Hyatt’s elite program can be really valuable – for instance when you reach certain milestones you can get valuable perks, and there’s multiple ways of reaching those milestones. In this episode, Greg and Nick debate the best way of getting there.
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Hyatt Elite Milestone spending vs Mattress running
Mailbag
(01:21) – Multiple readers (coincidentally named both forms of “John”) chime in with feedback from recent podcast episodes…
(01:42) – Find podcast Ep269 Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Wedding Planning here.
(04:21) – Find podcast Ep262 How to get great value from you Platinum card here.
Crazy Thing
(07:34) – Nick experiences a crazy Hilton resort fee for using the pool
Points Talk
(11:42) – Bilt’s September 1 Rent Day promo. Should Greg transfer his points?
Read more about Bilt Rent Day promos here.
(20:58) – Bilt adds Walgreens FSA & point earning
Read more about Bilt rewards adding points-earning at Walgreens here.
Award Talk
(28:34) – Delta (probably gone) : US to Taipei on Delta One from 98,000 SkyMiles (83,300 for Delta cardholders)
Read more about finding this US to Taipei deal here.
Main Event: Hyatt Elite Milestone spending vs Mattress running
(33:26) – Find our World of Hyatt Complete Guide here
(35:10) – Read Greg’s post “Hyatt milestone spending — what’s my X?” here.
(36:59) – Read Nick’s “Hyatt Milestone chasing: should we all mattress run to Globalist status?” here.
(39:49) – Hyatt Milestone Details: Earn valuable benefits after every 10 qualifying nights starting at 20 nights (but real value starts at 30)…
(47:20) – First let’s talk about mattress running…
(52:54) – Credit card spend options…
(52:56) – Learn more about the World of Hyatt card here.
(53:43) – Learn more about the World of Hyatt Business card here.
(56:26) – Which is better – mattress running or credit card spend?
Question of the Week
(1:07:33) – A reader just discovered you can redeem Cathay Pacific miles for hotels and wonders if we’ve heard of anyone doing this?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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