August 23, 2022
Fast Track to Hyatt Globalist Status
Pam
Every year, Hyatt seems to have an offer for a fast track to Hyatt Globalist Status. It might be corporate-sponsored, as Jess did her first time, or a public announcement.
This is how it works.
- Enroll in the program
- Stay at a Hyatt and checkout
- The challenge is activated with that checkout (Jess said that her first stay counted, and Alex also just confirmed this)
- You have 90 days to complete 20 nights at Hyatt.
- You achieve Globalist Status after that 20th night, and it is good until 2/29 of the year after you take the challenge.
My Plan
I recently booked two nights at a Hyatt near my airport when my flight was arriving late. I had already booked two nights of lodging for an upcoming October trip to the Maldives. I plan to stay at a Hyatt in Abu Dhabi prior to our arrival in the Maldives, as our flight has been changed (long story). Then I have two nights booked at a Hyatt in Paris. That means I have 7 nights planned.
Finally, I will then need to stay 13 nights at Category 1 hotels (the cheapest for points or cash). I will likely pay cash for my stays, which will cost me about $1,300. I could use points, but I prefer to save those points for trips I have later this year, so I will charge them with a card that I am trying to meet the minimum spending on.
Value of Globalist
Why would I pay $ 1,000 for status? Is it even worth it? I think that it might be this year to test that out, as I have a lot of Hyatt stays planned for some really nice trips.
- Tokyo in January
- Sydney, Australia in January – Park Hyatt is already booked and I want Globalist Status when I stay there.
- New Zealand in February
- Hyatt Regency Maui in May
- Papagayos Hyatt in Costa Rica in May
Globalist breakfasts are worth about $30 per person. An updated room (especially a suite) is worth a few hundred dollars, and not paying resort fees is worth about $40/night. This is the year to try out Globalist status for me while I have so many great Hyatt stays planned. It will allow me to see if it is worth the money and effort to get it every year. I think I will save well over $1000 and enjoy some really luxurious stays too!
In the past, I’ve enjoyed Platinum Elite status with Marriott, but with the devaluation of their award redemptions, I don’t think I will be staying with them much. Hyatt has such an outsized value that I prefer them. I think that I’m about to change my hotel loyalties! Sorry, Marriott!
I can’t wait to stay at the Sydney Park Hyatt with Globalist Status!
Bottom Line
I have some cool Hyatt stays coming up that I would like to use my Globalist status with. This was the perfect time for me to do a fast-track challenge. What about you? Would you do a fast track to Hyatt Globalist status?
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I think the fast track nights need to be qualifying stays which means free night Hyatt certificates stays are not counted.
I believe you are right as I looked further. Stays booked on points count but not certificates! Thanks for the clarification!
It requires a corporate email. I have tried this several times and failed.
In the post, we have a link to the corporate-sponsored one, but we also said that you can call and ask for a fast track through them. It doesn’t work for everyone, but both Alex and I got it that way! If it doesn’t work one time, try a few months later.
Hi, do the 5 qualifying night credits from the Hyatt cc count towards the 20 nights fast track to Globalist status?
No, your 20 nights count once you get approved for the fast track and don’t take in your cc credits, sadly.
I’m new to Hyatt “hacking”, but I was able to call them to be included in the fast track to Globalist status promo. I have done 18 nights so far. It’s 1/1 and I saw that everything reset to 0. Does that mean I have to redo everything, stay 20 nights again?
I believe that is just your total for 2023, it doesn’t consider your fast track promo. You have 3 months from when you stayed that first night to do the fast track. You can contact Hyatt on twitter and they can confirm that for you and what date you have to have the other two nights done by.
No, you can send them a tweet for your totals. That’s just the totals for this year!
Of course! Hyatt hotels are rare (compared to the other big chains) but the rewards, upgrades, etc. are definitely worth the trouble!
Hi, It looks like I am a little late to this blog post! I was wondering if I do get accepted into a plan like this and I book my 20 nights to achieve the “Globalist Status”. The future nights after that I book as a Globalist, do they count toward achieving “Globalist” again? I hope this makes sense!
You achieve Globalist each calendar year. You would have Globalist that year, and subsequent stays would go towards status for the next calendar year.
Hi, I just signed up for corporate challenge this year and with trips booked so far, I will hit 10 nights for sure to keep Explorist until Feb 2026, but if I know I won’t hit Globalist, does anything between 11-20 nights within 90 days go to waste?
Also, after achieving Explorist for the challenge, I will need 30 nights to achieve Globalist after that, correct?
Also I have WOH personal credit card, if I hit $5k spending in that 90 days trial period, do my 2 elite nights still count for after those mentioned-above 30 nights after the trial period?
Sorry for many questions but Hyatt employees didn’t know lol
For a corporate challenge, it is nights spent in a hotel. The elite night credits, spend don’t help for that. You won’t get anything special for the 11-20 nights unless you hit that 20.
How did you ask for a fast track challenge? I see they announced the corporate challenge – can you just call and ask if they will offer the same thing?
I just called Hyatt and asked – at the time it was generally known that there was. With a corporate challenge, your employer must be participating in one. It doesn’t hurt to call and ask either way.
Can you clarify when the “clock starts” on the 90 days? I read somewhere you can sign up for the challenge prior to the last day of your stay, but does that mean the clock started at night 1 of your stay? Thanks!
Hello, do you call the general number. Ive called twice and they both said only can be done through a corporate email.
It looks like things have changed and it is only available through corporate offers. I will revise the post.