Enjoy up to 17 free nights with this 60,000-point welcome bonus
New cardholders of the World of Hyatt Business Credit Card can earn 60,000 Bonus Points for spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. This is a reasonable spending requirement for a welcome bonus of this size, especially for a card with a high-spend audience.
What does 60,000 points get you? Here are a few examples:
- 17 off-peak nights at a Category 1 Hyatt property (Ex: Hyatt Regency Rochester)
- Five standard nights at a Category 3 Hyatt property (Ex: Hyatt House Denver)
- Three standard nights at a Category 5 Hyatt property (Ex: Hyatt Place NYC / Times Square)
- Two standard nights at a Category 7 Hyatt property (Ex: Alila Kothaifaru Maldives)
- One peak night at a Category 8 Hyatt property (Ex: Park Hyatt Paris)
Pro tip: You can earn a welcome bonus for both the personal and business World of Hyatt cards.
Earn your way to free nights with Hyatt points on purchases
A big reason to get a cobranded hotel card is to fast-track your points accrual, and this card can definitely help there. Cardholders earn 4x points per $1 on Hyatt purchases (and yes, that's on top of the points you earn as a World of Hyatt member).
Plus, cardholders earn 2x points per $1 on fitness club and gym members. Plus, 2x per $1 in their top two spending categories each month, as determined automatically by Hyatt. Potential categories include:
- Dining
- Shipping
- Airline tickets when purchased directly with the airline
- Local transit and commuting
- Social media and search engine advertising
- Car rental agencies
- Gas stations
- Internet, cable, and phone services
This is similar to what the personal World of Hyatt card earns, with the exception of the variable 2x category. Business cardholders have a few options that may better mesh with business spending, like the shipping and advertising options.
Cut the annual fee in half with annual Hyatt statement credits
Arguably, the most straightforward way to get value from this card is through the annual Hyatt credits. Simply use your card to spend $50 at an eligible Hyatt property and you'll get a $50 statement credit, up to two credits per year.
The fine print specifies that each credit requires a separate transaction. So you can't just spend $100 and get $100 back. You need to spend $50 on two separate occasions.
It shouldn't take much effort to maximize this credit organically if you're staying at Hyatt often enough to need this card in the first place.
Book with discounts up to 15% with Hyatt Leverage membership
Hyatt Leverage is a special corporate discount program that essentially gives you a special code you can use to get discounts at booking. Hyatt advertises that you can save up to 15% on the regular rate.
Based on the reviews I've read, this perk is sort of a mixed bag in terms of value. Most people are saying that the discount amounts are usually way less than 15%. In fact, one reviewer actually found that the Leverage rate was higher than the regular World of Hyatt member rate.
While even a small discount is still a discount, this perk will probably only really pay off (literally and figuratively) if you're spending quite a bit of money on Hyatt bookings each year.
Spend $50K to unlock a 10% rebate on points redemptions
Here's another card perk aimed at high spenders. Cardholders who can spend $50,000 on the card unlock an extra 10% points redemption bonus.
The $50,000 must be spent in one calendar year, and the redemption bonus only applies to redemptions made during the remainder of that year. For example, if you hit the $50,000 spending requirement in June, you'd have the redemption bonus from July through December.
Once again, this is a perk that, if you're spending enough money on this card to unlock it, it's probably a good benefit. But outside of those subset of business owners who are frequent Hyatt visitors, most people probably shouldn't put that kind of money on this card over other rewards card options.
