It’s a Brave (?) New World … of Hyatt. The hotel chain (almost) everybody loves officially brought down the hammer with some sweeping and painful changes to its award program. So with Gunnar overseas - probably crying into his Italian red wine - Nick joins Kyle to delve deep into the data behind what’s changed: the good, the bad, and the ugly. And yes, there is good news here. Plus, they try to answer the most important question: What does this mean now for Hyatt and your transferable credit card points?

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01:20 - Nick fills in to catch you up on Hyatt

06:13 - Cali & Waverly welcome us back from a Hyatt in Hawaii! 

08:00 - The nuts & bolts of Hyatt’s big changes

10:15 - Analyzing 1,200+ Hyatt properties, before & after…

12:24 - Our big-picture takeaways

15:35 - How Hyatt handled the changeover

18:40 - The big winners in the new World of Hyatt

22:46 - & the bigger losers

31:38 - Get your tickets for our live podcast event now!

32:38 - Big surprises: Availability & top-priced nights

34:56 - What’s next? Will this get worse? 

36:35 - An introspective conversation about hotels

40:51 - What to do to maximize your Hyatt points now

44:58 - & what to do with your transferable points

48:46 - Helping Jessica pick the right hotel booking

52:04 - On the Spot: Nick’s Hyatt hotel that got away

Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas

Video editing by Kyle Thomas

Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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