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World of Hyatt announces its annual hotel reward night category changes

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World of Hyatt will be making its annual reward category changes on 26th March.

On the face of it, it is not great news. 137 hotels are going up in points price and only 46 are going down. Europe does proportionately worse than that. That said, there are no changes to the number of categories or the points required per category.

Hyatt also does something very positive – if you have a booking at a hotel which is going down in points price, you are automatically refunded the difference on 26th March. There is no need to waste time rebooking.

In terms of European hotels:

CountryHotelCurrent CategoryNew CategoryCurrent Standard
Price
New Standard Price
BulgariaHyatt Regency Sofia125,0008,000
FranceFirstname Bordeaux5420,00015,000
FranceHyatt House Paris CDG Airport125,0008,000
FranceHyatt Place Paris CDG Airport125,0008,000
FranceHyatt Regency Nice6725,00030,000
FranceHotel Du Palais Biarritz7830,00040,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Berlin Ku Damm125,0008,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Cologne City Plaza125,0008,000
GermanyLindner Hotel Cologne Am Dom125,000 8,000
GermamyHyatt Regency Dusseldorf4515,00020,000
GermanyThe Wellem Dusseldorf4515,00020,000
GreeceMagma Resort Santorini7630,00025,000
ItalyHyatt Centric Venice Murano3412,00015,000
ItalyHyatt Centric Milan Centrale4515,00020,000
ItalyThe Tribune4515,00020,000
ItalyIL Tornabuoni6725,00030,000
SerbiaHyatt Regency Belgrade125,0008,000
SpainDreams Calvia MallorcaBA20,00015,000
SpainHyatt Centric Gran Via Madrid5620,00025,000
SpainThompson Madrid5620,00025,000
SpainHyatt Regency Madrid Residences5620,00025,000
SpainAluaSoul IbizaAB15,00020,000
SpainAlua Soul MenorcaAB15,00020,000
SpainAluaSoul Mallorca ResortAB15,00020,000
SpainSecrets Mallorca Villamil ResortCD25,00030,000
United KingdomHyatt Place London Heathrow Airport125,0008,000
United KingdomHyatt Place London City East3412,00015,000

As you can see, Europe sees a higher percentage of increases vs decreases compared to the global average. The only noticeable reductions are Bordeaux, which drops to 15,000 points on a standard night, and Santorini, which drops to 25,000 points. One of the Spanish all-inclusive resorts is also cut.

There is still great value in World of Hyatt of course. Earlier this week Rob booked his wife into Stockholm’s Hotel Reisen which I reviewed here. For just 9,000 points per night he upgraded her from a standard room to a full sea view suite which is exceptional value, even if you have to buy the points to do it. A semi-sea view suite upgrade would only have been 6,000 points per night. Remember that these upgrades are guaranteed at the time of booking.


World of Hyatt update – February 2025:

Get bonus points: Hyatt is offering double base points (triple at Hyatt Place and Hyatt House) between 27th January and 28th March 2025. You must register here by 10th March. Click here for our full article.

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