most requested Hyatt Gold Passport features is the ability to combine points and cash for a Free Night…
Major Hyatt Gold Passport Changes Announced
Over this weekend, Hyatt posted on Flyertalk, some major negative changes to their Gold Passport program. They are raising award prices for Category 5 and 6 hotels, and they are adding a new Category 7 level. “As you know, Hyatt and the Hyatt Gold Passport program continue to grow and evolve, and from time to…
How To Earn Hotel Elite Status Faster
I admit it, I’ve switched hotels mid-week just to earn hotel status faster and get the additional perks of multiple “hotel stays” during the same week. It isn’t fun having to un-pack, re-pack, check-out, check-in several times in one week, but sometimes it is just too easy to pass up. For example, during a previous…
It’s A Good Morning When…You Have A Diamond Breakfast With A View Like This
It’s always a great morning when you wake up to complimentary Park Hyatt Diamond Breakfast and a view like this. The typical Park Hyatt breakfast isn’t anything to shake a stick at, but when you throw in the Sydney Opera House, you know you’re in for a good day. All thanks to Hyatt Diamond status…
Cancelling New Years Award Flight & Hotel Reservation
The annual award booking that often takes the most effort is the New Years flight and hotel. The reason is because hotels are often in high demand and airlines either have limited availability or are waiting for later in the year to release the award availability. Last year I booked two awards that are usually…
Another 2000 Hyatt GP points (Targeted) Offer
In late September Alex received a note from Hyatt offering him a 2,000 point bonus for any one night stay at a Hyatt property. The terms specified that the member had to receive the email to qualify for the offer. The terms and conditions are as follows: To receive 2,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points,…
(Targeted) 2000 Hyatt GP points for one night at any Hyatt
Check your email! In addition to Hyatt’s current, New Possibilities promotion where you can earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights, and 50,000 total after 20 nights, Hyatt sent me a targeted email for an additional 2000 points for a one night stay. Pretty simple. There’s never been a…
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Casita Suite – Newly Renovated
The Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay recently completed a renovation of the 442 guestrooms, including their 45 casitas. This is great news for those attending the Frequent Traveler University event in Tampa the weekend of September 27 – 29th. The hotel is very central to the airport, downtown and only a short drive over to the…
Win Free Ticket To Tampa Frequent Traveler University September 27th – 29th At Grant Hyatt Tampa Bay
The Frequent Traveler University brings together some of the top loyalty program executes, travel bloggers and mileage gamers. It’s a great event for those looking to learn how to earn more miles and redeem those hard earned miles for unique travel experiences. The next event in Tampa, Florida has a packed formal schedule with an…
How To Combine Hyatt Points From Different Accounts
One of my point earning strategies is to try and consolidate the hotel programs where I earn points. This is because the more you earn in one program, the closer you’ll be to an award level. It doesn’t really do you any good to have a few thousand points here, a few thousand miles there.…
How I’ll Earn 50,000 Hyatt Gold Passport Points After Only 20 Nights
Hyatt has introduced their New Possibilities promotion for the fall. Members can earn up to 50,000 bonus points and that is exactly what we here at Points, Miles & Martinis plan to do. The promotion run through The registration is open through October 31, 2013 so if you haven’t yet registered, go ahead and do…
Hyatt Buys Orlando Peabody Hotel – Regency Brand
Hyatt hotels has recently announced the acquisition of a very well known hotel in Central Florida, the Peabody Hotel for $717 million. This 1,600+ room hotel will be rebranded as the Hyatt Regency Orlando Convention Center after the deal closes on October 1, 2013. The is great news on two fronts. First, the hotel has…
Even IT geeks love the Park Hyatt Tokyo
Unrelated to points and miles, I was doing some IT research and found myself on Brocade’s website. Brocade is a large data and storage networking specialist, AKA IT geeks like myself. The background photo shows a big vast city with two semi-large buildings that aren’t particularly distinguishing. That could be a lot of places but…
2013 Airline and Hotel Status Checkpoint
As we approach the completion of 2/3 of the traveling year, I decided to take inventory of the progress I’ve made towards my status goals of 2013. As a reminder, my four status goals for 2013 were Hyatt Diamond via 25 stays, Starwood Platinum Ambassador via 100 nights, the Southwest Companion Pass the hard way…