Complimentary upgrades and breakfasts at Hyatt hotels are not just reserved for Explorist and Globalist status holders in World of Hyatt, the group’s loyalty program. Hyatt Privé allows select travel agencies to offer their customers privileges such as $100 hotel credits, complimentary breakfast, upgrades and more. Here’s an overview.
Hyatt is not the only hotel chain to offer a dedicated travel agency program. Several chains have their own exclusive programs, including Accor Step, Belmond Bellini Club, Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Hilton Impresario, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, Marriott Stars & Luminous, Rosewood Elite and Shangri-La Luxury Circle.
Hyatt Privé allows travellers booking a Hyatt hotel through an eligible travel agency to obtain the following benefits:
On occasion, the program also offers a third, fourth or fifth night free of charge at certain participating hotels. Contact your travel agency to inquire about current offers.
Not all Hyatt Group brands take part in the Hyatt Privé program. Of the group’s twenty or so brands, only ten offer additional benefits to customers booking through an affiliated travel agency.
And even within the participating brands, not all hotels are included. In all, less than 400 establishments are part of Hyatt Privé.
Among our favorites? The Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, nestled in the heart of a historic library, the Park Hyatt Paris – Vendôme, one of a dozen Parisian palaces, the Hôtel du Palais Biarritz, the former imperial residence of Napoleon III, and the Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée. The 7Pines Resort Ibiza and 7Pines Resort Sardinia are also worth a visit for island vacations on the Old Continent.
We particularly like the Alila Bangsar Kuala Lumpur in Asia and the Andaz Dubai The Palm in the Middle East, not to mention the Grand Hyatt Rio De Janeiro, the Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, the Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort and the Hyatt Centric Las Olas Fort Lauderdale in the Americas.
For an up-to-date list of all participating Hyatt hotels, please contact your local travel agency.
Reservations via the Hyatt Privé program cannot be made directly by individuals but through an accredited travel agency.
Contact your local travel agency to find out if it is a member of the program, as there are many such agencies all over the world, from Canada to the U.S. to France.
Hyatt Privé rates are not always the most competitive, as they correspond to the Standard rates offered by Hyatt, excluding promotions and negotiated rates.
Reservations made through Hyatt Privé nevertheless offer significant benefits, such as hotel credit and free breakfast. These bookings are generally flexible, with no-cost cancellations up to 24 hours in advance.
Other loyalty programs offer similar benefits to those offered by Hyatt Privé. The Virtuoso global network of travel agencies, for example, also offers first-class privileges at selected Hyatt hotels. However, this also requires booking through an accredited travel agency.
The American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts program, meanwhile, offers benefits at over 2,200 establishments worldwide, including some Hyatt hotels, without having to go through a travel agency.
Membership in this program is open to American Express Platinum Card® holders in Canada and American Express Platinum Card® holders in France, and offers benefits comparable to those of Hyatt Privé, including early check-in, late check-out, upgrades based on availability, breakfast included and a minimum hotel credit of $100.
Finally, Hyatt’s loyalty program, World of Hyatt, also offers its members a wide range of privileges, depending on their status. The program has a total of four statuses:
However, only Explorist and Globalist status offer privileges that rival those offered by Hyatt Privé.
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Free breakfast for two
Worth up to 100 USD
Departure at 2 p.m.
Departure at 4 p.m.
It’s not just Explorist and Globalist status holders in the World of Hyatt program who are entitled to benefits at Hyatt hotels. Thanks to Hyatt Privé, a single booking via a partner travel agency is all it takes to qualify for important privileges, such as free breakfast, a possible upgrade, a hotel credit of up to 100 USD and much more.
Hyatt, founded in 1957 by Jay Pritzker with the acquisition of the Hyatt House Motel near the Los Angeles airport, quickly evolved into a major hotel management company. With his brother Donald, Jay Pritzker transformed Hyatt into a public company in 1962. In 1968, Hyatt International was created as a separate public entity. Both entities were privatized by the Pritzker family in 1979 and 1982. On December 31, 2004, the family’s hotel assets, including Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International, were combined under Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
As Hyatt Privé regularly offers free third, fourth and fifth nights at participating hotels, such as Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Centric, this is often the best way to book a Hyatt hotel.
Yes, some Park Hyatt hotels are part of Hyatt Privé, as are some Grand Hyatt hotels, Hyatt Centric and many other Hyatt group brands.
Yes, Hyatt Privé offers free wifi in participating Hyatt hotels.
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