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Hyatt All-Inclusive
One of the most common questions I get on TikTok is how can I use my points for all-inclusive resorts? Well, Hyatt just added 6 new options that are immediately bookable, but on May 9th, another 50 will be added to the program. There is a new award chart attached and from what we’ve seen so far…it’s pretty attractive. What’s driving all these new opportunities? Hyatt doubled its resort portfolio worldwide with the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group last fall, and as a part of that, acquired the AMR Collection, a portfolio of 7 all inclusive brands. They have developed a new collection called the Inclusive Collection which will be comprised of 9 brands…the legacy Ziva and Zilara +
- Secrets® Resorts & Spas,
- Dreams® Resorts & Spas,
- Breathless® Resorts & Spas,
- Zoëtry® Wellness & Spa Resorts,
- Alua® Hotels & Resorts,
- Sunscape® Resorts & Spas;
I’ve been waiting for this day for quite some time because I’ve had my eye on the Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya for over a decade and have never pulled the trigger. Perhaps, I’ll plan a quick trip down
New Inclusive Collection Promo – Register Here
Earn 5000 World of Hyatt points after a qualifying stay of 3 or more nights. You do need to register.
- Runs between May 15th and September 15th, 2022
Over 50 resorts are now bookable to earn and burn points
Hyatt introduced a handful of resorts in April, as of May 9th, over 50 more have now been introduced that you can earn and burn Hyatt points at.
Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts
- Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana
- Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos
- Zoëtry Curaçao Resort & Spa
- Zoëtry Montego Bay Jamaica
- Zoëtry Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres
Secrets Resorts & Spas
- Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya
- Secrets Aura Cozumel
- Secrets Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort
- Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa
- Secrets Huatulco Resort & Spa
- Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun
- Secrets Moxché Playa del Carmen
- Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica
- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos Golf & Spa Resort
- Secrets Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
- Secrets Royal Beach Punta Cana
- Secrets St. James Montego Bay
- Secrets St. Martin Resort & Spa
- Secrets Vallarta Bay Puerto Vallarta
- Secrets Wild Orchid Montego Bay
Breathless Resorts & Spas
- Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa
- Breathless Cancun Soul Resort & Spa
- Breathless Montego Bay Resort & Spa
- Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa
- Breathless Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
Dreams Resorts & Spas
- Dreams Acapulco Resort & Spa
- Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya
- Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort
- Dreams Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino
- Dreams Dominicus La Romana
- Dreams Huatulco Resort & Spa
- Dreams Jade Resort & Spa
- Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica
- Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa
- Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Onyx Resort & Spa
- Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Playa Bonita Panama
- Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa
- Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
- Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana
- Dreams Sands Cancun Resort & Spa
- Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa
- Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa
- Dreams Villamagna Nuevo Vallarta
- Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
Sunscape Resorts & Spas
- Sunscape Akumal Beach Resort & Spa
- Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino
- Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa
- Sunscape Puerto Plata Dominican Republic
- Sunscape Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
- Sunscape Sabor Cozumel
Hyatt’s new Award Chart for All-Inclusive Resorts
These are the rates for single or double occupancy. As a point of reference, there wasn’t a standard room in the Ziva or Zilara portfolio, Hyatt’s legacy all-inclusive resorts, that cost more than 25k points per night at standard rates. They now go up to 50k.
The different levels of All-Inclusive that will be available via the AMR Collection
AMR Collection has 3 different levels of all-inclusiveness:
- Endless Privileges
- Gourmet à la carte dining options with an assortment of organic food and beverage selections
- Bottle of sparkling wine and fresh fruit daily
- Limitless international and domestic top-shelf spirits
- 24-hour private in-suite dining
- Graciously appointed and luxuriously equipped suites
- Twice daily refreshed in-suite mini-bar
- 24-hour concierge services
- Maid service three times daily
- Complimentary, unlimited worldwide calling
- Luxurious Bvlgari® bath amenities
- Welcome bottle of tequila or rum
- Complimentary 24-hour laundry service
- No check-in or checkout time (subject to availability)
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Daily afternoon tea time with live plant infusions
- Complimentary 20-minute wellness experience or fitness consultation
- All taxes and gratuities
- Unlimited Luxury
- Limitless access to gourmet à la carte dining options without reservations required
- Unlimited international and domestic top-shelf spirits
- Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks
- 24-hour room and concierge services
- Pool and beach wait service
- Daily refreshed mini-bar with soft drinks, juice, bottled water and beer
- Daily maid service
- Endless daytime activities and live nightly entertainment
- Theme parties, oceanfront bars and entertainment venues
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- All taxes and gratuities
- Unlimited Fun
- 24-hour access to food and beverage options including kid-friendly menu options
- In-room mini-bar fully stocked with soft drinks, juice, bottled water & beer
- Buffet and à la carte restaurants without reservations required
- Bars and lounges serving international and domestic brand beverages
- Unlimited fruit juices, soft drinks, and snacks
- Endless daily land and water activities for all ages
- Live music and local entertainment
- All taxes and gratuities
Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya as an example with Endless Privileges
I have wanted to stay at this resort for well over a decade and the value using points is downright unbelievable. It’s currently a category 6, 25k points per night, and the base room is an 1200 sq ft Ocean Front Suite with a terrace. It also comes with Endless Privileges for 25k points per night. This is from the end of January 2023 and standard rate is nearly $1000 a night.
And here is what would be included.
How can you earn loads of Hyatt points?
There are several credit card options that will help you accumulate points faster.
BILT
The easiest would be paying rent with your Bilt Mastercard Elite. Hyatt is one of their transfer partners and the card offers fee free rent payment, no annual fee, 2x dining, and 3x travel. Just use your card 5x on non-rent transactions and you’ll earn up to 50k points a year just on your rent.
Chase Ultimate Rewards
Chase also has Hyatt as a transfer partner and as long as you carry a Chase Sapphire Preferred, Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred you can move your points from Ultimate Rewards into any of their partner programs. Here are the Chase cards I keep:
- Chase Freedom Flex and Chase Freedom Unlimited have amazing offers currently running and I would highly recommend both cards
- They were improved in September of 2020 and at least one should be in your wallet
- Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter premium card and one that I actually carry
- I think this is a great card to view as your Chase cornerstone
- Chase Sapphire Reserve has an offer of 50k Ultimate Rewards after $4k spend in 3 months. It’s also well worth your interest and includes many additional perks, but has a much higher annual fee of $550
- Chase Ink Business Preferred is one of the best business cards you can carry and I actually have two of them in my wallet ( different businesses )
- 3x on a litany of categories and earns transferrable points
- Chase Ink Business Cash
- rotating quartely 5x categories make this a great card to keep in your wallet to maximize spend
- Chase Ink Business Unlimited
- earn 1.5x on every dollar your business spends
Chase also has two Hyatt branded credit cards which you can read about here.
Overall
I’m eager to see how the rest of the portfolio is folded into Hyatt and what resorts end up pricing at 50k a night. Perhaps, it’ll be properties like the Zoetry in Mallorca which looks drop dead gorgeous.
Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.
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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