World of Hyatt updates hotel award categories

World of Hyatt members will see updates made to the number of points required for a free night at 146 hotels effective as of March 22 at 8am CDT.

While 70 hotels will shift to a higher award category, and 76 will shift to a lower award category. Nine Hyatt properties will move into Category 8, which has historically included Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) hotels and Destination by Hyatt residences.

The list of hotels and award changes outlines all the affected hotels and their new award category. No new categories have been added and the points required for each category remain the same, with affected hotels shifting by only one category up or down (excluding Hyatt Place Moab, which will shift up two categories).

All free night award and Points + Cash redemptions booked before 8:00 am CDT on March 22 will follow the current Award Chart regardless of stay dates, even if the hotel is shifting to a higher award category.  

Any free night award and Points + Cash redemptions booked on or after 8:00 am CDT on March 22 will follow the new Award Chart.  

Members who have existing award bookings as of 8:00 am CDT on March 22 for a night on or after Tuesday, March 22 at a Hyatt hotel that moved down to a lower category, will receive an automatic one-time refund on the point difference. Points will be returned to members’ accounts starting March 23.

Once changes go into effect on March 22, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. CDT, any adjustments made to existing reservations will follow the terms of the new Award Chart. – TradeArabia News Service