World of Hyatt Award Chart: Ultimate Guide

World of Hyatt award chart: Ultimate guide

World of Hyatt is one of the only major hotel loyalty programs that still maintains award charts. Although the program uses dynamic pricing for Mr & Mrs Smith properties, it still publishes and uses fixed award charts for the others. The program also maintains different award charts for all-inclusive resorts and Miraval resorts.On May 20, World of Hyatt implemented its annual category changes and new award charts with five tiers (instead of thre…

Initial Thoughts on World of Hyatt's Award Chart Changes for 2026

The day we’ve all been nervously anticipating is here. The new World of Hyatt award chart is officially here, coupled with the chain’s annual category realignment. This year, not only did more than 100 properties shift categories (with the vast majority moving to a higher category), but the new 5-tier award chart has also gone live, replacing the previous 3-tier chart. We’re going to have a much more complete look at the ins and outs of the new …

First impressions of Hyatt award chart changes: A tremor rather than a seismic shift

It’s been a few hours since Hyatt’s award chart changes went live, so it’s now possible to start getting a gauge on quite how bad—or not—these changes have been. Based on a relatively small sample size, I’m (in a mild way) pleasantly surprised so far by what I’ve seen. While there are inevitable increases for some nights, there are more nights than I was expecting where pricing has either stayed the same or dropped. I took screenshots last night…

What I Booked Before Hyatt Devaluation

The new Hyatt pricing has just gone into effect. I’ll be studying it today and then provide an update on how good (or bad) it is, but here I’m going to share the triumphs and frustrations of booking many award reservations ahead of the devaluation. My Final Bookings Before Hyatt Devaluation The nature of my work right now gives me some level of freedom on a day-to-day basis, but makes long-term planning very difficult. Nevertheless, with prices …

Hyatt Members Rushed To Book Free Nights Before Prices Jumped — Then The Website Melted Down

Hyatt told members they could still book free nights before the new award prices kicked in. Then, as members rushed to use points before the deadline, Hyatt’s website and app started failing — turning a devaluation into a rug pull.