World of Hyatt emails being sent out.

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World of Hyatt emails being sent out.

I enjoyed over a year and a half of Hyatt’s top tier diamond status. It was 100% worth the challenge and as a result I’ve soft landed to Hyatt’s new World of Hyatt Explorist status. I’d inquired with a Hyatt rep a few weeks ago as to what would happen after March 1st, seeing as though I’d failed to retain Diamond status, and had been verbally told I would be an Explorist, but now I have written proof. World of Hyatt emails are being sent out and they confirm your status starting in March. Here’s some screen grabs from the emails I just received.

 

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And then the broad strokes of Explorist. If you’d like further detail on the World of Hyatt Program, read our overview.

  • Extra night when staying at 5 different brands
  • 4 ( up to 7 nights) club upgrades.

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8 Comments

  • JFA February 18, 2017

    No info on how club upgrades actually work with my Hyatt e-mail.
    Are they deposited in your account like suite upgrades were?
    How about their use with a cash and points booking. Looking to do a cash and points in London and they have a club- wondering if this will work there?
    Thanks for any help here.

    • Miles February 18, 2017

      JFA – I don’t think our accounts will update until March 1st, and I’m expecting to see something similar to DSUs. Where we can see how many we have and how many we’ve used. It would be great if the system was updated to allows us to apply them online, but I’m not expecting that. Thanks for reading

  • Victor February 17, 2017

    Would u know if explorists get free breakfast at park hyatts?

    • Miles February 17, 2017

      Victor – Good question. Only Globalists receive guaranteed breakfast

  • Jay February 17, 2017

    I just got my email that says I am Discoverist (Stupid name).

    One thing that concerns me is that it said:
    “Receive a free night once you stay at 5 of our hotel brands, starting March 1, 2017. ”

    I own the credit card. Does this mean that I no longer get my one free night as a credit card holder, or is this a new “benefit”?

    • Miles February 17, 2017

      Hey Jay – thanks for reading and the question. This is an additional benefit and you still get the free category 1-4 night you receive with the credit card.

  • David February 17, 2017

    What membership level will be given to Hyatt credit card holders?

    • Miles February 17, 2017

      Hey David – great question. Hyatt credit cardholders will be given Discoverist status and the ability to earn Explorist after spending $50k. Elite nights and stat bonuses for spend are being eliminated tho.

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