I considered going to Vegas or Mexico but decided to find a Cat 1 hotel 20 min from home instead. I’m thinking it’s be cheaper and easier this way despite most nights costing 5000 points instead of paying cash. It’s a lot of points, but hopefully I’ll make use of globalist 🎉
Yeah, that can be a great option if you have the points! Unfortunately, there are no category 1 hotels near us in Vegas, but we are glad to have this option!
So I am also trying to get at least Hyatt explorist you're saying it's okay to stay at the same hotel for duration of the 10 nights and can those 10 nights be not all at once and do I have to physically be there?
Yes, they can be, but you need to make sure your hyatt number is on the reservation. I did this in person, but you might be able to call mgm to get them to add it.
FYI guys this play is dead. MGM and Hyatt partnership has ended. They have partnered up with Marriott now. So this may be a play you could do for Marriott in the future. Sucks cause the Hyatt partnership imo was more valuable.
So this deal is, unfortunately, dead. You did need to book through Hyatt.com, but they no longer partner with MGM. However, they do now own the Rio in Las Vegas and you can book very cheap nights there that count towards hyatt status!
I hope Hyatt offers something like this again. Simply offering this perk probably made them a bunch of extra money from people choosing to stay at Hyatts to take advantage of their new status. A big time perk!
If you currently have Globalist status, you can book some very cheap nights at the Rio in Las Vegas now, which recently joined Hyatt! Comes with free breakfast and stays in the renovated rooms.
Thanks! The explorist status from the promo apparently can't be matched to mgm gold. We had just explorist already from previously matching wyndham diamond to Caesars diamond to mgm gold to hyatt explorist. So we just matched hyatt back to mgm earlier this year when it expired.
Not sure if the content in the video is entirely accurate. It’s my understanding that the Explorist status you have during the challenge period does not allow you to do a Status Match to MGM gold. Did you folks actually get MGM gold with your temporary Explorist?
We didn't say we got the free mgm status from this challenge, though I understand now how people would think that. We have it from wyndham diamond to Caesars diamond to mgm gold.
I just did this! One night at The Cape Thompson Cabo (30k pts) + 19 nights at Hystt Regency in Mérida (3500 pts) and boom! Now I'm globalist. Shame I am 12/24 so I won't be able to get any more Hyatt points :(
Interesting strategy. I think the “3000 pts bonus journey” ends on 5/26. So I am not sure if your 21 day stay was between March and May 26. How did you pay/redeem your 21 day at the MGM resort? Cash or Points?
That's correct! All but 2 days were between then (we had another trip in there so we couldn't fit all the days in). We paid cash, it's a cat 3 hyatt now, so would not be a great deal to pay points when I could book for $30 cash.
Yeah they won't. It specifically excludes that. You can, however, get mgm gold a couple other ways. Like matching from Caesars diamond, which you can get from having the wyndham earner business card.
I want to ask in order for the nights to be qualified for bilt status challenge, the booking must be done through Hyatt website? Or MGM site is be ok as well? I always got the impression that the booking must be done through Hyatt.
Nope! Booking through MGM works too, just need to make sure when you check in that your hyatt number is on the reservation. I did it once the first time I checked in then they automatically had it every time (although it doesn't show in the app anywhere). Probably better if you want the resort fees waved and free parking since mgm only guarantees that to gold members when you go directly with MGM. Also, FYI, hyatt credits the nights to your account on Sunday around noon for the previous week I found out.
Nice work! I'm doing the same thing -- but with comp days at Excalibu and Luxor! So my total bill should be around $170 when it all said and done (not including airfare and meals -- which i Iuyse points for). Have fun with your Globalist status!
Yes, you can! Although you might have to go once or call to get your hyatt number attached to the reservation. I couldn't find any way to do it online.
Is this promotion still active? I actually just came back from Vegas, booked room via MGM app and had to call Hyatt to pull the reservation. They still haven’t added my qualifying nights so I’m somewhat hesitant to do an additional 16 nights or so
The promotion is still active until July 16, but you had to register for the promo on the bilt app by April 1. Hyatt adds the nights in Sunday of every week around noon. So I wouldn't worry unless it's been at least that long.
@@samandtyler yea I didn’t register in time. I’m globalist in 2023 and would like to achieve that again for 2024. May just have to settle for Explorist through an MGM status match
We did something similar but in Bogota, Colombia. However I booked one 1 night stay and then booked 5 consecutive four night stays this way I could use the 6000 points I earned along the way to pay for the subsequent nights.
It should post on Sunday for the previous week. Our first stay didn't automatically post to hyatt, so I messaged them, and they fixed it. No problems since. You should message them if it's been that long!
@minggotem6712 Hmm, it should have posted by now. You gave them your hyatt number when you checked in, right? If so, I'd message hyatt. This happened to me the first stay I did, and then after they fixed it, all the other ones showed up automatically.
How did you match your gold status? Tried doing it online and was told for this promo you can’t match status to mgm gold. It was in the terms and conditions
Yeah, that's true. We used our hyatt explorist status, which we got for free from matching from mgm gold status. We got that from matching Caesars diamond status, which we got for free from having the wyndham earner business card!
I would love to book 21 nights.... But I have a job I have to go to every morning
We do too! But we live in Vegas, so we can just check in and go back home or go to work.
Who's fault is that?
Hyatt and mgm was great till it end 😂
I used that same promo in Bulgaria to get my Globalist status. When you are on a status run, the room does not have to be fancy.
I don’t think this approach would work when MGM and Hyatt parted away
Yes, that's correct. This was a limited-time promo as well through the Bilt app.
I considered going to Vegas or Mexico but decided to find a Cat 1 hotel 20 min from home instead. I’m thinking it’s be cheaper and easier this way despite most nights costing 5000 points instead of paying cash. It’s a lot of points, but hopefully I’ll make use of globalist 🎉
Yeah, that can be a great option if you have the points! Unfortunately, there are no category 1 hotels near us in Vegas, but we are glad to have this option!
This was a great travel hack . Hopefully I can find one of those promotional
So I am also trying to get at least Hyatt explorist you're saying it's okay to stay at the same hotel for duration of the 10 nights and can those 10 nights be not all at once and do I have to physically be there?
Yes, they can be, but you need to make sure your hyatt number is on the reservation. I did this in person, but you might be able to call mgm to get them to add it.
FYI guys this play is dead. MGM and Hyatt partnership has ended. They have partnered up with Marriott now. So this may be a play you could do for Marriott in the future. Sucks cause the Hyatt partnership imo was more valuable.
Yes, sad but true. Hopefully, the Marriott partnership is worthwhile, at least.
Do you have to book the hotel nights through a specific site?
So this deal is, unfortunately, dead. You did need to book through Hyatt.com, but they no longer partner with MGM. However, they do now own the Rio in Las Vegas and you can book very cheap nights there that count towards hyatt status!
I hope Hyatt offers something like this again. Simply offering this perk probably made them a bunch of extra money from people choosing to stay at Hyatts to take advantage of their new status. A big time perk!
If you currently have Globalist status, you can book some very cheap nights at the Rio in Las Vegas now, which recently joined Hyatt! Comes with free breakfast and stays in the renovated rooms.
Cool strategy. I haven't been able to match my Hyatt Exploreist status from this promotion to MGM Gold. How were you able to get that to work?
Thanks! The explorist status from the promo apparently can't be matched to mgm gold. We had just explorist already from previously matching wyndham diamond to Caesars diamond to mgm gold to hyatt explorist. So we just matched hyatt back to mgm earlier this year when it expired.
I was able to match it in person when the promo first dropped
@@everydayedgar5782 oo I might try that. Thanks for your data point.
@@everydayedgar5782 what hotel did you match it at?
Not sure if the content in the video is entirely accurate. It’s my understanding that the Explorist status you have during the challenge period does not allow you to do a Status Match to MGM gold. Did you folks actually get MGM gold with your temporary Explorist?
We didn't say we got the free mgm status from this challenge, though I understand now how people would think that. We have it from wyndham diamond to Caesars diamond to mgm gold.
I just did this! One night at The Cape Thompson Cabo (30k pts) + 19 nights at Hystt Regency in Mérida (3500 pts) and boom! Now I'm globalist. Shame I am 12/24 so I won't be able to get any more Hyatt points :(
I stacked this with the 3000 pts bonus journeys as well
Nice! I have seen many people at LOL/24 being approved for chase ink cards. So might be worth a shot if you can qualify for them!
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Interesting strategy. I think the “3000 pts bonus journey” ends on 5/26. So I am not sure if your 21 day stay was between March and May 26. How did you pay/redeem your 21 day at the MGM resort? Cash or Points?
That's correct! All but 2 days were between then (we had another trip in there so we couldn't fit all the days in). We paid cash, it's a cat 3 hyatt now, so would not be a great deal to pay points when I could book for $30 cash.
I tried to match my temporary exploring to mgm online but they didn’t let me…
Yeah they won't. It specifically excludes that. You can, however, get mgm gold a couple other ways. Like matching from Caesars diamond, which you can get from having the wyndham earner business card.
If you paid that for a hotel in the UK, you'd get the value of probably making it out alive 😂
What a great deal! 😂
If you paid cash, how much were your weekend nightly rates? I am doing similar strategy, however, weekends are 3-4x the nightly rate of weekdays.
Yeah exactly. We did almost no weekends because they were mostly 3-4x more. Almost all week days to get the cheapest rates!
I want to ask in order for the nights to be qualified for bilt status challenge, the booking must be done through Hyatt website? Or MGM site is be ok as well? I always got the impression that the booking must be done through Hyatt.
Nope! Booking through MGM works too, just need to make sure when you check in that your hyatt number is on the reservation. I did it once the first time I checked in then they automatically had it every time (although it doesn't show in the app anywhere). Probably better if you want the resort fees waved and free parking since mgm only guarantees that to gold members when you go directly with MGM. Also, FYI, hyatt credits the nights to your account on Sunday around noon for the previous week I found out.
@@samandtyler Ok, thank you!! I wish I knew this earlier since It would have changed my strategy to get these 20 nights lol
Nice work! I'm doing the same thing -- but with comp days at Excalibu and Luxor! So my total bill should be around $170 when it all said and done (not including airfare and meals -- which i Iuyse points for). Have fun with your Globalist status!
That's awesome! I wish we had some comp night offers! Same to you!
Thanks for the invaluable tip! Can you check in on an app without being in Las Vegas?
Yes, you can! Although you might have to go once or call to get your hyatt number attached to the reservation. I couldn't find any way to do it online.
If this ever come up again can you let us know please
Yeah, for sure!
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Is this promotion still active? I actually just came back from Vegas, booked room via MGM app and had to call Hyatt to pull the reservation. They still haven’t added my qualifying nights so I’m somewhat hesitant to do an additional 16 nights or so
The promotion is still active until July 16, but you had to register for the promo on the bilt app by April 1. Hyatt adds the nights in Sunday of every week around noon. So I wouldn't worry unless it's been at least that long.
@@samandtyler yea I didn’t register in time. I’m globalist in 2023 and would like to achieve that again for 2024. May just have to settle for Explorist through an MGM status match
@@PointsPlayTravel oh no! That's too bad :/
We did something similar but in Bogota, Colombia. However I booked one 1 night stay and then booked 5 consecutive four night stays this way I could use the 6000 points I earned along the way to pay for the subsequent nights.
That's great! You going for globalist? We did the same, hence 21 nights not 20, so we could max the 3k points bonus.
Doesn’t it take forever for MGM to post your days to Hyatt. I have a stay at MGM from April that is yet to post to my Hyatt account
It should post on Sunday for the previous week. Our first stay didn't automatically post to hyatt, so I messaged them, and they fixed it. No problems since. You should message them if it's been that long!
@samandtyler I have few night missing stay credit. Who did you contact to fix? Hyatt or MGM? Lmk thanks
@@minggotem6712 first, when did you stay? Hyatt credits the nights on the next Sunday. If it's been that long, then I would contact Hyatt.
@@tylerkerr7426 thanks for the answer. I stayed on July 5th .hope I will show up this Sunday.
@minggotem6712 Hmm, it should have posted by now. You gave them your hyatt number when you checked in, right? If so, I'd message hyatt. This happened to me the first stay I did, and then after they fixed it, all the other ones showed up automatically.
Great info Ty!
Thanks!
How did you match your gold status? Tried doing it online and was told for this promo you can’t match status to mgm gold. It was in the terms and conditions
Yeah, that's true. We used our hyatt explorist status, which we got for free from matching from mgm gold status. We got that from matching Caesars diamond status, which we got for free from having the wyndham earner business card!
You can't match the Hyatt Explorist status given to you from the Bilt promo to get MGM gold. If you get Explorist another way, you can match it.
I was able to match the temporary bilt status to mgm gold in person