World of Hyatt has just launched a new promotion on purchased points. This has the potential to be quite a good deal, so let’s go over the details.
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Promotion on purchased World of Hyatt points
Through Saturday, January 4, 2025, World of Hyatt is offering a 25% bonus on purchased points. You can unlock this offer as long as you purchase at least 5,000 points in one transaction. During this promotion, Hyatt has also doubled the cap on the number of points that you can purchase.
How much does it cost to buy World of Hyatt points?
Ordinarily you can buy World of Hyatt points for 2.4 cents each, before any discounts or bonuses. If you maxed out the promotion, you could purchase 137,500 World of Hyatt points (including 27,500 bonus points) for $2,640, which is a rate of 1.92 cents per World of Hyatt point.
Ordinarily, when Hyatt has a promotion on purchased points, the program offers either a 20-30% bonus or a 20-30% discount. So as you can tell, this is roughly average as far as those offers go, so it could represent a good deal with a specific use in mind.
How many World of Hyatt points can you buy?
World of Hyatt ordinarily lets you buy up to 55,000 points per account per calendar year, before any bonuses. However, during this offer, that limit has been doubled to 110,000 points.
While World of Hyatt limits how many points you can buy per year, the program also lets you combine points across accounts for the purposes of redemptions, which could be a good deal. There are two major restrictions to be aware of:
- You can only transfer points to another member “in order to have a sufficient number of points to redeem a particular award”
- You can only combine points (regardless of whether you’re sending or receiving) once every 30 days
In order to combine points, you’ll need to complete Hyatt’s point combining request form.
Which credit card should you buy World of Hyatt points with?
World of Hyatt points purchases are processed by points.com, meaning they don’t count as a hotel purchase for the purposes of credit card spending.
I’d recommend using a card with which you’re trying to reach a minimum spending requirement, or a credit card that maximizes your return on everyday spending, like the Chase Freedom Unlimited® (review), Citi Double Cash® Card (review), Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card (review), or Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card (review).
When in doubt, review which credit cards are best for buying points and miles.
- Earn 1% cash back when you make a purchase, earn 1% cash back when you pay for that purchase
- $0
- Earn 3% Cash Back on Dining
- Earn 3% Cash Back at Drugstores
- Earn 1.5% Cash Back On All Other Purchases
- $0
- Earn unlimited 2X miles on every purchase, every day
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
- Global Entry/TSA Pre-Check Credit
- $95
- Earn 2x miles per dollar on every purchase
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
- 10,000 bonus miles every account anniversary
- $395
- 2x points on purchases up to $50k then 1x
- Access to Amex Offers
- No annual fee
Is buying World of Hyatt points worth it?
While I wouldn’t buy World of Hyatt points without a specific use in mind, there’s tons of value to be had if buying points strategically.
I’m a huge fan of the World of Hyatt program, thanks to the excellent hotel brands Hyatt has, and the general value of World of Hyatt Globalist status, including the ability to use suite upgrade awards when redeeming points.
I’ve had so many amazing award stays with Hyatt over the years, and you could instantly buy points and redeem them at a property and save over 50% in the process. I’ll get into that in a bit more detail below.
How many points do you need for a free night at a Hyatt?
To give you a sense of award pricing, here’s the World of Hyatt award chart for standard room redemptions:
World of Hyatt Category | Off-Peak | Standard | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
Category 1 | 3,500 | 5,000 | 6,500 |
Category 2 | 6,500 | 8,000 | 9,500 |
Category 3 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 |
Category 4 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 |
Category 5 | 17,000 | 20,000 | 23,000 |
Category 6 | 21,000 | 25,000 | 29,000 |
Category 7 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 35,000 |
Category 8 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 45,000 |
What are good uses of World of Hyatt points?
There are truly endless amazing redemptions, so let me give some examples of some of my favorite World of Hyatt redemptions in the past few years.
I’ve redeemed World of Hyatt points for a stay at the Category 8 Alila Ventana Big Sur. Stays here include meals, and cash rates are regularly $2,000+ per night.
I’ve also redeemed World of Hyatt points for a stay at the Category 7 Park Hyatt Maldives, where cash rates are regularly $1,000+ per night.
While some of my favorite uses of World of Hyatt points are for super-aspirational redemptions, there are also lots of good values to be had at more reasonably priced properties. However, I think it’s the luxury properties that are most worth highlighting, since that’s where you’ll generally find the most outsized value.
Do World of Hyatt points expire?
World of Hyatt points can expire if your account doesn’t have any activity for 24 consecutive months. However, any points earning or redemption activity would reset the expiration of your points.
How much are World of Hyatt points worth?
Everyone will value points differently, but personally I value World of Hyatt points at ~1.5 cents each, and I tend to value points pretty conservatively. So the purchase price is only a bit higher than what I value the points, though like I said, there are ways to get much more value.
Does World of Hyatt have blackout dates?
World of Hyatt doesn’t have blackout dates on award nights, and all standard rooms are supposed to be available for points redemptions at the published costs.
How else can you earn World of Hyatt points?
There are lots of circumstances under which it could make sense to buy World of Hyatt points. However, if you want to acquire World of Hyatt points at a lower out of pocket cost, there are some other options involving credit cards.
In addition to being able to earn World of Hyatt points with the World of Hyatt Credit Card (review) and World of Hyatt Business Credit Card (review), you can also transfer over points from Chase Ultimate Rewards.
See this post for everything you need to know about earning Hyatt points with credit cards.
Bottom line
Through January 4, 2025, World of Hyatt is offering a 25% bonus on the purchase of points, and that could represent a great deal. This is an opportunity to buy points for 1.92 cents each.
I know many people find it worthwhile to buy World of Hyatt points, especially those outside the United States, who don’t have access to lucrative credit cards. As always, you’ll want to crunch the numbers for yourself, based on the potential stays you’d make.
Do you plan on buying Hyatt points with this promotion?
i don't get the promotion email from Hyatt. The bonus point site is point.com. Is it a legit site to buy point and reflect back to Hyatt system? I need more points for my Christmas vacation planning.
so i was only able to buy 68750 points with the bonus, I am going to try again after new years because it hasn't been 25% in a while, is the only way to get the 110k if I transfer from another account? because it wouldn't let me buy 110k in one go maybe it was a glitch I slept on yesterday :(
Since this crosses calendar years. Would you be able to buy 110k points with this promo. Then after 1/1/2025, buy another 110k points?
Or are you limited to buying 110k points total with this promo altogether?
im not sure but i have a reminder to try lol
I am heavy Hyatt user mostly in Thailand and SE Asia. I will wind up with around 120 night this year actual stays. I also bank at JPM Chase. i have savings, checking, all investments, various cards.
In the spring after reading review here I did Hyatt biz card. I picked up both bonuses which i think was 75,000 points. Cost of card after two $50 credits was $95.
Beginning of summer I did...
I am heavy Hyatt user mostly in Thailand and SE Asia. I will wind up with around 120 night this year actual stays. I also bank at JPM Chase. i have savings, checking, all investments, various cards.
In the spring after reading review here I did Hyatt biz card. I picked up both bonuses which i think was 75,000 points. Cost of card after two $50 credits was $95.
Beginning of summer I did Chase Ink Business. Spend was $6000 and picked up $1200 statement credit. The card had no fee.
Late summer I did Chase Business Preferred. Spend was $8000 and picked up another $1200. Fee is $95. Cannot transfer points directly from Ink card to Hyatt account but can from the preferred card. So, I transferred 240,000 points to Hyatt account. Between the three cards for which I paid $190 I was able to get 315,000 points. Those will equal 26 nights at HR Bangkok which is great hotel for cat 3. Those 26 nights will be worth almost $6000. What a deal for me.
Right now, I am doing another Chase Ink business card. This time the bonus is $900 with no fee. I will turn this into another 7 nights worth $1500 or so.
I forget to mention to help with spend on new card I will purchase 110,000 points.
As a Lifetime Globalist this analysis looks right on target to me. However, is this really true: "...all standard rooms are supposed to be available for points redemptions at the published costs"? Fairly frequently I've found rooms available for cash but not points - latest example Park Hyatt Kyoto, which has atrocious points availability (unlike Paris).
With every hotel brand it is the owner’s discretion to make rooms available for points and free night certs. Some properties don’t really care about the brand’s min policy. And some brands more than others don’t police.
Hey Ben you've gotten off to a strong start today with 7 posts of buying/transferring points + CCs in the span of two hours... I am not one to complain because 1) I don't pay for content here (at least directly) and 2) I read what interests me and skip what I don't... that being said I've found myself doing 2) more often than not, especially considering that the last flight flight review was almost...
Hey Ben you've gotten off to a strong start today with 7 posts of buying/transferring points + CCs in the span of two hours... I am not one to complain because 1) I don't pay for content here (at least directly) and 2) I read what interests me and skip what I don't... that being said I've found myself doing 2) more often than not, especially considering that the last flight flight review was almost two months ago (and prior to that one it had been almost another two months since the previous one). Are there any flight reviews (be that upcoming flights or past flights that are in the editing process) in the pipeline?
Again, please don't get me wrong, you now have a family and I fully understand and respect that you want to spend as much time as possible with them and I am also in no position to "demand" anything from you... It's just that when the main essence of this blog (in my opinion flight reviews, even if it's a points-centric blog) just has one single flight review in the span of almost 4 months, it just makes me lose interest more and more, finding myself from checking your blog on a daily basis to maybe once weekly if at all.
@ James K. -- I hear you and appreciate the constructive feedback. A couple points.
First of all, the reason there are so many "deal" posts today is because it's the first of the month, so that's when these kinds of offers typically launch. It's not like that on other days.
Regarding flight reviews, you're right that it has been some time since a formal review was published, but that's because I've been doing a...
@ James K. -- I hear you and appreciate the constructive feedback. A couple points.
First of all, the reason there are so many "deal" posts today is because it's the first of the month, so that's when these kinds of offers typically launch. It's not like that on other days.
Regarding flight reviews, you're right that it has been some time since a formal review was published, but that's because I've been doing a lot of travel, and have written my impression posts of various flights, which I know many people enjoy. That includes the two trips to Latin America and the trip to Asia, as I've been doing a ton of travel. In the coming days I plan to start rolling out the full trip report from my Latin America trip, so I hope you find that interesting.
Again, appreciate the feedback, and I see where you're coming from.
Thanks for taking the time to write this response and for not taking my comment the wrong way, I'm looking forward to the reviews from those trips :)
"This applies at all Hyatt managed properties, though note that there are capacity controls when redeeming at Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties." Hmm, you should update your text a bit...
@ Myro -- Whoops, good catch, thank you!