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I wrote an in depth hack on how to hit Hyatt’s top tier Globalist status in just 9 or 10 nights in early December 2020, and it wasn’t a theoretical post. I was actually amidst my own mattress run, and it has certainly paid off… I just checked my account, and voila, I have surpassed the reduced, 30 night threshold, and hit Hyatt Globalist Status for this year, which doesn’t expire until 2/28/2023. The craziest thing is that my account shows 31 nights stayed this year. It’s just the 9th of January!
My Club Access Awards have already hit too!
I haven’t seen my free category 4 night populate yet, but I’m sure I’ll hit it soon.
How did I do it?
First off you have to remember that Hyatt Status requirement shave been slashed in half.
Hyatt currently is running a double elite night promo. Until the end of February you’ll earn 2 elite nights for every night you stay.
But… in 2020, you could earn one elite night for 2020 and one elite night in 2021. During that promo period I stayed 18 total nights. This meant I was starting out the year with 18 elite nights.
I also signed up for the World of Hyatt credit card from Chase. When I applied and was approved the offer included 10 elite nights for 2020 and an additional 10 elite nights for 2021.
That boosted my total to 28 elite nights.
I just finished a 3 night stay at a cheap Hyatt Place which only cost 72/night and I was targeted for a 10% Chase offer, bringing it down to just $65/night. It was a quick trip I needed to do for my upcoming 2021 move.
I couldn’t be more excited to put top tier status to work
I’m hoping to be taking a honeymoon later this year or next year if Covid hasn’t sorted itself out. This status alongside Hilton Diamond earned from the Aspire will undoubtedly come in very, very handy.
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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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