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From Travel Strategies
Easier Access to Hyatt Status
Hyatt has made it much easier to earn their valuable high-level Globalist status. While the special opportunities that were available earlier this year (such as earning two elite night credit for every night you stayed) are over, they have continuously offered new opportunities.
- First of all, Hyatt has cut the required number of nights for each of their status levels in half. For example, you only need 30 nights, rather than 60, to reach their extremely valuable Globalist status. And since the Hyatt credit card comes with at least 5 free nights, cardholders only need 25 or fewer nights, rather than 55.
- However, keep in mind that some of the benefits associated with Hyatt elite status, such as Suite Upgrade Certificates, Free Night Certificates, and Club Upgrade Certificates, are benefits of hitting specific "Elite Night Milestones" and not from the status itself, and these requirements require the same number of nights in 2021 as any other year. That said, there are plenty of valuable benefits from Globalist status itself, like free breakfast, potential suite upgrades at check-in, and free parking on award stays.
- If you are eligible to signup for the Hyatt credit card, you can earn Globalist status with only 10 nights. Just getting the card gives you 5 free night credits. If you spend $15,000 on the card this year, you'll earn an extra 30,000 Hyatt points (valued at $510) and an extra free night certificate (on top of the initial signup bonus). In addition, you'll receive another 6 elite night credits for the spend, bringing your total up to 11. Then, one of the current signup offers adds 2-for-1 elite status credits for the rest of the year on top of the bonus points. Just 10 stays (plus the $15,000 spend), will get you to 31 elite night credits and Globalist status and yet another free night certificate.
- Otherwise, you can try to take advantage of another nice shortcut. When you register for Hyatt's new status challenge, you'll automatically be given their mid-level (but not that valuable) Explorist status until the end of the year. If you stay just 10 nights, you'll keep your status until February 2023. Even better, if you stay 20 nights, you'll earn Hyatt's very valuable high-level Globalist status. Only the nights from the time you register onwards will count for the challenge. According to View From the Wing, you'll need to call a Hyatt hotel's sales department to register.
- While mid-level Explorist status isn't very valuable, the current promotions make it easier to earn "Explorist for Life". In 2021, you only need 15 nights to qualify for Explorist status (instead of 30). If you get and spend $15,000 on the Hyatt credit card, you'll only need to stay 2 nights to meet that level. With the status challenge, you'll only need 10. Once you earn Explorist status, you can keep it indefinitely by automatically matching it every year to MGM status and then matching back.
