Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
World of Hyatt is the loyalty scheme for Hyatt hotels, which includes these brands: Andaz, Alila, Destination Hotels, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Zilara, Hyatt Ziva, Joie de Vivre, Oasis, Park Hyatt, Thompson, Unbound Collection and Miraval.
Our main two-part introduction to World of Hyatt is here and you can learn more about the program on hyatt.com here.
Check out our ‘Hotel Offers’ page here to see what bonus point offers are currently running.
If you need to top up your account you can buy World of Hyatt points here.
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible deal. The price is often only modestly cheaper than buying miles outright but .....
Most frequent flyer schemes allow you to pay to transfer miles to a friend. It is usually a terrible .....
22 Jan 201722 January 2017 • 32 comments
Hyatt has announced that a second Hyatt Place hotel at Heathrow to complement the existing property in Hayes, will open in 2017. This hotel will actually be close to the airport …. The company .....
Hyatt has announced that a second Hyatt Place hotel at Heathrow to complement the existing property in Hayes, .....
13 Nov 201613 November 2016 • 11 comments
With the anticipated demise of Starwood Preferred Guest following the merger with Marriott, Hyatt Gold Passport was looking even more attractive for travellers who were prepared to work around their .....
With the anticipated demise of Starwood Preferred Guest following the merger with Marriott, Hyatt Gold .....
13 Nov 201613 November 2016 • 9 comments
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. Hilton HHonors was the latest to jump on the bandwagon last year. In general, lifetime status usually requires such a high .....
Lifetime status is a popular perk among the hotel chains. Hilton HHonors was the latest to jump on .....
27 Oct 201627 October 2016 • 39 comments
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it does is show you how complex it can be. I also tend to throw out valuations of hotel points .....
Valuing miles and points is a thankless task. I wrote this long piece on valuing Avios points but all it .....
26 Oct 201626 October 2016 • 83 comments
News in brief: 50% transfer bonus on HSBC Premier points to Avios The HSBC Premier credit cards are now the most generous way of earning Avios from a non-Amex. The free HSBC Premier Mastercard earns .....
News in brief: 50% transfer bonus on HSBC Premier points to Avios The HSBC Premier credit cards are now the .....
6 Oct 20166 October 2016 • 85 comments
Hyatt Gold Passport, the loyalty scheme for Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Andaz and other brands, has launched its new Autumn promotion and an interesting app-booking bonus. Everyone will .....
Hyatt Gold Passport, the loyalty scheme for Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Place, Andaz and other brands, has .....
18 Sep 201618 September 2016 • 4 comments
This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in preparation for the Summer season. Earlier articles looked at the best credit card to use .....
This is the final part of our ‘Holiday Tips’ series which I have updated and re-run this week in .....
24 Jul 201624 July 2016 • 46 comments
This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by default whenever I have to go to that city. One is the InterContinental Le Grand in Paris .....
This is my review of the Park Hyatt Hamburg hotel. There are only two hotels in the world that I book by .....
18 Jul 201618 July 2016 • 30 comments
The general view of hotel loyalty programmes is that Starwood Preferred Guest is the only scheme where it is is worthwhile trading your points for airline miles. There are a couple of reasons for .....
The general view of hotel loyalty programmes is that Starwood Preferred Guest is the only scheme where it is .....
16 Jul 201616 July 2016 • 22 comments
News in brief: Emergency Gatwick Express timetable starts tomorrow I have written recently about the terrible punctuality problems at Gatwick Express. The company has now brought in an emergency .....
News in brief: Emergency Gatwick Express timetable starts tomorrow I have written recently about the terrible .....
10 Jul 201610 July 2016 • 15 comments
Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme. It is 14 months since we last saw this offer. You can find full details of this offer on the Etihad .....
Etihad Guest has brought back its offer of a 25% bonus on points you transfer into their scheme. It is 14 .....
3 Jul 20163 July 2016 • 29 comments
Until 5th July, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty schemes into Avios – click for my article from yesterday. Since most of the hotel .....
Until 5th July, British Airways is offering a 35% bonus if you transfer hotel points from seven major loyalty .....
22 Jun 201622 June 2016 • 78 comments
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your hotel loyalty points to British Airways Avios‘ promotion. The ba.com page for the .....
It was due a return and now it is back. I’m talking about the ‘bonus when you transfer your .....
21 Jun 201621 June 2016 • 83 comments
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