Hyatt Globalist Members No Longer Receive United Club Passes

Published: October 24, 2018

While I doubt this is the reason anyone goes for Globalist status with World of Hyatt, one of the perks of the status is that you get two one-time United Club passes every year in your status renewal kit.

In an email sent out yesterday regarding Hyatt’s changes to Points + Cash awards as well as the introduction of premium suite awards, the following was listed at the bottom:

Starting January 1, 2019, Globalist members will no longer receive two United Club℠ one-time passes upon achieving Globalist status. All existing passes will be honored through their expiration dates. You can continue to earn miles with United Airlines^® for your Hyatt hotel stays and convert your World of Hyatt points to miles with MileagePlus^®.

So it looks like World of Hyatt Globalist members will no longer receive two United Club passes as of 2019.

I think there are three most likely reasons for this:

It could be that the partnership just ran its course, and one (or both) brand(s) weren’t seeing any positive impact from this
United has made some United Clubs smaller as they’ve built Polaris Lounges, so with crowding more of an issue than before, it could be that they’re trying to limit access as much as possible
United has a close partnership with Marriott, so it could be that Marriott has asked them to cease this partnership

What’s interesting is that for the past year or so the United Club passes that have been sent out haven’t been valid through the end of the year, unlike in the past. Many received passes that expired mid-year. I’m not sure if that was the writing on the wall all along of this partnership ending, or what.

It also sounds to me like this benefit is sort of retroactively being eliminated. Best I can tell, those requalifying for Globalist status won’t be getting these passes, even though it was part of the overall benefits package.

Did you ever use the United Club passes offered with Globalist status?

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dwondermeant Guest

October 25, 2018, 4:40 pm

SQ First Class lounge at Sydney is a total dump with bad food and awkward uncomfortable chairs that lack any privacy.Sad You Cant even get bottled sparking water The flight was heaven but what an awful lounge and big contrast Amex lounge sucked almost as bad,In fact terrible by their usual standards Qantas Please!!!

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UA_Flyer Guest

October 25, 2018, 7:30 am

@SQFirst, what a comment! As a loyal SQ flyer and PPS member for the past 8 years, I would not comprehend such an arragant statement. Yes, SQ is a fine airlines, but it’s lounges are behind its time. Have you even been in a United Polaris Lounge or Cathay’s flagship lounge in HK? Singapore T3 Silverkris Lounge needs an upgrade yesterday to stay with the competition. Some of the recently renovated SQ Lounges are very nice, such as the one in BKK or SYD, but those at KUL, TPE and MEL seem behind its time. On Hyatt’s United Passes, I share with them with my family, but with the downgrade of United Club at SFO and EWR, and lag behind its competitors’ lounge offerings at AA and DL, not sure they will be missed. United needs to up its game!

Bour Guest

October 25, 2018, 6:18 am

Maybe WOH should consider affiliating with Star Alliance

October 24, 2018, 10:27 pm

While there was no cost to Hyatt they needed something to bring to the table as Hyatt use to give generous gifts years ago and bonus points for meeting the Diamond requirements in December Free annual elite status at United thanks to Marriott elite status comes in handy a few times a year Hyatt should up their game when Marriott is awarding a 75% bonus to their top tier elites vs 30% and offering annual elite status with United These United Club passes expired to soon if I even received them from Hyatt I am big fan of Hyatt none the less overall but will still likely shift away some business with Marriott with the higher earnings in the new year and a damaged value proposition on cash and points now Def less reason to stay as often

Dmodemd Guest

October 24, 2018, 9:49 pm

Its too bad. I liked to give mine to people in need. I gave one to a veteran on a hopscotch trip across the country on the cheapest fare he could afford so he could see his kids for the first time in 3 years. He had a long layover after many hours of travel with a very early start. He was incredibly grateful... in tears. I told him the UC isn't THAT great ;).

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