Reminder: Hyatt Devaluations on May 20

Hyatt’s award chart is getting updated tomorrow on Wednesday, May 20.

​Off peak, standard, and peak pricing will be changing to 5 new tiers which will affect points prices across most Hyatt properties.

​Luckily, today (May 19) is that last day that you can book until May 2027 under their old award chart - so this is our friendly reminder to search and consider booking today.

​Best case scenario?

​You lock in rates at the old pricing and potentially save tens of thousands of points.

​Worst case scenario?

​You change travel plans and get points refunded back to your Hyatt account for free.

​Hyatt is still (by far) the best hotel program with points and miles, so the refunded points could easily be used for a future trip.

​A really cool feature with Hyatt is how you can search for hotels on their website if you’re open to travel ideas.

​So for this example below, we checked the “Use Points” box and did a sample search for 4 nights in Europe this Fall for under 30,000 points per night:

​A bunch of hotel options then appear, like the Hyatt Regency Amsterdam for only 20,000 points per night:​

Or this hotel in Cologne, Germany for only 15,000 points per night:

Both properties are 2-3 cents per point (CPP) in value and would save you hundreds (or thousands) of dollars versus booking in cash in each city.

​If you were feeling super fly, let the deal decide the destination and try this search for any Park Hyatt property:

​Over 50 different results populate from that search like the Park Hyatt Tokyo for 40,000 points per night.

​Cash rates for this property are $1,500 per night! 🤯

​Park Hyatts and other Category 7 & 8 properties will be hit hardest with this upcoming May 20 devaluation.

​Prices could jump from 45,000 points per night up to 75,000 points per night.

​Again, we don’t know how dramatic the changes will be until tomorrow...

​But we do know that NOW is arguably the best time to lock in savings with Hyatt.

​(After you finish reading this newsletter, of course!)

​Remember, Chase UR Points and Bilt Points both transfer directly to Hyatt.

​Here’s a list of personal favorites we have booked and recommend:​

• Andaz Maui

• Grand Hyatt Kauai

• Andaz Amsterdam

• The Beekman NYC

• Hyatt Paris Madeline

• Hyatt Regency Austin

• Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe

• Hyatt Regency Miami

• Alila Napa Valley

• Andaz Napa Valley

And here's are some properties on our bucket list to give you more ideas:

• Park Hyatt Tokyo

• Park Hyatt Kyoto

• Park Hyatt St. Kitts

• Alila Ventana Big Sur

• Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Orlando