We come to you this morning with some good news, some bad news and some things you can do to make the bad news less painful.
First, the good news: Unlike what we’ve seen from some other hotel loyalty programs in recent years, the World of Hyatt program, at least for 2025, isn’t announcing any changes to its award chart or adding any new, higher-priced tiers.
That’s actually great news if you ask me.
Now, the bad news: 118 Hyatt properties are increasing in award cost beginning March 25, while just 33 will see their award cost go down. For example, the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, the Park Hyatt Tokyo and even the Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica (which has increased four categories since my stay there a few years ago) will all now increase to the highest Category 8 tier, costing up to 45,000 Hyatt points per night.
If you like to use the popular Category 1-4 awards you get with certain Hyatt status milestones or with cards such as the World of Hyatt Card, know that 11 properties are moving out of range of that certificate to a Category 5.
This includes favorites like the Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport, Hyatt Centric The Liberties Dublin and Hyatt Regency Vancouver.
However, some good news is that you can still book at the current award rates until March 24 for travel as far out as the calendar goes, which is often about 13 months. Additionally, a few great properties did go down in price, including the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, which will drop from a Category 7 to a Category 6 with prices starting at just 21,000 points per night.
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