Update 11/24/20: This change is also going into affect for existing cardholders as well.
The Chase Hyatt card offers a free night certificate when you spend $15,000 in a year. Currently this is based on your card member year, but this is set to change to a calendar year. The wording is as follows:
For new accounts opened in 2020, you, as the primary cardmember, will have from your account open date until your anniversary date in 2021 to spend $15,000 in purchases and earn a Free Night Award. You will have from the day after your anniversary date in 2021 through December 31, 2021 to spend $15,000 in purchases to earn a Free Night Award. On January 1, 2022 your spend total will reset to $0, and the time period for you to spend $15,000 to earn a Free Night Award will run from January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. For new accounts opened in 2021, you, as the primary cardmember, will have from your account open date in 2021 through December 31, 2021 to spend $15,000 in purchases and earn a Free Night Award. On January 1, 2022 your spend total will reset to $0, and the time period for you to spend $15,000 to earn a Free Night Award will run from January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year.
Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like you can spend $15,000 on January 1, 2021 to trigger two free night certificates as the spend resets on card anniversary. It does still give you the opportunity to earn two free nights in 2021 though (e.g one early 2021 and then again after your anniversary resets).
