Since early May, World of Hyatt has been offering up to a 40% bonus on purchased points. You’ll need to log into your World of Hyatt account to see the offer. There’s a chance there are some targeted versions of the deal, though all the accounts I manage see the same offer.
This is a reminder of this deal, since it’s set to expire on June 11, 2019, so you have just a couple of days remaining to take advantage of this promotion.
Buy Hyatt points with up to a 40% bonus
The bonus I see on all the accounts that I manage is for up to a 40% bonus on purchased points. You get a 30% bonus if you buy 5,000+ points, and a 40% bonus if you buy 10,000+ points.
That means with this offer you could purchase a maximum of 77,000 World of Hyatt points at a cost of $1,320, which is a rate of ~1.71 cents per World of Hyatt point.
Hyatt offers a bonus on purchased points a few times per year, and when they do, we typically see bonuses in the range of 30-40%. So the 40% bonus is generally as good as it gets, and for that matter, this is the first time in 2019 that we’ve seen a 40% bonus.
So if you’re someone who finds value in buying Hyatt points, this is the time to buy.
Best credit card for buying Hyatt points
Hyatt point purchases are processed by points.com, meaning they don’t count as a hotel purchase for the purposes of credit card spend. I’d recommend using a card with which you’re trying to reach a minimum spend, or a credit card that maximizes your return on everyday spend. When in doubt, review which credit cards are best for buying points and miles.
Combining Hyatt points
While Hyatt limits you to buying 55,000 points per account per year (pre-bonus), Hyatt also lets you combine points across accounts for the purposes of redemption, 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.
Is buying Hyatt points with a 40% bonus a good deal?
I value World of Hyatt points at ~1.5 cents each, though they can definitely be redeemed for a lot more than that. I just think that’s a fair number.
At the rate of ~1.71 cents per point, you can purchase enough points for a free night at a Category 7 property for ~$513, or a Category 6 property for ~$423, while paid rates at those hotels are often $1,000+ per night.
For example, the Park Hyatt Maldives is a Category 7 property (standard price of 30,000 points per night), and cash rates are often $1,200+ per night.
There’s even a lot of value on the other end of the spectrum. For example, the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu is a Category 1 property (5,000 points per night) with paid rates often at $180+ per night including the 25% tax and service charge, which you don’t have to pay on an award booking. Meanwhile, if buying points, your cost would be about $85 per night.
Other ways to earn World of Hyatt points
There are lots of circumstances under which it could make sense to buy World of Hyatt points.
If you want to acquire Hyatt points with less of an out of pocket cost, there are many ways to do so:
Bottom line
As is always the case, you should crunch the numbers and see if this promotion works for you. A 40% bonus is as good as it gets on the purchase of World of Hyatt points, so if you’re in the market for buying points, this is an excellent opportunity.
I know many people find it worthwhile to buy World of Hyatt points, especially those outside the US, who don’t have access to lucrative credit cards.
Just remember that there are also other ways to earn World of Hyatt points, like by transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards.
If you haven’t yet purchased Hyatt points with a 40% bonus, this is your last chance to do so.
With the gutting of their C+P awards, purchased WoH points no longer provide the outsized redemption values that they once did. However, the 40% bonus offer has made me a taker in the past, so I am going for it again this time, but perhaps for the last time, depending on how much value I get out of this particular purchase.
Unfortunately no promotion on my account. Seems targeted.
@ Stefan — Hmmmm, did you select the number of points you want to buy on the first page and then log-in? Only at that point does it show the bonus.
Correct. The 40% bonus shows only after you log in.
Hi Ben,
you are the BEST! Yes it´s showing now. Thanks for the quick reply!
My offer is 3 tiered: 20% bonus for purchasing 5K or more points, 30% for 10K+ and 40% for 20K+.
I have bought in the past. This one I’m likely going to skip because I was able to “buy” points recently when I converted a stay from points to cash when the rate went down and I would have to buy 20K (instead of 10K) to get the 40% bonus.
I have a planned trip to Japan in March, 2020. I was considering staying at the Hyatt Regency at 12K points/night transferring UR to Hyatt account. A 4-night stay would cost $840 buying points and $1130 paying cash.
OTOH, the UR points were essentially free.
Any idea if this triggers the chase offer of 15% back at Hyatt?
@ DW — It wouldn’t, since this is processed by points.com.
I did it last year and was really happy with the result. I used it to cover 5 nights at the Andaz Costa Rica which would have cost over $2500 for 5 nights. Paying with points was great since it also covers resort fees and taxes. My wife has really been wanting to go to Miraval and they have a great offer for the next few months. I think we both might take it and combine them together. We’d be able to cover a 3 nights stay and then get 67,500 points back in addition the the 19,000 points we’d have left over. We could stay at the Park Hyatt NY or somewhere with that. That’s probably worth well over $5000 in value for spending $2640 up front.
Sure… You COULD buy enough points for a category 7 free night, at ~$513 per night. And sure… the MIGHT sell that hotel for $1000+ at some point during the year. But my guess is that when room rates get that high, they’re going to exclude free night stays.
Lately, I cant even find decent points availability for 5+ nights at any of the Ziva/Zilara properties, when the cost is >$400 for a part of 2 adults. Hyatt may not be tinkering with the valuation side of their points, but they certainly are tinkering with the availability of point redemptions… Or at least they’re turning a blind eye to when property owners tinker with their availability.
I’ve heard the Chase Ink Business Preferred earns 3X on points.com. Can you confirm?
Hi Ben
Does the points take longer time to credit for new account? I just joined yesterday and bought points but the points are not credited to my account yet
Kathmandu Hyatt club level only 7000 points. For 2000 extra points two people can have an evening social hour with food and wine and a wonderful breakfast.
lucky what’s the front page hotel with the pool?
@leo Andaz Singapore, if I remember correctly. Quite a nice hotel, and brand new as well.