World of Hyatt is Changing Criteria for Award Points, Check Here for Details

World of Hyatt is shifting to different award categories in 146 hotels in late-March. After close evaluation during their annual review of these properties and their market conditions, they are being adjusted in late-March to fit more suitable award categories.

The details are as follows 

Effective as of Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8am CDT, World of Hyatt members will see updates made to the number of points required for a free night at 146 hotels &ndash 70 hotels will shift to a higher award category, and 76 will shift to a lower award category.

Nine Hyatt properties will move into Category 8, which has historically included Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) hotels and Destination by Hyatt residences.

The list of hotels and award changes outlines all the affected hotels and their new award category. No new categories have been added and the points required for each category remain the same, with affected hotels shifting by only one category up or down (excluding Hyatt Place Moab, which will shift up two categories). 

All free night award and Points Cash redemptions booked before 8am CDT on Tuesday, March 22 will follow the current Award Chart regardless of stay dates, even if the hotel is shifting to a higher award category.

Any free night award and Points Cash redemptions booked on or after 8am CDT on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, will follow the new Award Chart.

Members who have existing award bookings as of 8am CDT on Tuesday, March 22 for a night on or after Tuesday, March 22 at a Hyatt hotel that moved down to a lower category, will receive an automatic one-time refund on the point difference. Points will be returned to members&rsquo accounts starting Thursday, March 23.

Once changes go into effect on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 8am CDT, any adjustments made to existing reservations will follow the terms of the new Award Chart.

You can reference the Award Chart Changes FAQs here.

The Award Chart landing page will be updated with the new hotel award categories at 8am CDT Tuesday, March 22 you can view the full list of hotels and award changes here. There is no embargo on this news, so feel free to post anytime.