My Hyatt Business Card Application Approval Experience

My Hyatt Business Card Application Approval Experience

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The World of Hyatt Business Credit Card (review) is Hyatt’s small business credit card, complementing the World of Hyatt Credit Card (review). There are major differences between the cards, and if you ask me, there’s potentially merit to having both of the cards.

Often business credit card applications can be a bit more intimidating than personal card applications, so in this post I wanted to go over the application process for this card.

Hyatt Business Card application restrictions

If you’re considering applying for the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card, let’s cover a few of the application and approval restrictions to consider:

  • You’re eligible for this card (including the bonus) as long as you don’t currently have the card, and haven’t received a new cardmember bonus on this exact card in the past 24 months
  • You’re eligible for this card (including the bonus) even if you already have the World of Hyatt Credit Card, which is the personal version of the card
  • Chase has what’s known as the 5/24 rule, whereby you may not be approved if five or more new cards show up on your personal credit report in the past 24 months; however, this no longer seems to be totally consistently enforced, so it’s a “your mileage may vary” situation
  • There’s merit to applying for Chase business cards before Chase personal cards, as applying for a Chase business card won’t count as an additional product toward the 5/24 limit
  • With Chase, you’re generally best off not applying for more than two cards in a 30-day period (including at most one business card), but it should be possible to pick up this card plus a personal card in that timeframe
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My Hyatt Business Card approval experience

I actually applied for the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card back in late 2021, when the card was first launched. However, practically speaking, the process hasn’t changed.

Back when I applied, I received an instant approval on the card, even though I had three other Chase business cards. I’ve heard a fair number of reports of people getting instant approval on this card, even when they may not get that on other Chase business cards.

My Chase Business Card instant approval

Often the underwriting standards are different between products, and at least anecdotally, this seems to be one of the easier Chase business cards to get approved for.

Keep in mind that you can also apply for this card as a sole proprietorship, so you don’t need a corporation. In those cases, you can just put your social security number, use your name as your business name, and include your home address and phone number as your sole proprietorship information. You should always answer card applications truthfully.

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Should you apply for the Hyatt Business Card?

The World of Hyatt Business Card has a $199 annual fee, and offers a big welcome bonus. The card provides a variety of benefits, including the following:

  • World of Hyatt Discoverist status for as long as you have the card, plus the same status for up to five employees
  • Five elite qualifying nights for every $10,000 spent on the card in a calendar year, with no limit
  • Up to $100 in Hyatt credits annually, where when you spend $50 or more you’ll receive a $50 statement credit, up to two times; this is based on the anniversary year, and not the calendar year
  • A 10% rebate on redeemed points, up to 20,000 points per year; you only unlock this if you spend $50,000 on the card in a calendar year, and the benefit applies for the remainder of the calendar year in which you complete the spending
  • 4x points on Hyatt spending, 2x points in your top three spending categories from select options each quarter through December 31, 2024 (and then the top two categories starting in 2025), and 1x points on all other eligible purchases

I think there’s merit to applying for this card for the great bonus and because you want to spend your way to World of Hyatt elite status. However, if your goal is simply to rack up World of Hyatt points, then I think there might be a better option.

There’s the excellent collection of Chase Ink Business cards, including the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card (review), Ink Business Cash® Credit Card (review), and Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card (review). If you’re simply trying to rack up as many points as possible, then I think applying for these cards could make more sense, as they potentially have a better overall value proposition.

For example, the $95 annual fee Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is the biggest no-brainer in the collection. The card has a phenomenal welcome bonus, great bonus categories, cell phone protection, and gets you access to the overall Chase Ultimate Rewards ecosystem.

The other thing is that Chase Ink Business cards have even less restrictive eligibility requirements, as there’s not even a 24-month rule, meaning lots of people should be able to get approved.

Andaz Maui

Bottom line

The World of Hyatt Business Credit Card is Hyatt’s business card, and it offers a great bonus, plus the ability to spend your way toward status at a good rate. If you’re eligible for the card, it could definitely be worth applying.

The only thing I’d note is that if it’s simply World of Hyatt (or Chase Ultimate Rewards) points that you’re after, another strategy could be to instead pick up Chase Ink Business cards, like the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card.

If you’ve applied for the World of Hyatt Business Card, what was your experience like?

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  1. Jay Guest

    I like to get the Globalist status. So if I get approved for having this card, how many more nights do I need to attain the Globalist status?

    1. yoloswag420 Guest

      You still need 60, only the personal card comes w/ free EQNs automatically.

      You need to spend on this card to earn the EQNs.

    2. Stanley C Diamond

      If you only have this card and not the personal version of the Hyatt card and don’t spend any nights with Hyatt, you will need to spend $120,000 on this card in order to get 60 nights.

      If you do have the personal card but you do not spend on the personal and only spend on the business version of the card and do not spend any nights with Hyatt, you only need to...

      If you only have this card and not the personal version of the Hyatt card and don’t spend any nights with Hyatt, you will need to spend $120,000 on this card in order to get 60 nights.

      If you do have the personal card but you do not spend on the personal and only spend on the business version of the card and do not spend any nights with Hyatt, you only need to spend $110,000 on the business version of the card.

      If you do a mix of spending nights with Hyatt, spend at least in increments of $10,000 for the business version of the card and if you have a personal version of the Hyatt card and spend at least $5,000 (getting two nights) then it all depends on the calculation of all three of these factors.

    3. Jay Guest

      Thanks!!
      Do you think Hyatt will offered cards with Globalist status like the Hilton Aspire or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant?

    4. Stanley C Diamond

      One can only hope. They do not even offer a credit card that offers Explorist status. Although, to answer your question directly, one would would wonder if Hyatt would ever work with Chase or even another issuer to offer a new credit card that offers Explorist statuts or even Globalist status but with a very incredibly high AF.

    5. Stanley C Diamond

      https://onemileatatime.com/news/world-of-hyatt-premium-credit-card/

      @Jay this is something Ben wrote about last year.

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Stanley C Diamond

https://onemileatatime.com/news/world-of-hyatt-premium-credit-card/ @Jay this is something Ben wrote about last year.

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Stanley C Diamond

One can only hope. They do not even offer a credit card that offers Explorist status. Although, to answer your question directly, one would would wonder if Hyatt would ever work with Chase or even another issuer to offer a new credit card that offers Explorist statuts or even Globalist status but with a very incredibly high AF.

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Jay Guest

Thanks!! Do you think Hyatt will offered cards with Globalist status like the Hilton Aspire or Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant?

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