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 Specialty suites are exactly double the regular room prices. And Club rooms are priced between the rates for regular rooms and standard suites. article].
-<li>'''Award rates for booking club and standard suites are not usually a very good deal'''. A Club room costs the equivalent of $72 EXTRA per night at a lowly Category 2 hotel and $162 EXTRA per night at their most expensive hotels. A standard suite is even more expensive, but might sometimes be worth a splurge. Using our standard point values, they cost $144 extra in points for a Category 3 hotel and up to $324 extra for a Category 7 hotel during regular season ($367 during peak season).</li>
+<li>'''Award rates for directly booking club and standard suites are not usually a very good deal'''. A Club room costs the equivalent of $72 EXTRA per night at a lowly Category 2 hotel and $162 EXTRA per night at their most expensive hotels. A standard suite is even more expensive but might sometimes be worth a splurge. Using our standard point values, they cost $144 extra in points for a Category 3 hotel and up to $324 extra for a Category 7 hotel during regular season ($367 during peak season).</li>
-<li>'''On the other hand, depending on the hotel, premium suites can be a great use of your points'''. At some hotels, these suites just give you an extra living room. But at other hotels, they can be massive, with private terraces, amazing views, or other unique features. If you are interested in some of the best options for suite awards, check out [//www.millionmilesecrets.com/guides/best-hyatt-hotels-for-suite-redemptions].</li>
+<li>'''On the other hand, depending on the hotel, directly booking premium suites can be a great use of your points'''. At some hotels, these suites just give you an extra living room. But at other hotels, they can be massive, with private terraces, amazing views, or other unique features. If you are interested in some of the best options for suite awards, check out [//www.millionmilesecrets.com/guides/best-hyatt-hotels-for-suite-redemptions].</li>
 Premium suites cost double the rate of a regular award bookings, but often the best way to book them is by paying the lowest cash rate you can for a regular room and then upgrading for only 9,000 points per night.
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 <li>'''Rates for larger Destination Resort vacation rentals are charged at the club, standard, or suite levels'''. For example, you may pay club-level pricing for a two bedroom unit and premium-suite-level pricing for a four bedroom. The ability to book these resorts is being rolled out slowly—not all properties are available yet.</li>
-<li>'''Using points to upgrade paid stays provides great value'''. You can upgrade a paid reservation to a Regency / Grand Club room for only 3,000 points ($54) per night, to a Suite at only 6,000 points ($108) per night, and to a potentially amazing Premium Suite for only 9,000 points ($162) per night. Upgrading is especially valuable at their more expensive hotels.</li>
+<li>'''Using points to upgrade a paid stay to a club or suite (as opposed to booking the whole thing as an award stay) can often provide great value'''. You can upgrade a paid reservation to a Regency / Grand Club room for only 3,000 points ($54) per night, to a Suite at only 6,000 points ($108) per night, and to a potentially amazing Premium Suite for only 9,000 points ($162) per night. Upgrading is especially valuable at fancy hotels with relatively low rates for standard rooms.</li>
 <li>'''One nice thing about Hyatt award nights is that they waive any resort fees''', making award nights relatively more valuable at hotels that add expensive resort fees to the bill.</li>

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 <li>'''If there are “standard” rooms available, you can always book them with your points'''. As with Hilton program and the old Starwood brands in the Marriott program, this is the official policy of the program.</li>
-<li>'''Hyatt requires different amounts of points for peak, off-peak and standard hotel nights'''. Seasons will be consistent for all the hotels in the same area and defined ahead of time. During peak periods, when you are more likely to want to use your points instead of paying cash rates, the cost of an award night is likely to be 15-30% more expensive. </li>
+<li>'''Hyatt requires different amounts of points for peak, off-peak and standard hotel nights'''. Seasons are consistent for all the hotels in the same area and defined ahead of time. During peak periods, when you are more likely to want to use your points instead of paying cash rates, the cost of an award night is likely to be 15-30% more expensive. </li>
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 <li>'''If there are “standard” rooms available, you can always book them with your points'''. As with Hilton program and the old Starwood brands in the Marriott program, this is the official policy of the program.</li>
-<li>'''Starting in March 2022, Hyatt will require different amounts of points for peak, off-peak and standard hotel nights'''. Seasons will be consistent for all the hotels in the same area and defined ahead of time. During peak periods, when you are more likely to want to use your points instead of paying cash rates, the cost of an award night will be 15-30% more expensive. </li>
+<li>'''Hyatt requires different amounts of points for peak, off-peak and standard hotel nights'''. Seasons will be consistent for all the hotels in the same area and defined ahead of time. During peak periods, when you are more likely to want to use your points instead of paying cash rates, the cost of an award night is likely to be 15-30% more expensive. </li>
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 <li>Like most other hotel programs, you can earn enough points for several free nights from the signup bonus on the Hyatt Credit Card. Unfortunately, it is subject to the Chase 5/24 rule.</li>
-<li>Each year you have the Hyatt credit card, you’ll get a certificate good for a free night at a Category 1-4 (out of 8) hotel. You can earn a 2<sup>nd</sup> certificate if you use the card for $15,000 in spending during the year.</li>
+<li>Each year you have the personal version of the Hyatt credit card, you’ll get a certificate good for a free night at a Category 1-4 (out of 8) hotel. You can earn a 2<sup>nd</sup> certificate if you use the card for $15,000 in spending during the year.</li>
 <li>If you collect Chase Ultimate Rewards points, one of your best redemption options is to transfer them to Hyatt. Conversely, the easiest way to earn points for Hyatt hotels is by earning Ultimate Rewards points instead.</li>

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 <li>'''It usually isn’t worthwhile to use for other purchases'''. The personal version of the Hyatt card earn 2x points on restaurants, airline tickets, and commuter expenses, which is lower than the best travel and restaurant reward rates. However, using the card makes sense if you are spending for the second certificate, highly value earning extra elite status nights, or don’t have a card that earns higher reward rates. {{Link|Travel Spending}}, {{Link|Restaurant Spending}}.</li>
-The business version earns 2x points on your top 3 categories (top 2 after 2022) you spend in each quarter out of restaurants, airline tickets, car rentals, local transit and commuting, social media & search engine advertising, shipping, gas, and internet, cable & phone services. This isn't bad, but you should be earning better rewards on most or all of these categories.
+The business version earns 2x points on your top 3 categories (top 2 after 2022) you spend in each quarter out of restaurants, airline tickets, car rentals, local transit and commuting, social media & search engine advertising, shipping, gas, and internet, cable & phone services. This isn't bad, but you should be earning better rewards on most or all these categories.
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-=== The Hyatt Credit Card ===
+=== The Hyatt Credit Cards ===
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-<li>'''The Hyatt Credit Card has a typical signup bonus of 40-60,000 points'''. You can earn usually earn an additional 5,000 points if you add an authorized user in the first three months. Every year you renew the card, you receive a free night certificate you can use at Category 1-4 hotels. 4x points on Hyatt purchases. Provides automatic Discoverist status, but that doesn't entitle you to very much. $95 annual fee.</li>
+<li>'''The personal version of the Hyatt Credit Card has a typical signup bonus of 40-60,000 points'''. You can earn usually earn an additional 5,000 points if you add an authorized user in the first three months. Every year you renew the card, you receive a free night certificate you can use at Category 1-4 hotels. 4x points on Hyatt purchases. Provides automatic Discoverist status, but that doesn't entitle you to very much. $95 annual fee.</li>
-<li>'''Many people will want to hold onto the card to receive the free night certificate every year'''. While the relatively small size of the Hyatt program can make it harder to use than the Marriott and IHG certificates, most people will be able to take advantage of it for a room that costs significantly more than the $95 annual fee.</li>
+<li>'''Many people will want to hold onto the regular version of the card to receive the free night certificate every year'''. While the relatively small size of the Hyatt program can make it harder to use than the Marriott and IHG certificates, most people will be able to take advantage of it for a room that costs significantly more than the $95 annual fee.</li>
 <li>'''If you spend $15,000 during a calendar year, you'll receive a second free night certificate'''. This can be handy for making a two-night stay and is usually worth the opportunity cost of using the card for this amount of spending.</li>
-<li>'''The Hyatt Credit Card earns the most valuable reward rate on Hyatt purchases'''. 4x Hyatt points are worth about {{Value|Hyatt|4}} cents per dollar. If you highly value premium cabin award tickets and/or want to earn more flexible points, you might prefer to use an alternative card that earns transferable points. {{Link|Travel Spending}}.</li>
+<li>'''The business version of the card has a higher signup bonus (typically 75,000 points) and a higher annual fee ($199)'''. It doesn't give you free night certificates but does give you up to $100 in rebates for Hyatt spending. And if you spend $50,000 per year, you'll receive a 10% rebate of any points you redeem for the rest of the year (up to 20,000 rebated points).</li>
-<li>'''The Hyatt card is one of the only cards that earns bonus rewards on gym and fitness club fees'''. You'll earn 2x Hyatt points, valued at around {{Value|Hyatt|2}}.</li>
+<li>'''The Hyatt Credit Cards earn the most valuable reward rate on Hyatt purchases'''. 4x Hyatt points are worth about {{Value|Hyatt|4}} cents per dollar. If you highly value premium cabin award tickets and/or want to earn more flexible points, you might prefer to use an alternative card that earns transferable points. {{Link|Travel Spending}}.</li>
-<li>'''It usually isn’t worthwhile to use for other purchases'''. The Hyatt card earn 2x points on restaurants, airline tickets, and commuter expenses, which is lower than the best travel and restaurant reward rates. However, using the Hyatt card makes sense if you are spending for the second certificate, highly value earning extra elite status nights, or don’t have a card lthat earns higher reward rates. {{Link|Travel Spending}}, {{Link|Restaurant Spending}}.</li>
+<li>'''The Hyatt cards are some of the only cards that earns bonus rewards on gym and fitness club fees'''. You'll earn 2x Hyatt points, valued at around {{Value|Hyatt|2}}.</li>
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 ==== Credit card anniversary certificates ====
-'''Every year, on your cardholder anniversary date, you’ll receive a certificate good for a free night at a Category 1-4 hotel''' (out of 8). Certificates can be used regardless of whether the hotel is showing peak, regular, or off-peak award rates. This corresponds to hotels that cost up to 15,000 Hyatt points per night per night on a regular date and 18,000 points per night on a peak date.
+'''Every year, on your cardholder anniversary date, non-business cardholders receive a certificate good for a free night at a Category 1-4 hotel''' (out of 8). Certificates can be used regardless of whether the hotel is showing peak, regular, or off-peak award rates. This corresponds to hotels that cost up to 15,000 Hyatt points per night per night on a regular date and 18,000 points per night on a peak date.
-The Hyatt Card costs $95 a year and the certificate should easily be worth more than that. The potential downside of the Hyatt certificate is that Hyatt has fewer than 1,000 hotels around the world. Depending on what trips you are taking, you might have difficulty finding a good opportunity to use it before it expires. Nevertheless, we recommend that most people hold onto the card to take advantage of the certificate every year.
+The regular Hyatt Card costs $95 a year and the certificate should easily be worth more than that. The potential downside of the Hyatt certificate is that Hyatt has fewer than 1,000 hotels around the world. Depending on what trips you are taking, you might have difficulty finding a good opportunity to use it before it expires. Nevertheless, we recommend that most people hold onto the card to take advantage of the certificate every year.
 '''You can earn a second certificate if you use the card for $15,000 in spending during the calendar year'''. The opportunity cost of this much spending using your Hyatt card, instead of your general-purpose reward card, is around $100-150. If you know that you can make use of the extra certificate, it is typically more valuable than that. And earning two certificates per year gives you an opportunity for a longer free stay. For existing cardholders, the spending requirement is based on your cardholder year until your 2021 anniversary date. You'll then have an opportunity to earn an additional certificate by spending $15,000 between your anniversary date and the end of 2021. In 2022 and beyond, spending for the certificate is based on the calendar year.

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 <li>Hyatt’s high-level elite status, called Globalist, has great benefits, but is hard to earn without lots of real stays at Hyatt hotels. Things are a little easier in 2021, as Hyatt has halved the required nights and also run several promotions that can help. </li>
-<li>Hyatt offers good value when using points to upgrade rooms booked with regular paid reservations.</li>
+<li>You can get incredible value by booking Specialty Suites (and other premium rooms). Many of Hyatt's fancier hotels have amazing specialty suites that can often be booked for relatively small amounts of extra points./li>
 <li>All members automatically get a free night certificate (cat 1-4) after they stay at 5 different Hyatt brands (over the course of their lifetime). You can earn a 2nd certificate after your 10<sup>th</sup> brand.</li>