Aug 16, 2024 • 6 min read
27.07.2024 - 19:47 / thepointsguy.com
Hyatt Globalist status is among the best hotel elite statuses you can earn. Many travelers — myself included — would argue it is the absolute best. Although my husband and I maintain high-tier elite status with multiple hotel loyalty programs, we prioritize requalifying for Hyatt Globalist status each year.
Qualifying for World of Hyatt Globalist status isn't easy, as you need 60 tier-qualifying nights or 100,000 base points per calendar year. There aren't many shortcuts for Hyatt Globalist status, although you'll have lifetime Globalist status once you've accrued 1,000,000 lifetime base points. However, 1,000,000 lifetime base points require about $200,000 of spending with Hyatt.
Check out our guide to Hyatt Globalist status to learn why many travelers love having top-tier World of Hyatt elite status. In this guide, I'll discuss three primary ways to get Hyatt Globalist status.
As mentioned above, you can earn Hyatt Globalist status by staying 60 tier-qualifying nights with Hyatt during a calendar year. Specifically, you'll have Globalist status through February of the second calendar year following qualification.
Hyatt defines "tier-qualifying nights" as when you stay overnight at a Hyatt hotel or resort, pay an eligible rate or redeem a free night award and associate your membership number with the reservation. However, if you book a promotional rate that gives a free night — such as a "stay four nights and get a fifth night free" rate — the free night won't count toward your tier-qualifying nights. Likewise, stays placed on or settled to a group master account won't give you tier-qualifying nights.
You could stay with Hyatt for 60 tier-qualifying nights within a calendar year to obtain Hyatt Globalist status. If these nights were each at off-peak Hyatt Category 1 hotels, you could snag Globalist status for just 210,000 Hyatt points each calendar year. Likewise, paying an average of $150 per night could get you Hyatt Globalist status for $9,000 each calendar year.
But, as I'll discuss in the following subsections, there are ways to decrease the number of nights you must stay with Hyatt each year if you want to qualify for Globalist status via tier-qualifying nights.
Related: How much value does World of Hyatt status provide when you book directly?
Hyatt occasionally offers promotions that let you earn twice as many tier-qualifying nights. For example, Hyatt members could earn twice as many tier-qualifying night credits at Thompson and Dream hotels in early to mid-2024.
If you think you'll otherwise fall short of the 60-night requirement for Hyatt Globalist status, it can be worth rearranging your travel schedule to maximize a double elite night promotion.
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