Re: Hyatt question

[metsguy]

The new Hyatt rates are pretty brutal.
https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/landing/award-category-chart-updates.html

Nearly all favorites are going up one or two categories.
GHK
HRM
Baha Mar
Ziva Cancun
Andaz Costa Rica etc.

[Shaya E]

The new Hyatt rates are pretty brutal.
https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/landing/award-category-chart-updates.html

Nearly all favorites are going up one or two categories.
GHK
HRM
Baha Mar
Ziva Cancun
Andaz Costa Rica etc.

Sheesh. Just looked through that, wow it's brutal. Particularly the Caribbean and Central American all-inclusives.

ETA: Hyatt places are being killed as well

[yelped]

Seems like in Europe most are going down a category while in the US they're going up.

[Shaya E]

I just got back from a stay at Andaz Papagayo and couldn't believe it had been a cat 4 recently. I told my wife it'll probably stay a cat 5 since they just bumped it. Haha, yeah right. Many resorts were bumped multiple categories.

[CountValentine]

This is a blood bath. Now I know why I can't book any AI's. Watch rooms mysteriously become available after the 28th. 

[mimb]

Glad I just went to Ziva Cancun but can't believe how much the price is going up.

This is very painful all around

[mlardi]

This is a blood bath. Now I know why I can't book any AI's. Watch rooms mysteriously become available after the 28th. 

+1 been eying some AI in Cancun was available last week as I was getting ready to book all of points night got unavailable only cash options. 

[Shaya E]

Honest question: Would people prefer Hyatt limits availability but keep lower pricing or raise the points price but keep requiring all standard rooms be made available (at least officially)?

Or some kind of hybrid like Hilton?

[CountValentine]

+1 been eying some AI in Cancun was available last week as I was getting ready to book all of points night got unavailable only cash options. 

Check April 1st. I guess the joke is on us.

[CountValentine]

Honest question: Would people prefer Hyatt limits availability but keep lower pricing or raise the points price but keep requiring all standard rooms be made available (at least officially)?

Or some kind of hybrid like Hilton?

Not sure but it might make sense to sell the points and pay cash the way this is going.
Maybe the cash price is going up 4/1 also.

[Shaya E]

Not sure but it might make sense to sell the points and pay cash the way this is going.
Maybe the cash price is going up 4/1 also.

That was my first thought too. Then I realized that this likely makes the sale price lower as well.

[CountValentine]

That was my first thought too. Then I realized that this likely makes the sale price lower as well.

Most of mine are in UR and not Hyatt points.

[chevron]

Brutal!!!
Mar Monte 20 to 25
Chicago athletic
Eliza Jane

Stayed in all on cat 1-4

Carmel Highlands and Carmel valley ranch going from 7 to 8 is aweful.

The truth is that I should have used the category 1-4 in my last trip to Puerto Rico, regency is 4 and was 18k peak but was out of certs


This is brutal brutal brutal ugh 😩

[AJK]

Bloodbath.

https://world.hyatt.com/content/gp/en/landing/award-category-chart-updates.html

[AJK]

The one and only property going up three categories (none went up more) is unsurprisingly:

Secrets Impression Moxché.

25 to 50K.

[AJK]

All props going up two categories are basically all the Zivas and Zilaras:

Hotel   Current Category   New Category   Change   Current Standard Point Values1   New Standard Point Values1

Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Hyatt Zilara Cancun   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Hyatt Ziva Cancun   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos   B   D   -2   20,000   30,000
Secrets Moxché Playa del Carmen   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos   C   E   -2   25,000   40,000
Hotel La Compañia   3   5   -2   12,000   20,000

[CountValentine]

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45511.msg2691076#msg2691076
Should move these to there or the ones from there to here.

[AJK]

Big one:

Grand Hyatt Baha Mar going from 5>6.

[Luvtotravel]

brutal 

[CountValentine]

Not sure but it might make sense to sell the points and pay cash the way this is going.
Maybe the cash price is going up 4/1 also.

Especially if you have more than two in the room. Unlike points it does not go up the same.