Buy World of Hyatt Points at 25% Discount (1.8 Cents Each) - until 10 October 2023
Purchase at least 5,000 World of Hyatt points in a single transaction to receive a 25% discount from now until 10 October 2023 - by 11:59 AM on 11 October 2023 (Singapore time). With the current 25% discount, each World of Hyatt point works out to just 1.8 US cents each and while it is not the cheapest we have seen in recent years, it is still a fairly decent price and it can be extremely lucrative for redemption nights at aspirational properties like the Park Hyatt Kyoto or even lower-category properties when the cash rate is high.
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Globalists have the ability to make a Guest of Honor booking for their friends and family members (where they can enjoy Globalist benefits like lounge access and space-available suite upgrades), and it is actually cheaper to book some stays on points than paying the full cash rate. As a quick reminder, Members can purchase up to 55,000 points per calendar year and under the current 25% discount, each point works out to a price of 1.8 US cents. Now you might already know this but the number of required points per night depends on the category of the property, as well as whether the date as been determined as peak period:
For a Category 1 property like the Alila Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur, a free night on points will require either 3,500 points (off-peak), 5,000 points (standard), or 6,500 points (peak). This means that you can stay at the property for as little as USD 63 per night if you were to purchase World of Hyatt Points at 1.8 US cents each right now. Points are typically best used as aspirational (and expensive) properties like the Park Hyatt Kyoto (Category 8) where you can pay only USD 630 per night (which is the cost of purchasing 35,000 points right now) as compared to ¥247,410 (USD 1,840).
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