If you'd like to participate in the discussion, please adhere to our commenting guidelines. We spend a lot of money at Hyatt now but boy do we get a lot in return. I’ve slowly been downgrading/canceling cards because when you really run the numbers they aren’t looking good. Sometimes they are hot & miss and the customer service at HH Diamond Desk is dreadful, but when staying I like the consistency, the upgrades which happen more often than not and the breakfasts are a winner for me. So long as Hyatt’s program retains a reasonable approximation of what’s offered now, I’ll surely be buying into it as long as it exists. @Lucky, no point of retaining Bonvoy Titanium, Lifetime Platinum has a higher upgrade priority than titanium does anyways. As of the first reservation, loyalty program members ALL get a discount in more than 3,000 hotels. Nulandis manufactures and supplies an extensive range of crop protection products, plant nutrients and services for … Amazing buffet and Mainz has beautiful architecture and a nice museum on Guttenberg. The Chase travel portal can be esp valuable for booking boutique, non-chain hotels (since you won’t earn status when booking chains anyway on it). So I am sticking with the Butchers from HH for the year. Most loyalty programs seem to find endless excuses to cut benefits; my perception is that Hyatt has added more value and more options each passing year. Many hotels of special brands, such as Edition or luxury collection in Asia have something in lieu of a lounge if they do not have one. PRESS RELEASESAECOM supports the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration with maintaining continued operations of the national airspace system during the coronavirus pandemicBLOGFuture-Focused, Collaborative Design for Healthcare FacilitiesPODCASTBig cities versus regional cities in the ‘with-COVID’ era, who wins? Global Data Watch. Ambassador Elite The representative checked all the properties in downtown Austin and nothing was available. Whether you're at home or away. Can he earn points/stay credit when booking those rates? Read more, The key to enabling #FasterBetterSmarter design, planning and delivery of the built environment lies in a new form… I’ve never been, but want to visit. Our mission is … I make $250k a year and travel a lot. It hasn’t impacted our lives at all. I’m lucky enough that I can afford to pay for any stay (or other travel) I want and only use my points if I get good value. Other hotels we enjoyed on our trip were the Andaz Munich (great suite upgrade but when we got stuck in Munich an extra night, the “regular” room – an upgrade I guess – was lovely as well. However, the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card (review) offers Platinum status and an anniversary free night certificate on your account anniversary every year, so I do frequently find myself staying at IHG properties. I use Best Western as my very 3rd string. . With each trip I’m focusing on what the overall best option is for a stay (based on value, quality, ability to confirm upgrades, etc. Oh how I miss the old SPG program.