In April Hyatt announced some extensions to free nights, status & points. Hyatt has just announced another round of extensions as follows:
- Points will not be forfeited (expire) through June 30th, 2021. Normally they are forfeited if an account is inactive for 24 months
- Free night, suite upgrade and club lounge access awards that expire between March 1st and December 31st, 2020 will be extended until December 31st, 2021. All unused Suite Upgrade and Club Lounge Access awards with February 28, 2021 expiration dates will be extended to December 31, 2021. In addition, all unused Free Night awards that were earned in 2020 with 2021 expiration dates will be extended to December 31, 2021.
- Elite status has already been extended until February 28, 2022.
Hyatt will also be delaying the introduction of off peak and peak point redemption until July 2021. There are also small number of properties changing category (4 up, 12 down). Hyatt is the first major hotel program to extend points and free night certificates a second time. It’ll be interesting to see if others follow their lead or not.
