yes, yes, no(at least not on the PH Tokyo

https://creditcards.chase.com/lp/hyatt/mast1?icamp=hy_chase_hpma_en

Aloha!

its a great deal..

go to www.hyatt.com and you will see the card there

you have mail..

Mmm that's a shame HT as I specifically wanted to use at the PH, how about the Hyatt Kyoto or the Hyatt regency Hua hin?? Actuallly do you mean NO there Afro not balck out dates a the park Hyatt or no u can't use at the PH? Sorry if I am being dense?
HT are you planning on being in BKK at all after Japan? Be fab to meet up.

Thanks Bob, I'll check my account. X

Omg spell check.. That should say do you mean there are NO black out dates......

Sorr, it means no black out dates and yes you can use at the PH in Tokyo or any other Hyatt property in Japan. I think the only one you can't use it at is the one of the Hyatt's in Paris.

Aloha!

One letter keeps dropping out....

Smeagol we would love to meet up with you too but will not be in BKK this year after Japan, Linda has to get back to work and we can only take so much of Bob at one time

Aloha!

Ok, full disclosure..... Linda says she has fun with Bob all the time and its only me who has the problem.....

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LOL HT......

I applied for this - have not heard back yet. Will use it for Hyatt Kyoto, and encourage Jeane to apply also so most of our stay will be covered. I am concerned that we already have a bevy of Chase credit cards associated with United MP...

poor chase, fodorites taking advantage again... haha

at least i have a pal in linda...

You can use the 2 free nights at any Hyatt (including any Park Hyatt), as long as a "standard room" is available for sale on the date you want. No problem at PH Tokyo. (The problem with the Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris is that the hotel has only a very few standard rooms, so availability can be limited.)

In many cases, you'll be approved instantly. If you haven't heard after 7-10 days, call Chase (call their general credit card number) and they'll be able to straighten it all out on the phone. If you have several Chase cards, you might need to rearrange your credit lines on other cards -- very good chance that's what's holding up your application, Craig.

who is going to get the refer-a-friend bonus?

Is there a refer a friend bonus? Ok I will see if I can get this as it does make sense given how expensive the Park Hyatts are ( and even if we can't use there I have already got 3 Hyatts lines up for this trip so I am sure I could use at one of those)

No, there is no refer-a-friend bonus for this card. (Though I'm suspicious about people with non-U.S. addresses being able to get the card. Smeagol, if you do apply, could you give some feedback on that?)

Smeagol is from Nurn, the southern part of Mordor where the inland Sea of Helcar had been, and that the Sea of Rhûn and Sea of Núrnen were its remnants. Basically she's from somewhere in New Jersey and does have a U.S. postal code address.

<<<If you have several Chase cards, you might need to rearrange your credit lines on other cards -- very good chance that's what's holding up your application, Craig.>>>

I have four Chase cards (United, British Air, Southwest, Hyatt). When I applied for the later ones, they called me to rearrange my credit lines. It wasn't a problem. (We used all 4 nights - 2 of mine and 2 of my husband's, at the Grand Hyatt Kauai).

I applied for the card at the end of January, planning to use two free nights in Kyoto. I had not heard back, and after reading Don's message, figured that the multiple credit lines were the problem as I have two other Chase cards. I called the Chase number of the Hyatt card today and the automated system told me my card was approved and I should be receiving it soon. If you want to call, Craig, here is the number: 800-679-8403

Thanks, Kathie for the phone number. Chase was not in a hurry to approve me, but we did indeed shift some credit lines around, once I got a hold of an "advisor". I should be receiving my card within 5-7 business days.

Don, why are you suspicious?

Ok, just checked out the terms and conditions. You must be a permanent resident of the US..... Damn

All of the airline & hotel cards with which I'm familiar have similar restrictions -- the cards are all country-specific. (For example, my BA card issued by Chase has some terrific bonuses, but it's only for U.S. residents. But UK residents can get a BA AmEx and Mastercard from Lloyds that are unavailable to me.)

Smeagol,sorry that you won't get to take advantage of the Hyatt bonanza. I wrote a LONG post on this thread about the wonders of the Hyatt card several days ago--but for some reason it wasn't posted. But for those other Fodorites who are reading here still--my husband and I EACH got one, and we used each for a total of four nights in Hong Kong at the TST Regency there--PLUS one night with points from another card. AND Hyatt upgraded us to the same level (Harborview room) that we'd booked with the non-Hyatt credit card--so for the price of two annual fees of $75.00, we had four nights of a $400 per night room , and a fifth from another card. What's so amazing about the Hyatt card is, as noted above, it can be used at any level of Hyatt anywhere in the world. For anyone who's travelling where there're Hyatts, it's a great deal. It wasn't on offer for a few months recently, so it makes sense to get one while the offer is back--and also to allow time before one's trip to charge the required am't ($1,000, I believe, over a four month period--)so that the miles can be credited to one's account in time to get the desired reservations. And, like others have noted, Chase seems only too happy to have one take out several charge cards with them.

Smeagol, i think that one of the reasons that UK nationals cannot obtain Credit cards in the USA and vice that it would breach both countries AML ( Anti Money Laundering ) procedures which insist on a permanent address in that country where a card is applied for. Shame because the loyalty programmes in the US seem to be a lot better than ours!

crellston I don't think that's is true. The reason is more to do with if you have enough collateral and or credit in the country where the card is being applied for.

Sorry Hanuman but I disagree. Full AML checks have to be carried out to obtain any form of financial product in the UK. This will involve production of bank statements/ utility bills/ passport/ driving license etc. plus a check on the electoral roll for UK national. Other checks are possible for non nationals but are time consuming and comparatively expensive leading to most providers silly not offering products to non nationals. Different rules apply to offshore financial products. Collateral is rarely, if ever, needed for credit cards in the UK at least but proof of income sometimes is and evidence of other credit cards sometimes helps but the norm is to run credit reference checks online once identity has been established.

i'm thinking that chase relies on the american credit bureaus for personal info and that is not available for foreigners..

Since this is a travel forum -- and not a financial one -- I'll try not to complicate this too much with my questions. But...I am curious about this offer. Curious, but definitely apprehensive.

Mostly because with 2 Chase cards already in-hand (in addition to 2 Amex cards) i'm a bit apprehensive about having yet *another* credit card...and apprehensive about the likelihood of being approved for a 3rd Chase card.

For those of you with experience in the credit card shuffle...do you normally open and then eventually close these one-off "offer" cards? I've been lured by 2 "offer" cards before and instead of closing them I've (probably incorrectly) left them open for fear of dinging my (pretty decent) credit score. I have to imagine that at a certain point, there's such a thing as "too many" credit cards.

Filmwill, I have two other Chase cards (one with a ridiculously high credit limit), an AmEx and a BoA Alaska Air card and Chase was still willing to give me the Hyatt card. I would gladly have had them re-arrange my credit lines on my Chase cards, but they haven't asked. Once I actually get my Hyatt card, I might ask them to move some of my credit around, as I plan to use the Hyatt card exclusively in Japan, as there is no foreign exchange fee. I suppose if I was thinking of buying another house I might attend to what impact these cards have on my credit score, but I'm more focussed on the benefits of the cards.

My Alaska card gets us a buy one, get one ticket for $100 deal, which was great as it worked with first class tickets for our upcoming Hawaii trip. Beginning this year, it will no longer be valid for First Class tickets, so I'll have to decide whether to give it up.

My two Mileage Plus cards (one personal, one business) get United miles, and we are flying free to Japan in First courtesy of United Mileage Plus.

Our Costco AmEx card gives us cash back, and the check arrives each year just before we go to Kauai. Our check this year will be for over $400, thanks to putting part of our home remodeling on the AmEx.

Since we pay off all cards every month, we never incur any interest charges, so I consider all of the benefits of the various cards to be free, minus fairly minor annual fees in the $75 range.

I do close any cards I'm just not using after a year of no use (so I don't incur another annual fee).

Seriously you guys are killing me....l . My tesco's card only gets me free groceries..l.

We used our two free nights from the Hyatt card at Beijing Grand Hyatt, very nice hotel. Now we get another free night every year when we renew the card, but only at Hyatts levels 1-4. Still a good deal.

Our credit card experiences have been similar to Kathie's. Jeane and I have both personal and business cards with Chase. We actually have 2 personal (going on 3 with the Hyatt one). The mileage plus Explorer card gets you and your traveling companion's first bag free (when flying in steerage) as well as 2 United Club passes each year. We will be cutting back but each card seems to have its features and we have not flown in coach to Asia---ever, because of the miles we rack up on the cards.

We have also used the Alaska Air card for first class tix to Kauai from the east coast...

And Filmwill, if you and David each get a card, you can have 4 nights free at the Hyatt Kyoto and you won't worry about the cost of breakfast!

Having lots of credit cards does not adversely affect your credit score -- in fact, having lots of unused credit ctually helps your score. A small hit to your credit score will occur each time you apply for a credit card, as that will count as a credit "pull," but the effect of that hit (usually less than 10 pts) disappears after a month or two. And definitely not a problem to cancel a card after 6 months or so.

Remember that the Hyatt card has two particularly useful benefits in addition to the 2 free nights: no foreign transaction fees, and immediate Platinum status at Hyatt. When you use the card at Hyatt hotels, you effectively get 8.75 points per $ spent (5 points/$ for normal Hyatt points, plus 15% bonus for Platinum members, plus 3 points/$ for card use at Hyatt).

Don, what if you already have Platinum status at Hyatt (which I do)? Is there a bump up for those already at that level?

Filmwill, yup, you get diamond status.

Well paint my door red and call me Elizabeth Arden. I'm applying now.

Well I guess no need for the worry. I was approved as soon as I submit on the website.

Great!

So how, exactly, does the redemption process work for the free nights?

Now you don't have to worry about breakfasts or upgrades at Hyatt. All included in your Diamond status

Aloha!

Within a few days after you've spent $1000 on the card, the 2 free nights will show up in your Gold Passport account online. You then have to call customer service to make the reservation using the award. (Unlike redeeming award w/points, which you can do online.)

Congrats on the existing Plat status and new diamond status.

Looking at various blogs, it appears that I DON'T get Diamond status--just 2 suite upgrade certificates (that cannot be used in combination with the free nights.)

I'm confused. I cannot find anything official on this

I looked over the T&Cs for the current offer, and I don't see anything about Plats being upgraded to Diamond. The offer has changes a few times recently; I'm not sure if this is a change, or if the Plat -> Diamond offer never existed in the first place.

If you were planning to stay at the PH in Tokyo and HR in Kyoto, it will be easy enough to use the free nights @ 1 and the sweet upgrades @ the other.

When I applied at the end of January, it said Plats get Diamond. There are several different offers out there. I haven't gotten my card yet, but I need to make sure I got the right one - the one that allows you to stay at ANY Hyatt, not just cat 1-5.

Yes, there were at least two offers around about 4 weeks ago -- 1 offered 2 free nights but only at cat 1-4, and the other offer was for any Hyatt. Some offers also included a $100 statement credit, others didn't. I'd suggest that anyone applying for the card read carefully the T&Cs (click on "Offer Details") before submitting the application.

My offer which has been confirmed in an acceptance e-mail was for 2 free nights at any Hyatt and then 1 free night at a category 1-4 each year that I am a member. Also I gain Platinum status (up from Gold) as long as I am a cardmember, which doesn't get me much more than free Internet access. I believe (although it has not yet been confirmed since I was accepted) that I will get a $100 statement credit.

Craig,

As a Plat member along with free internet you also get an upgraded room at check-in if available(always ask) and a dedicated Plat, Diamond check-in area. A late check out of 2:00 pm, 15% point upgrade, award certificates for every third stay and in Japan service almost equal to that of a Diamond member......not like here in the US. I have always been given an upgraded room as a Plat in Japan Hyatt's even at the ever crowded Hyatt Kyoto. Much better than being gold.

Aloha!

So if one redeems this free 2 night offer (at a "standard room" rate) does that still allow the Platinum membership benefits I currently hold for a room upgrade valid? Or am I stuck with the standard room?

It's free, so I'm not complaining. Just curious how it works.

you are not stuck billy, it's free...

Hence the last sentence I wrote....