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Hyatt is a massive hotel and resort chain with properties scattered throughout the globe. Hundreds of Hyatt-branded hotels, resorts and spas all take place in the World of Hyatt loyalty program, which seeks to reward members who stay at Hyatt-owned hotels often. With World of Hyatt, you can enjoy exclusive perks, earn bonus points, redeem for free stays, and more. Let’s take a close look at the World of Hyatt reward program!

Hyatt Status Levels

Like most loyalty programs, World of Hyatt offers various status levels that members can earn. Each offers unique benefits, ranging from increased points earning to waived fees to late checkin and even free room upgrades.

There are four levels of membership: Member, Discoverist, Explorist, and Globalist. The requirements to earn these status levels are described below:

As you can see, Member status has no requirements outside of joining the program. For the remaining levels, you’ll need to complete qualifying stays or earn a certain number of points to obtain that Hyatt status level.

Likewise, each membership level comes with exclusive benefits and perks, as well as increased point earning opportunities. You can view all of the benefits for the various status levels here.

Earning Hyatt Points

Of course, World of Hyatt includes a generous points system that allows you to earn points on stays and for various other activities, that can then be used to redeem for free nights at Hyatt properties. There are various ways to earn points, but the primary categories are via Hyatt hotels stays and by using the Hyatt credit card.

Earning Hyatt Points on Hyatt Hotel Stays

All members of World of Hyatt will earn 5 points per $1 spent on Hyatt hotel stays, as well as on dining and spa experiences within Hyatt hotels. This is the base earning rate, and members with higher level status will earn a higher rate. Discoverists will earn 10% bonus points, Explorists 20%, and Globalists 30% – all on top of the 5 point base rate. You can also earn base points at participating M Life resort properties. There are also various bonus point earning opportunities for completing certain challenges or stay requirements.

Earning Hyatt Points with the Hyatt Credit Card

Chase offers the Hyatt Credit Card which offers the ability to earn tons of bonus points towards free Hyatt stays. The card earns a base rate of 1 Hyatt point per $1 spent on all purchases, 2 Hyatt points per $1 spent on restaurants and at select travel partners, and 3 Hyatt points per $1 spent at Hyatt properties. The card also gives you automatic Discoverist status. These points are in addition to any points you would earn as a normal Hyatt member – so, for example, if you stayed at a Hyatt hotel and paid using your Hyatt credit card, you would earn at least 8.5 points per $1 spent (5 base points + 10% bonus for being a Discoverist + 3 points from the credit card). You could earn even more if you have a higher membership status!

In addition, the Hyatt card offers 5,000 bonus points for new members who sign up and add an authorized user to the account. So, you could sign up and add your spouse, significant other or child to the account, and receive 5,000 bonus points. Better yet, the card now comes with a signup bonus of 2 FREE nights at any Hyatt property worldwide! Considering that Hyatt is home to some very luxurious properties, this can be a great deal.

You can also transfer points earned by Ultimate Rewards-earning credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card to Hyatt at a 1:1 ratio.

Other Ways to Earn Hyatt Points

Beyond staying at Hyatt properties and using the Hyatt credit card, you can also earn points by renting a car through Avis, or hosting a qualifying meeting or event at a Hyatt property.

Additionally, if you prefer, you can give up earning Hyatt points and instead choose to earn airline miles from participating airlines. This works for many point-earning opportunities. So, for example, when you stay at a Hyatt property you can choose to either earn 5 Hyatt points per $1 spent, or give up those points to instead earn miles from a participating airline partner program.

Redeeming Hyatt Points

You’ve earned em – now, it’s time for the fun part: redeeming Hyatt points! You can use points for free stays at Hyatt properties, room upgrades on paid stays, and points + cash bookings. See the award chart below:

As you can see, free night awards start at just 5,000 points, and range all the way up to 30,000 points a night. The Points+Cash booking option is also quite useful if you’re a little short on points. Room upgrades start at just 3,000 points. You can also use your Hyatt points at select all-inclusive resorts!

Other ways to use Hyatt points include purchases at restaurants and spas within Hyatt properties, gifting points to friends and family, and transferring your points to select airline and travel partners. Learn more about all your options here.

Hyatt Summary

To sum up, the World of Hyatt program is a generous and fairly straightforward reward program. It’s relatively simple to understand, which is nice, and the points earning system is reasonable. Award nights start at 5,000 points, which is a fairly low rate, however, the majority of higher quality Hyatt hotels are found in the upper, more expensive categories. The Hyatt credit card can be a great addition to your travel planning, though, especially if you can utilize the 2 free nights at an expensive resort.