Why I Didn’t Buy Discounted World Of Hyatt Points

by joeheg

World of Hyatt ran a recent promotion to purchase points at a 30% discount. To get the discount, you had to buy a minimum of 5,000 points and could purchase up to the yearly maximum of 55,000 points.

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Hyatt points usually cost 2.4 cents each and after the discount, the price dropped to 1.68 cents. It would be a challenge to find a bad redemption at that price.

For example, we paid 33,000 points a night at the Grand Hyatt Kauai, and we got a 3.9 CPP value. The Orlando Airport Hyatt Regency is a category 4 property costing 12,000 points a night but rooms can often go for over $300.

I’d guess that Hyatt can sell points at such a great value because they limit the amount you can buy. Even if you max out the offer, it’s only enough points for 1-2 nights at one of their top-tier properties.

If the price was at a level where I’d have to really try not to break even, why wasn’t I a buyer? Here are three reasons I passed on the offer:

Hyatt Point Sales Are A Regular Occurrence

Over the past 2 years, Hyatt points have been on sale more often than they’ve been available for list price. Once this offer is over, I’d say it’s a safe bet that we’ll see a new discount within a month or so. I could be wrong but that’s been the pattern going back to at least 2019.

There’s no guarantee that it will be for 30% again but the recent offers have ranged from 25% to 30%.

I Don’t Need Extra Hyatt Points

I have most of our travels for the summer and fall booked. Therefore, I don’t need extra Hyatt points sitting in my account. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have a fat account balance waiting for our next trip but it’s not worth paying money to get it.

I Can Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards To Hyatt

While I don’t have many Hyatt points, I do have a decent number of Chase Ultimate Rewards in our accounts. Since UR transfer instantly to Hyatt, I can wait until I need the points to transfer them. Why pay for points when I can transfer ones I already have.

Final Thoughts

If my only criteria for buying Hyatt Points were if the price was worth it, I would have spent $900+ for 55,000 points. However, with no upcoming need for the points and a sufficient amount of Ultimate Rewards points, it didn’t make sense to spend the money at this time.

However, I understand if you took the plunge and bought the max number of points. I hope you have an upcoming stay in mind because the longer you hold onto points, the greater the chance of a devaluation.

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