Should I get the World of Hyatt Credit Card or transfer points from Chase instead?

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Hey I’m Colleen with Leen on Travel and if you’re a travel hacker, you probably know that Hyatt Hotels is one of Chase’s best transfer partners. They are not only one of the easiest hotels to travel hack, but they tend to cost waaay less in points than other similar hotel properties! They also have some pretty incredible resorts out there. So while Chase transfers to them, you might be wondering if you should also consider getting the World of Hyatt credit card, or just keep transferring your Chase Ultimate Rewards on over to them. While I will break down the pros and cons of this card for you over the next couple of minutes, you should know that long story short- yes, this card is in my top 5 favorites for travel hackers. Should it be card #1 or 2 to open? Not necessarily. But if you plan to primarily travel hack at Hyatt hotels and resorts, you NEED this card!

Ok so while Hyatt is definitely the best bang for your buck with hotel points- the first thing you want to consider is: Should you save your Chase points for a great flight deal? Your Chase Ultimate Rewards can be transferred to Southwest, United, Jet Blue, Air France, and 8 other airlines. Airlines have a lot more volatility with prices, and yes, usually cash price directly correlates to the number of points. So if you find yourself a phenomenal flight deal to get to your vacation spot, would all your points be tied up with Hyatt? If so, definitely consider getting the World of Hyatt personal credit card to give you an extra 30-60,000 points to get that hotel for free too. One of the only cons for this card is the sign up bonus. You initially get just 30,000 points for spending $3,000 over 3 months. But when you spend a total of $15,000, or $12,000 more in the first 6 months, you earn another 30,000 points as it’s like earning 2 points per dollar spent.
Now on the other hand, know that hotels only have so many rooms bookable with points. So once they’re gone, they’re gone until someone cancels. So if you’re like me and really looking forward to a specific Hyatt resort, that is way more important to me to get booked first with my points. Flights can really decrease a lot in points in the 2-4 months leading up to the trip, so I’d much rather have my hotel booked first. Additionally, can you open more Business Inks, or a Chase Freedom, or an airline co-branded credit card to get more points for that airline?

So with that said, what are some perks of having the Chase World of Hyatt credit card? Honestly, there’s a lot. I love this card, and I always have it! Here’s why:
You earn a free night award every year just for holding the card. If you and your significant other both have this card, you get a free 2-night stay every year at some pretty great resorts without even using points! Note that these free night awards are good for a Hyatt up to category 4. So it can’t be used for Maui, but it can be used at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki!
If you spend $15,000 in one calendar year on the Hyatt card, you earn a second Hyatt Free Night Award. So this is the card that I use when I either have a large expense or am not currently working on a new card’s sign up bonus.
Also, for every $5,000 you spend on the Hyatt card, you'll earn 2 qualifying night awards. When you get to 20 qualifying nights, you earn 2 free Club Access awards, which gives you free food at Hyatt’s with Club Lounges. When you get to 30 qualifying nights, you earn yet another free night award. You get these qualifying nights for stays paid in points OR cash!
With holding the card, you also become an automatic Hyatt Discoverist, which is the first of three tiers of Hyatt loyalist levels. Being a Discoverist will help your case when you email the hotel manager and ask for free room upgrades. It will also give you priority check in, 10% bonus on points earned by spending cash at Hyatt hotels (so think food costs spent on property), preferred room type, free bottled water, and a late 2pm checkout.
Finally, this card will simply allow you to earn even more Hyatt points. Between this card and being a Hyatt loyalist, you will earn 9 points per dollar spent at Hyatt hotels. So again, think parking costs, food purchased at the hotel, really anything you spend cash on while there, will earn you 9 points per dollar spent. You get 5 points per dollar spent by being a Hyatt loyalist, and then another 4 points per dollar spent for putting those charges on your Hyatt credit card.
So even thought this card has a $95 annual fee, I’m telling you, you can get at least $350 worth of value out of this card, just for getting the free night award alone. Not even including all the additional points and free nights you can earn by having this card.

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