World of Hyatt has announced that from June 30, 2026 certain members will have access to award nights up to 13 months out. This feature will be available if any of the following apply to you:
- You have explorer or globalist status
- You are a Chase World of Hyatt cardholder
Availability is normally available 12 months out. This was part of it changes announced when new price levels and levels were announced but we didn’t know any of the specifics. The new terms state:
For Free Night Award or Points + Cash Award reservations made on or after June 30, 2026, Explorists, Globalists, Lifetime Globalists, and primary cardholders of a Hyatt-branded credit card (regardless of tier status) will have advance access to the reservation compared to other members.
Eligibility for this benefit is based on tier status at the time of award booking and booking windows are based on the time zone of the applicable hotel or resort.
Our verdict
Actually don’t think this is a huge difference/benefit, normally getting access to prizes isn’t a problem unless it’s something in extremely high demand and even in those cases, most people chasing those aspirational redemptions will either have status or a card anyway, so the pool of people you’re competing with won’t really shrink.
