World of Hyatt’s Guest of Honor perk is one of my favorite benefits offered by any hotel loyalty program. In this post, I’d like to take a close look at how this works, as it’s one of the few opportunities in the hotel industry to share elite benefits with others.
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@ Andrew -- I'm not sure what you're even getting at here? I was very critical of the changes. The devaluation can be bad and make me like World of Hyatt points less, while I can still appreciate the value of Guest of Honor, and think it's a perk worth highlighting. Isn't that reasonable?
Was the "awesome breakfast" prepared by low-cost laborers who forgot to wash their hands ?
Ben, I don't dispute it's a nice perk for specific use cases, but these changes are so catastrophic, I'll be cancelling both my WoH cards and Chase ecosystem cards. I've seen several YouTube card influencers talk about what a major devaluation it is and what the ripple effects are, and yet... you haven't changed either your valuation of Hyatt points and continue to publish articles promoting their cards (yesterday) and their loyalty program (today).
One of the reasons I follow your blog is that you have a good degree of integrity, and I happen to agree with most of your views. This Hyatt damage isn't a one-article kind of bump in the road - we're at a crossroads where loyalty doesn't matter anymore to Hyatt and even if they don't destroy 100% of the program and its benefits today, it should be clear they've now entered their "cash out" era of customer loyalty.
@ Andrew -- I appreciate the constructive feedback, and I know you come from a good place, so let me respond to those points.
You're right I haven't changed my valuation of Hyatt points, and that's because the changes haven't actually been implemented yet. We don't actually know how bad the differences in value will be, and Hyatt insists that especially initially, very few properties will be in the highest pricing categories. I'll absolutely reevaluate my valuation of points once we know how bad things look. You can also bet I'll have a lot more stories about the devaluation once we actually fully know the details.
And yes, I did post about a Hyatt credit card having a new limited time offer, just as I've done recently with Hilton, IHG, and Marriott... all of which have massively devalued their points over time. For that matter, that's largely also true of airline programs, no?
Devaluations suck, I'm not happy to see them, and we should make sure we're doing math so we get outsized value. But I also don't think devaluations should stop us from continuing to get the best value possible. I wrote a topic explaining my approach on this here, if you're interested:
https://onemileatatime.com/insights/boycotting-frequent-flyer-programs/
Anyway, I totally respect if you have a different take, and I see where you're coming from. Hopefully you can at least see where I'm coming from.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. I agree value still exists in some cases with the program, your article link context on this topic was helpful in terms of continued program coverage (seems I missed that.)
The Guest of Honor benefit is one of the most generous benefits that any of the hotel loyalty programs offer. Being able to share your benefits with family members and friends is a big reason to stay loyal to Hyatt. Just hope they keep it going after the dust settles from the latest devaluation.