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New World of Hyatt Business Card Offer Includes Explorist Status
There is an interesting new offer on the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card.
This is interesting. We have in the past seen (rare) offers that included double elite nights (towards elevated World of Hyatt status).
This is the first time they have offered a status level outright when meeting qualifying spend. Explorist status usually takes 30 elite nights to earn, but note that you are being awarded the status under this promotion and not the elite nights (meaning it doesn’t change the total elite qualifying nights needed for Globalist status which is still 60).
You also won’t get any of the Milestone Rewards that come with every 10 elite nights you earn, since you aren’t earning the elite nights….
I’d personally been hoping for a return of the double elite nights offer to pick one of these up myself (because I stay enough nights that I can hit Globalist, but not easily), but if you can’t get anywhere near Explorist status anyway because 30 nights is a lot for many people, even if you earn some elite nights from spend on the credit card (2 elite nights per $5,000 spent on the personal card and 5 elite nights per $10,000 spent on the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card.
World of Hyatt Explorist Benefits
- 20% boost on points earned at Hyatt properties (making it 6 points per dollar instead of 5)
- Room Upgrade: Upgraded room based on availability at check-in at participating locations, excludes Suites and Rooms with Club lounge access
- Premium internet
- Elite Check-in
- Complimentary bottled water at check-in
- Late Checkout: Extend your stay upon request to 2:00 PM (subject to availability at some locations)
- Guaranteed Room Availability: Ensure a room is available at participating Hyatt hotels up to 72 hours in advance (black out dates apply)
It’s definitively the mid-tier status, meaning it won’t resemble the top tier Globalist status you no doubt read a lot about (because they truly treat their top tier better than any other chain does), but it’s a really nice boost over the base status or even the Discoverist status that this card comes with annually.
I know how I’ve felt about the two times in the past (none last year) where they offered the double elite nights for a period of time as a kicker to the bonus, but I’m curious how you feel about this one. Let me know in the comments below or in the MilesTalk Facebook Group.
More info and how to apply for the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card.
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