World of Hyatt is selling points with a 30% bonus till 1 August 2022 and members can buy up to 55,000 points annually (pre-bonus) and get up to 16,500 bonus points under the current promotion.
Under this promotion, the total cost of buying 71,500 points at a 30% bonus is USD 1,320, which works out to be USD 0.0185 per point. You will need to purchase a minimum of 5,000 points to enjoy this offer.
The terms and conditions of the promotion are as follows:
General Information on World of Hyatt Program
- World of Hyatt points expire after 24 months without activity
- Members can ordinarily purchase up to 55,000 points a year for themselves or as a gift to other members, at USD 24 per 1,000 points
- Program membership for at least 60 days is required to purchase points
- World of Hyatt points can be transferred from one member’s account to another by emailing the program point combination request form to Hyatt. A member can transfer points not more than once every 30 days.
- Luxury hotel brands under Hyatt where points can be used for award nights include Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Andaz, and Alila. There are also some luxury properties within upscale brands such as Thompson Hotels, Miraval, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, and Destination by Hyatt
- World of Hyatt’s award chart groups Hyatt properties into categories 1 – 8, with different pricing for peak, standard, and off-peak periods as follows:
World of Hyatt Points Sale History During The Past Year
* The highest bonus (though not the best offer as the best offer is a 30% Discount) during a World of Hyatt points sale was a 40% Bonus which works out to be USD 0.0172 per point.
Illustrative examples of situations when World of Hyatt points are worth buying
If you have an upcoming stay at a Hyatt property where the cash rates during your intended period of stay are high, it is worth taking a look at the award night prices and do the math to find out if there will be any savings from buying points during a points sale.
Using an aspirational Hyatt property, Alila Ventana Big Sur, a category 8 property as an example:
As shown above, the lowest rate costs a total of USD 5,718.75 (taxes inclusive) for a 2-night stay in a 1 King Bed Room. If you were to purchase points at USD 0.0185 per point instead (rate of current World of Hyatt points sale) for an award night during the same period; at a total of 90,000 points for two nights, your total cost would be USD 1,665 (90,000 X 0.0185) instead which represents a huge savings of USD 4053.15 (70.78% savings)!
Using another popular hotel, Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme, a category 8 property as another example to illustrate further:
The cheapest available rate for a one night stay over the selected period is the “Member Rate”, which costs a total of approximately USD 1,169. At a rate of 40,000 points per night, an award night funded by points costing USD 0.0185 each (rate of current World of Hyatt points sale) would cost a total of USD 740, a savings of USD 429 (36.7% savings) a night!
Conclusion
The 30% bonus points offered during this points sale is not the best from World of Hyatt. If there are no immediate plans to secure an award reservation at an expensive property, it would be advisable to skip this offer.
As always, you should not buy points speculatively without an award redemption in mind as World of Hyatt’s award chart changes yearly and a devaluation (like the one we saw earlier this year for some properties) can occur. World of Hyatt has frequent point sales as well so there is no need to stock up points in advance.
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