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The Giants' preseason opener against the Bills features Jameis Winston's debut with the team, the opportunity for Jalin Hyatt to make an impact, and a focus on the cornerback position with Nic Jones impressing in camp, all key storylines to watch.
This week's Frequent Miler review highlights several key developments in travel and credit card rewards. Hyatt now allows online suite upgrades, enhancing user convenience despite potential competition for availability. Citibank will become the exclusive issuer of American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards by 2026, replacing Barclays and potentially offering new transfer options from Thank You Rewards. Additionally, the blog discusses high portal payout rates from Capital One Shopping and the evolving landscape of Preferred Hotels bookings with points.
Hilton has secured an exclusive partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World, a network of 560 independent luxury hotels, dealing a blow to Hyatt, which previously held the partnership. This move enhances Hilton's luxury network and allows Hilton Honors members to book stays at participating SLH properties and earn and redeem points. Meanwhile, Hyatt plans to leverage the Mr & Mrs Smith booking platform to provide options for World of Hyatt members in the luxury hotel space. Hilton's push into the luxury and lifestyle sector includes considerations for acquiring Graduate Hotels and NoMad Hotels, indicating a strategic focus on expanding its presence in the luxury hotel market.
Chase is offering new limited-time bonus offers for its consumer and small business Hyatt credit cards, with up to 65,000 bonus points for the consumer card and up to 75,000 bonus points for the business card. These cards are beneficial for earning Hyatt elite night credits and offer perks such as free nights and statement credits. The loyalty program provides incremental rewards for stays and the credit cards contribute towards World of Hyatt status, making them valuable for Hyatt enthusiasts.
A frequent traveler recounts a negative experience at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, where a manager yelled at them for inquiring about their room. Despite the hotel being fine overall, the incident highlights the change in management companies and raises concerns about the franchise's customer service.
A luxury hotel in Mexico owned by Hyatt has temporarily suspended normal operations following the deaths of a California couple due to "intoxication by an undetermined substance." The hotel will not resume normal operations until the investigation is complete. The couple had been treated for what they thought was food poisoning days before their deaths. The sibling paramedics who responded to the incident are now receiving medical care at a private hospital and have medical bills, according to a fundraiser for the pair.
Workers at Hotel Rancho Pescadero in Mexico claim managers ignored signs of possible gas leaks and disabled carbon monoxide detectors because of complaints from guests. Abby Lutz, 28, and John Heathco, 40, were found dead in their hotel room last week, with preliminary reports suggesting the couple died due to inhalation of gas. The hotel, owned by Hyatt, disputed suggestions there may have been a gas leak. The State Attorney General's Office of Baja California Sur said the cause of death was 'intoxication by substance to be determined.'
Paramedics responding to the scene where two tourists from Newport Beach were found dead in their luxury hotel room in Mexico this week, said they began to feel "intoxication symptoms such as hypoxia and racing heartbeat." The victims had no vital signs when the paramedics entered the room at Hyatt's Rancho Pescadero on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday night. The cause of death was "intoxication by substance to be determined," the attorney general's office said in a statement on Thursday.
Disney has announced the end of the Galactic Starcruiser hotel/ride/cosplay/off-broadway show; Texas is suing Hyatt over resort fees; Uber is launching a boat booking trial on the island of Mykonos; The Points Guy has bought a stake in the credit card company Cardless; a UC Berkeley student commutes to class via commercial air, spending $5,700 in cash, 407,000 Alaska miles, and 150,000 Southwest points in one year.
Following Marriott's settlement with Texas and Pennsylvania attorneys general to better disclose resort fees in overall nightly room rates, Hyatt is now facing a legal battle over the practice. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Hyatt for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised. The lawsuit specifically alleges Hyatt’s practice of charging added hidden costs under the labels of resort fees, amenity fees or destination fees on top of nightly rates as the impetus for the lawsuit.
The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against Hyatt Hotels Corporation for violating Texas law by charging mandatory and unavoidable fees in addition to daily room rates. The lawsuit alleges that these fees were not transparently advertised and did not align with "resort-like" experiences. The Attorney General stated that these deceptive practices misled consumers and violated Texas law, and he will not stand by while Texas consumers are taken advantage of by Hyatt or any hotel chain that charges illegal hidden fees.
Texas has reached a voluntary agreement with Marriott to increase price transparency and prominently display all "resort fees" in its advertisements and booking process. However, the state has also filed a lawsuit against Hyatt for allegedly violating Texas consumer protection laws by misleading consumers with marketing and charging hidden fees. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that hotel companies are engaging in fraudulent and anti-competitive practices by misleading consumers in advertisements, preventing comparative shopping, and charging millions of dollars in hidden fees.
Hyatt is acquiring Mr. and Mrs. Smith, a booking platform and collection of over 1500 independent luxury and boutique hotels, which roughly doubles Hyatt's footprint with high-end properties around the world. The deal is expected to close this quarter, and while it's not yet clear what earning, redemption, elite status accrual, or on-property benefits will look like, this is a huge coup for Hyatt as a booking platform.
Hyatt is set to acquire London-based travel booking platform Mr. & Mrs. Smith for £53m ($66m), comprising over 1,500 boutique and luxury hotels and villas worldwide. The deal will see Hyatt expand its reach into the luxury and lifestyle hotel segment, particularly in countries where there are currently no Hyatt-branded hotels in operation. The acquisition comes at the expense of IHG Hotels & Resorts, which currently has a partnership with Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Bilt Rewards is offering a chance to earn Hyatt Globalist status with just 20 nights instead of the usual 60 if you register by April 1 and complete the stays from April 17 - July 16. This can be stacked with the new Hyatt bonus points promotion, Bonus Journeys, which awards 3,000 bonus points every two nights after the first stay, for up to 30 nights. World of Hyatt Globalist status is one of the most lucrative hotel loyalty programs, and this promotion is a great opportunity to earn it until 2025.