[Maybe a Glitch] Hyatt Pulls a Fast One? Devalues Program with Cat 8 Unannounced...
2nd Update : These hotels are all now bookable again online at 25,000 points online. It may have been an IT glitch mis-categorizing the rooms as suites. It may not have been. Hyatt has...
Why I COULD BE Excited for Hyatt’s Category 8 (Hear Me Out!)
If you've missed the news, Doctor of Credit reported that Hyatt is adding a Category 8 that will cost 40,000 points a night. There was initially some mass panic but a Hyatt rep has...
Hyatt Cash and Points Changing (For the Worse) + Premium Suites for Points ?
Is it ever good news when you hear a hotel loyalty program is making changes? Rarely.
TPG is reporting that Hyatt is making changes to their Cash and Points program on November 1. Right now,...
1,000 AA miles with Hyatt Place / Hyatt House stays
This is a reboot of a promo they have run before and it's great because you just register and do nothing else. If you happen to stay at a Hyatt Place or Hyatt House...
How to book the Ocean Resort in Atlantic City for free
You've heard me talk (write) plenty about the offers in Atlantic City right now. If you have any of the right statuses to start with, you can get up to 5 free nights in...
Analysis: New Hyatt Credit Card (60,000 pt signup offer)
A reader in the private MilesTalk Facebook group asked my opinion on the new Hyatt credit card. Not one to give a short answer when I can give a longer one, here's my take...
Ocean AC will be 12,000 Hyatt Points / Night
I've been waiting to see what category the new Ocean AC Resort, formerly REVEL, on the Atlantic City boardwalk would price at, given that it's under the Hyatt Unbound brand. There hasn't been a...
Old REVEL now under Hyatt brand in Atlantic City as Ocean Resort Casino
I loved the REVEL Casino when it existed at the far end of the Atlantic City boardwalk. It was smoke-free and brand new and on the beach.
But gamblers didn't like that it didn't really...
The rise of Urban Destination Fees (Resort fees without a resort in cities)
If you are like me, Resort Fees drive you nuts. They are, quite simply, a way to add to the room rate while obscuring that portion of the room rate from an easy comparison...
Lufthansa next to go revenue based and Hyatt announces category changes
Lufthansa joins the march to revenue-based earning
Last month, I wrote about both British Airways and Air France announcing moves to become revenue-based for earning frequent flyer miles.
I talked about how this is the way...