Hyatt updated its World of Hyatt guest loyalty program Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) on February 20, 2025, but didn’t publish these on its website until yesterday.
This time, most of the update appears to be merely cleaning and clarifying existing rules that may have been fuzzy.
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Eligibility:
The Program is open only to individuals who are at least 18 years of age and the age of majority where they live.
Participation in the Program is unauthorized in any jurisdiction where all or any portion of this Program may violate any legal requirements, and you agree not to participate in the Program in any such jurisdiction.
You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. If participating in the Program would result in you violating any law, rule, regulation, order, or employer policy applicable to you or any agreement to which you are a party, then you are ineligible to participate.
Inactivity:
(a) Inactivity. If a Member’s account is inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, all points in that Member’s account will be forfeited at that time, but the Member’s account will remain open (with the ability to earn new points thereafter) unless the Member’s account is otherwise terminated in accordance with these Terms.
(Prior to July 1, 2017, Members whose accounts were inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months had their membership terminated and all points in and awards or benefits associated with that Member’s account were forfeited upon termination.)
Under no circumstances will forfeited points be reinstated.
Active Members can remain active in the Program by (i) receiving points via authorized means, (ii) receiving credits with a partner in the Program for a stay at a Hyatt hotel or resort, (iii) redeeming points (and, if applicable, completing any reservation for which such points were redeemed), (iv) gifting a Program award (in accordance with these Terms), (v) converting points to Partner Loyalty Points (as defined in Appendix B),
Non-Participating Properties:
Alila Purnama
El Corazon de Santa Fe
Dream Phuket
Lindner Hotel Sylt
Lindner Hotel Wiesensee
Mumian Beijing Daxing International Airport
Mumian Shenzhen Luohu
Mumian Chengdu
Mumian Chengdu Dong’an Lake
Mumian Rizhao
Mumian Hangzhou
Krystal Grand Puerto Vallarta
Except for those properties specifically described in section (d) below, any Legacy AMR Collection properties (defined below), including, without limitation:
Hotel Galeón
Siau Ibiza Hotel
Hotel Parque San Antonio
Hotels and resorts available through Mr & Mrs Smith (unless such hotel or resort is booked directly through Hyatt booking channels or in accordance with the Mr & Mrs Smith Terms)
The Standard hotels
StandardX hotels
Bunkhouse hotels
Peri hotels
The Peri hotels are added to this non-participating list, but the brand will participate when it and other Standard brands (Standard, StandardX, Bunkhouse & Peri) have been rolled into World of Hyatt.
Ventana Campground
Ventana Campground is considered a Point Property (defined in Appendix A) for purposes of these Terms and Members staying at Ventana Campground may earn Base Points or Partner Loyalty Points (both defined in Appendix A) and Tier-Qualifying Nights (as defined in Appendix B) when paying an Eligible Rate (defined in Appendix A) in accordance with these Terms.
Members staying at Ventana Campground may also have the opportunity to incur Eligible Incidental Charges (defined in Appendix A) on their room or guest folio, and – where such charges are offered – may earn Base Points on those Eligible Incidental Charges in accordance with these Terms. Members hosting a Qualifying Event at Ventana Campground may also earn Bonus Points and credit towards elite status in the Program, all as described in Appendix D
However, notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms, no Program award of any kind (except for Future Meeting Credits, as defined in Appendix D) is redeemable at Ventana Campground, including, without limitation, Free Night Awards, Room Upgrade Awards, Points + Cash Awards (all as defined in Appendix B) or any club-lounge access award and no In-Hotel Benefit (as defined in Appendix C) of any kind will be offered to Members staying at Ventana Campground.
This is literally only a campground.
Points
- Five (5) points for each whole U.S. dollar or U.S. dollar equivalent spent by the Member on an Eligible Rate at any Point Property other than a Hyatt Studios hotel; or
- Two and a half (2.5) points for each whole U.S. dollar or U.S. dollar equivalent spent on an Eligible Rate for a stay at a Hyatt Studios hotel.
Such points will be considered “Base Points,” which means that they will be considered when calculating a Member’s progress towards elite status in the Program. Please see Appendix C for a description of elite status and qualification requirements.
A Member may also earn Base Points for payment of Eligible Incidental Charges and Eligible Non-Stay Charges, as each term is defined below. Except where expressly specified otherwise, all other points earned by a Member will be “Bonus Points.”
Bonus Points include (without limitation) percentage bonuses awarded to Members with elite status (as described in Appendix C), points provided to a Member by Hyatt customer service, points earned through a Hyatt-branded Credit Card, or by holding Qualifying Events (as defined and described in Appendix D), points that are purchased or received by transfer or gift, and points earned through a promotional offer (unless the promotional offer expressly notes otherwise).
Bonus Points may be redeemed for Program awards, but are not counted for the purposes of calculating a Member’s progress towards elite status.
An “Eligible Rate” is defined as any room rate for a participating hotel, resort, or other property that is published by Hyatt (including rates found on hyatt.com without the application of a discount code, and Hyatt’s “Standard Rate,” “Volume Account Rates,” “Senior Citizen Rate,” Hyatt Privé rate, the monetary portion of any Points + Cash Award (as defined in Appendix B, and Hyatt friends-and-family discount rates, but excluding rates published by ALG Vacations or by Mr & Mrs Smith (each defined below) unless Hyatt expressly indicates otherwise) or, for Miraval properties, published by Miraval.
A portion of an Eligible Rate may reflect taxes, service charges, gratuities, and third-party charges for certain included items, and those costs may not be eligible for points. “Ineligible Rates” are all rates other than Eligible Rates and include Free Night Awards (as defined in Appendix B)
Multiple Rooms
A Member may earn points for up to three (3) rooms per night (Member’s room and two (2) additional rooms) within the same hotel or resort. The Member must be a registered guest, occupy at least one of the rooms, and pay an Eligible Rate for all applicable rooms. The Member will earn Base Points for each of the rooms, but the Member will only earn Tier-Qualifying Nights (defined in Appendix B)
Globalist Breakfast Benefit:
Club Lounge Access/Breakfast Benefit.
When staying at a participating hotel or resort that has a Club lounge, Globalists will receive access to the Club lounge.
When staying at a participating hotel or resort that does not have a Club lounge (or if Club lounge is closed), Globalists will receive daily complimentary full breakfast (which includes one entrée or standard breakfast buffet, juice, and coffee, as well as tax, gratuity and service charges) for each registered guest in the room, up to a maximum of two (2) adults and two (2) children.
The age cut-off for a “child” is determined by each hotel or resort in its sole discretion. (For hotels and resorts that offer all guests free breakfast, Globalists will receive that same breakfast, which may not be equivalent to the full daily breakfast described above.
For stays at Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Globalists will instead be provided with daily continental breakfast (tax and gratuity included) for each registered guest in the room, up to a maximum of two (2) adults and two (2) children.
For stays at a Caption by Hyatt hotel, Globalists will instead be provided with a breakfast consisting of one (1) “elevated” coffee and one (1) “small plate” option for each registered guest in the room, up to a maximum of two (2) adults and two (2) children.)
For stays at a Me and All Hotels property, Globalists will instead be provided with a breakfast consisting of a “light” buffet, which may include limited warm options, for each registered guest in the room, up to a maximum of two (2) adults and two (2) children.
Breakfast benefit (where provided) is not valid for in-room dining. Not valid at Hyatt Vacation Club hotels and resorts, Hyatt Regency Madrid Residences, Grand Hyatt Kuwait Residences, Hyatt Centric Waikiki, the Laurel Inn, Ventana Campground, or at any Destination by Hyatt Residences location except the following (at which breakfast will be available to Globalist guests in accordance with the above terms): Wild Dunes Resort Vacation Rentals and Wild Dunes Resorts – Residences at Sweetgrass Inn. For any stay at the AluaSun Far Menorca resort, this breakfast benefit will be provided to qualifying Members at the nearby resort, AluaSun Mediterráneo.
Conclusion
These World of Hyatt membership terms are 31,000 words and 62 pages long. You would think they could be cut in third while maintaining the required legalese.
I wonder what this “light buffet” is at these Me and All Hotels and what an “elevated coffee” and a “small plate” are at Captions.
