It’s a Brave (?) New World … of Hyatt.
The hotel chain (almost) everybody loves officially brought down the hammer with some sweeping and painful changes to its award program. So with Gunnar overseas – probably crying into his Italian red wine – Nick joins Kyle on the pod to delve deep into the data behind what’s changed: the good, the bad, and the ugly. And yes, there is good news here. Plus, they try to answer the most important question: What does this mean now for Hyatt and your transferable credit card points?
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In This Episode
01:20 – Nick fills in to catch you up on Hyatt
06:13 – Cali & Waverly welcome us back from a Hyatt in Hawaii!
08:00 – The nuts & bolts of Hyatt’s big changes
10:15 – Analyzing 1,200+ Hyatt properties, before & after…
12:24 – Our big-picture takeaways
15:35 – How Hyatt handled the changeover
18:40 – The big winners in the new World of Hyatt
22:46 – & the bigger losers
31:38 – Get your tickets for our live podcast event now!
32:38 – Big surprises: Availability & top-priced nights
34:56 – What’s next? Will this get worse?
36:35 – An introspective conversation about hotels
40:51 – What to do to maximize your Hyatt points now
44:58 – & what to do with your transferable points
48:46 – Helping Jessica pick the right hotel booking
52:04 – On the Spot: Nick’s Hyatt hotel that got away
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
