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The partnership launched back in 2019 with status matches and join earning, and I’ve been earning both currencies whenever I fly or stay ( woot woot ) along with taking advantage of two status matches to Platinum Pro courtesy of my Globalist status. That is changing in a big way and in its place will be the ability for AA members to use miles for Hyatt free nights and earn Hyatt elite status as a choice reward. For Hyatt members, they will have the ability to choose various AA perks as well as status as a milestone reward. NOTE THESE AREN’T PERKS ADDED, but rather they must be chosen en lieu of other benefits. Like why would you choose Hyatt Explorist status over System Wide Upgrades on American
Notably:
These are some of the new perks/benefits that take effect next year ( at different times based on the elite status year ) and the benefits, by in large, are just choices added to the Milestone categories or Choice rewards.
- American
- members can use miles for Hyatt free nights at 40k Loyalty Points ( cat 1-4 cert ) and 125k Loyalty Points ( cat 1-7 cet ).
- 25k AA miles for the cat 1-4
- 65k AA miles for the 1-7
- members can use miles for Hyatt free nights at 40k Loyalty Points ( cat 1-4 cert ) and 125k Loyalty Points ( cat 1-7 cet ).
Personally I think these aren’t great uses of AA miles so wouldn’t do either
- American
- members will earn Hyatt status
- 100k Loyalty Points you can choose Discoverist as a choice reward
- 175k or 250k you can choose Explorist Status as a benefit choice
- members will earn Hyatt status
I don’t think I’d choose either of these as benefits as either
- Hyatt
- members will earn Gold and Platinum status
- 70,80, 90 nights you can choose AA Gold as a choice reward
- 100 nights = you can choose AA Platinum as a choice reward
- members will earn Gold and Platinum status
The only one on this list that that is worthwhile would be the 100 night gang where you can choose AA Platinum as a benefit.
Remember that card spend counts toward AA loyalty Points and the World of Hyatt personal card earns 5 elite nights just for having it and 2 nights every $5k you spend, the business version earns 5 nights for every $10k spend. If you spend $200k on the hyatt business card you’d get 100 nights at Hyatt, earn Globalist + AA platinum and that’s without staying at any Hyatt hotels. Would I choose this… probably not unless I had a ton of spend and a huge cache of points elsewhere.
Per Hyatt/American Airlines
New Rewards Coming Soon for AAdvantage® and World of Hyatt Members
Members who link their AAdvantage® and World of Hyatt accounts can choose from several benefits at every level:
- AAdvantage®:
- Starting January 2, 2025, AAdvantage® members can unlock the ability to redeem miles for World of Hyatt Free Night Awards:
- Category 1–4 Free Night Award: At 40,000 Loyalty Points or the AAdvantage Gold® level, AAdvantage® members unlock the ability redeem miles for a World of Hyatt Category 1–4 Free Night Award.
- Category 1–7 Free Night Award: At 125,000 Loyalty Points or the AAdvantage Platinum® level, AAdvantage® members unlock the ability redeem miles for a World of Hyatt Category 1–7 Free Night Award.
- Beginning March 1, 2025, World of Hyatt awards will be a choice within AAdvantage® Loyalty Point Rewards:
- Discoverist status: AAdvantage® members unlock World of Hyatt Discoverist status at 100,000 Loyalty Points to take advantage of preferred rooms, +10% Bonus Points on eligible purchases, 2 p.m. late checkout and more.
- Explorist status: AAdvantage® members can choose World of Hyatt Explorist status at the 175,000 and 250,000 Loyalty Points Reward levels respectively to enjoy upgraded rooms, +20% Bonus Points on eligible purchases, 2 p.m. late checkout and more.
- Category 1–4 Free Night Award: At the 400,000, 550,000 and 750,000 Loyalty Points Reward levels respectively, AAdvantage® members can choose a World of Hyatt Category 1–4 Free Night Award.
- Category 1–7 Free Night Award: At the 1M, 3M and 5M Loyalty Point Reward levels respectively, AAdvantage® members unlock the ability to choose a World of Hyatt Category 1–7 Free Night Award.
- Starting January 2, 2025, AAdvantage® members can unlock the ability to redeem miles for World of Hyatt Free Night Awards:
- World of Hyatt:
- Beginning January 1, 2025, AAdvantage® rewards will be a choice within the World of Hyatt Milestone Rewards at almost every milestone — from seat upgrades to status upgrades:
- Preferred Seat Coupons: At 20 and 30 nights or 35,000 and 50,000 base points respectively, World of Hyatt members can choose two (2) Preferred seat coupons on American Airlines flights.
- Main Cabin Extra Seat Coupons: At 40 and 50 nights or 65,000 and 80,000 base points respectively, World of Hyatt members can choose two (2) Main Cabin Extra seat coupons on American Airlines flights.
- Gold Status: At 70, 80 and 90 nights respectively, World of Hyatt members will get the choice of AAdvantage Gold® status, valid for the full status membership year.
- Platinum Status: Starting at 100 nights, World of Hyatt members will get the choice of AAdvantage Platinum® status, valid for the full status membership year.
- Starting January 1, 2025, World of Hyatt Explorist and Globalist members can unlock the ability to redeem World of Hyatt points for AAdvantage® Status for a Day:
- AAdvantage Gold® Status for a Day: For 5,000 World of Hyatt points, Explorists or Globalists can enjoy complimentary upgrades when available, one free checked bag, priority check-in, a 40% mileage bonus and more.
- AAdvantage Platinum® Status for a Day: For 8,000 World of Hyatt points, Explorists or Globalists can enjoy complimentary upgrades, two free checked bags, priority check-in, a 60% mileage bonus and more.
- AAdvantage Platinum Pro® Status for a Day: For 12,000 World of Hyatt points, Globalists can enjoy complimentary upgrades, three free checked bags, priority check-in, an 80% mileage bonus and more.
- Beginning January 1, 2025, AAdvantage® rewards will be a choice within the World of Hyatt Milestone Rewards at almost every milestone — from seat upgrades to status upgrades:
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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