World of Hyatt has just launched its first global promotion of 2026, which many members will no doubt be happy to see. The promotion isn’t anything to get too excited about (as is the norm with hotel promotions nowadays), but something is better than nothing!
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World of Hyatt 2026 global promotion details
Registration is open for World of Hyatt’s Bonus Journeys promotion, which is valid for stays between February 2 and April 15, 2026 (“Bonus Journeys” is the generic name for Hyatt’s global promotions nowadays). With this, members can earn up to 28,000 bonus points:
- Earn 3,000 bonus points after every three eligible nights at any eligible property globally, for up to 21,000 bonus points
- Earn 1,000 bonus points after every three eligible nights at Hyatt Place and Hyatt Select properties, for up to 7,000 bonus points
There are some details to be aware of, as you’d expect:
- Registration is required prior to your first eligible stay, and between February 2 and April 15, 2026
- The date range for the promotion is based on checkout dates, so you must complete a stay by April 15, 2026, for it to be eligible
- Any stay booked directly with Hyatt qualifies toward the promotion, including stays booked prior to the start of the promotion, as well as award stays
- Points will post within two to three weeks of completing an eligible stays
- Nights stayed don’t have to be consecutive, so three eligible nights could include one stay of three nights, three stays of one night, etc.
- Only one room can qualify toward this promotion; so while you can earn points for multiple rooms, you would only earn the bonus based on one room
Crunching the numbers on World of Hyatt’s promotion
How lucrative is World of Hyatt’s Bonus Journeys promotion? For context, I value World of Hyatt points at ~1.5 cents each. Just to recap World of Hyatt’s regular points earning rates:
- World of Hyatt members ordinarily earn 5x base points per dollar spent at Hyatt properties
- Elite members receive further bonuses — Discoverists earn an extra 0.5x points per dollar spent, Explorists earn an extra 1.0x points per dollar spent, and Globalists earn an extra 1.5x points per dollar spent
- If you pay with a co-brand Hyatt credit card you earn an extra 4x points per dollar spent
So ordinarily, a World of Hyatt Globalist member paying with a co-branded credit card could be earning up to 10.5x points per dollar spent.
With this promotion, you’d earn an incremental 1,000 bonus points per night, in the right increments, for up to 21 nights. As I view it, that’s an incremental $15 return per night. On top of that, for stays at select limited service brands, you can earn an extra 333 bonus points per night, for a total of up to 1,333 bonus points per night, which I value at an incremental $20 return per night.
Other ways to earn World of Hyatt points
If you’re looking to earn more World of Hyatt points, the good news is that Hyatt points are pretty easy to come by. In addition to being able to earn World of Hyatt points with the co-brand cards, you can also transfer over points from Ultimate Rewards. This is one of my favorite uses of Chase points.
- Earn 4x Points at Hyatt Properties
- Free Night Every Year
- Complimentary Discoverist Status
- $95
- Earn 4x Points at Hyatt Properties
- Complimentary Discoverist Status
- Gift Discoverist Status up to 5 Employees
- $199
- 5x total points on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x points on dining
- 2x points on travel purchases
- $95
- 4x points on flights and hotels booked direct
- 3x points on Dining
- $300 Annual Travel Credit
- $795
- Earn 3x points on travel with the first $150k in combined purchases
- Earn 3x points on shipping purchases with the first $150k in combined purchases
- Cell Phone Protection
- $95
- Earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on all business purchases
- Car Rental Coverage
- Extended Warranty Protection
- $0
- Earn 5% Cash Back at office supply stores on the first $25k
- Earn 5% Cash Back on internet, cable TV, mobile phones, and landlines on the first $25k
- Car Rental Coverage
- $0
- Earn 3% Cash Back on Dining
- Earn 3% Cash Back at Drugstores
- Earn 1.5% Cash Back On All Other Purchases
- $0
On top of that, World of Hyatt frequently sells points at a discount. Also keep in mind other ongoing promotions offered by World of Hyatt:
- You can earn 500 bonus points when you stay at a new Hyatt hotel
- You can earn a free Category 1-4 free night when you stay at new Hyatt brands with the Brand Explorer promotion
- You can maximize value with Hyatt stays by booking through the Hyatt Privé program
Bottom line
World of Hyatt has just launched its first Bonus Journeys promotion of 2026. For stays between February 2 and April 15, 2026, members can earn 3,000 bonus points for every three nights stayed (up to 21,000 bonus points), plus 1,000 bonus points for every three nights stayed at select limited service brands (up to 7,000 bonus points).
This is essentially an opportunity to earn an incremental 1,000-1,333 bonus points per night, depending on the brand, and how many nights you complete. Just keep in mind the cap of only being able to earn up to 28,000 bonus points. This has the potential to be a good deal, so I’m happy to see another global promotion from the program.
What do you make of the new World of Hyatt Bonus Journeys promotion?
Always nice to have extra points. Probably stack with the Hyatt House promo for 5 nights so 15 night is bonus 15k + 15k points. There's some cheap Hyatt houses that are cat 1 in Dallas that are 3.5k-5k points a night. Can have pretty cheap mattress run or if you need to stay in Dallas for long time or trying to meet the corporate match promo for Globalist.
Anyone know if you need to cancel and rebook an existing reservation after registering for the promo?
Super weak promo. Sighhhhh.
You know it's bad when IHG has the best winter promo...
Marriott has a window of opportunity to scoop up a lot of stays, but will probably take the low road (e.g. 1000 points per night, starting the second night).
I am sure you are right, but I keep reading this as 3000 points for three nights at many hotels, but only 1000 points for three nights at the Hyatt Place hotels. But you are saying 4000 for three nights at Hyatt Place? I guess the + sign could indicate that. Hmmm.
does a person have to stay 3 consecutive nights at one place to qualify or can i stay 2 nights in one place and the third night at another place?
doesnt have to be consecutive
@ charles -- No need for them to be consecutive. I added that to the post to clarify... thanks!