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The World of Hyatt is currently sending out emails to targeted members with an offer of three AAdvantage Miles per dollar on all Hyatt stays through the end of the year. Considering this offer will stack (very nicely) with the upcoming promotion in which WoH members can earn up to four times the usual number of base points, this is an incredibly generous offer to receive.
Bonus AAdvantage miles with Hyatt
Hyatt launched a partnership with American Airlines in early 2019 and since then, World of Hyatt members who link their Hyatt and AAdvantage accounts have been able to earn AAdvantage Miles on Hyatt stays and Hyatt points when they book American Airlines fares. This promotion would appear to be an extension of this partnership.
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- Register (here) by 31 October 2020
- Book all stays between 22 September and 31 December 2020
- Complete all stays by 31 December 2020
- Earn 3 AAdvantage miles for every dollar spent on eligible spending
- Eligible spending includes:
- Eligible rates at Hyatt properties worldwide
- Eligible rates at SLH properties worldwide
- Eligible incidental spending
- Eligible Non-Stay Charges
- Eligible FIND Revenue
- Eligible Exhale Spend
- Qualifying Lindblad Expeditions Spend
Note: Hyatt says that miles will post to AAdvantage accounts two to three weeks after the qualifying spending is made.
Full terms and conditions have been reproduced at the end of this post.
Thoughts
Wow (that’s an exclamation I seem to be using a lot right now every time Hyatt announces another promotion). This is starting to seem a little too good to be true.
First Hyatt extends its excellent promotion in which it’s offering up to 25% off award bookings, then it announces a Q4 promotion in which WoH members will earn 3x or 4x points on all stays (as well as bonus elite nights), and now this.
A look a the value on offer shows just how lucrative this promotion, combined with Hyatt’s Q4 promotion, can be:
World of Hyatt members earn a standard 5 base points/dollar on all Hyatt stays so the 4Q triple points promotion will see members earning 15 points/dollar while the quadruple points promotion will see Hyatt co-branded cardholders earning 20 points/dollar. Based on my valuation of World of Hyatt points (1.4 cents each) this represents an effective rebate of 21 cents or 28 cents per dollar.
The new AAdvantage Miles promotion offers all targeted WoH members 3 miles/dollar on all qualifying spend so, as I value AAdvantage Miles at 1.25 cents each, this represents an effective rebate of 3.75 cents per dollar.
Put simply, a WoH member targeted for the American Airlines promotion will, a the very least, earn an effective rebate of 24.75 cents per dollar (24.75%). World of Hyatt elites and holders of card_name will do considerably better.
Rather than rehashing all the math that I’ve already shown in an earlier post (see here), allow me to sum up the value on offer like this:
- In the 4Q promotion, a top-tier Hyatt World of Hyatt Globalist member using card_name is guaranteed to earn at least 20.5 points/dollar (it can go up to 25.5 points per dollar) as well as a further 3 AAdvantage Miles /dollar courtesy of this latest promotion. By my valuations, that’s a guaranteed effective rebate of 32.45 cents/dollar or 32.45%.
- In the 4Q promotion, holders of Discoverist status (a status besowed upon all holders of card_name), paying for their stay with card_name, are guaranteed to earn at least 19.5 points/dollar as well as a further 3 AAdvantage Miles /dollar courtesy of this latest promotion. By my valuations, that’s a guaranteed effective rebate of 31.05 cents/dollar or 31.05%.
That’s a staggeringly good return for a hotel loyalty promotion to offer.
Bottom line
Hyatt is really on a roll right now and it’s getting harder and harder for miles and points junkies to justify booking stays with any other hotel group. The 4Q promotions from IHG and Hilton aren’t anywhere near as generous as all the promotions Hyatt is running right now and based on the promotion it’s running through October, whatever Marriott comes up with won’t be much to get excited about either.
Is anyone making bookings with a hotel chain that isn’t Hyatt? If you are, what’s your reasoning?
World of Hyatt & AAdvantage®Triple Miles Terms and Conditions
You must be a recipient of this offer and register into the promotion by October 31st, 2020 in order to participate. Members who register into the promotion can earn three (3) AAdvantage® bonus miles for every U.S. Dollar spent at a Qualifying Hyatt Property on an Eligible Rate, Eligible Incidental Spend, Eligible Non-Stay Charges, Eligible FIND Revenue, Eligible Exhale Spend, M life-Eligible Spend, Eligible SLH Spend or Qualifying Lindblad Expeditions Spend – all as defined in the Program terms (collectively, “Eligible AAdvantage® Promotion Spend”) between September 22, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (“Promotion Period”). The two (2) AAdvantage® bonus miles are in addition to the one (1) AAdvantage® bonus mile that members can currently earn through the American Airlines relationship. Promotion AAdvantage® bonus miles can only be earned for Eligible AAdvantage® Promotion Spend where the Member has elected to earn points in the World of Hyatt Program in connection with such spend or AAdvantage® miles for a qualifying stay at a Qualifying Hyatt Property (and not where the Member elected to earn any other Partner Loyalty Points or other credit in a third-party program, as otherwise permitted in lieu of earning Program points). Please allow two to three weeks after your qualifying spend for AAdvantage® bonus miles to be posted to your AAdvantage® account. Promotion may not be valid with other offers, promotions or discounts and is non-transferable. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this promotion with a suitable substitute promotion of equal value (if legally required) at any time due to actual circumstances. This promotion is subject to the terms and conditions of the World of Hyatt program available at worldofhyatt.com/terms. The trademarks Hyatt®, Hyatt Hotels & ResortsTM, World of Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Miraval®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt RegencyHyatt®, AndazHyatt®, Hyatt CentricHyatt®, Thompson HotelsHyatt®, AlilaHyatt®, DestinationHyatt®, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®, Hyatt PlaceHyatt®, Hyatt HouseHyatt®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™, Hyatt Residence Club™, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation or its affiliates. © 2020 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.
