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World of Hyatt goes semi-dynamic pricing
If you didn’t see it, a few days ago, I posted that Hyatt is rolling out an award calendar alongside the semi-dynamic pricing. One thing we can continue to be thankful for is the fact that Hyatt still has award charts. Marriott, IHG, and Hilton have all abandoned them as they adopted fully dynamic redemptions, and my feeling is that this is probably the final step Hyatt will make in the same direction before pulling the final
The Hyatt Award Calendar could be super handy
The New World of Hyatt Award Chart
The biggest takeaways here is to refer to the chart on the spread between Off-Peak and Peak – it’s not uniform. For instance, on a standard room the Off-Peak rate is 1500 less than Standard for a category 1, but 5000 points less than standard on category 8. For premium suites it goes all the way to 10k difference.
Here’s a look at the All-Inclusive Properties
I stayed at the Hyatt Ziva in Puerto Vallarta and loved it…it’s now accessible off-peak for 17k points per night. Who knows how many nights out of the year that is possible, but if you find it, it could be a screaming good deal. But always check the cash rate first.
Miraval
Going to a Miraval is high on my list…maybe 2022 is the year and I’ll aim to redeem off-peak…if it exists.
Overall
Unfortunately, programs are moving towards dynamic pricing one by one, and thankfully Hyatt is the slowest to follow suit. I think, if you’re willing to go in low season, or my favorite “shoulder season,” this program change may end up saving you some points. But, if you’re tied to school holidays, etc – you’ll be burning those points up 10% to 20% faster than you would have otherwise.
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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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