Hyatt Brand Explorer Perk, Earn Up to 6 Free Night Awards

Hyatt Brand Explorer Perk, Earn Up to 6 Free Night Awards

Hyatt recently added many more properties to its World of Hyatt program, most of them through acquisitions. These new additions have also increased the number of brands to 34, soon to be 35. The reason why that’s important is because Hyatt has a Brand Explorer perk that earns you free nights for visiting different brands. The newly added brands are now showing in the Progress Tracker as well.

How Hyatt Brand Explorer Award Works

The Hyatt Brand Explorer Award is one of the great perks of the World of Hyatt program. It incentivizes members to stay at different hotel brands and earn a free night award for every 5 unique Hyatt brands they check off the list. at. It is open to all World of Hyatt members, even those without elite status. The free night certificate that you earn, can be used at a Category 1-4 hotel.

Measurement of qualifying stays for a Brand Explorer Free Night Award began on March 1, 2017, for stays where a Member pays an Eligible Rate and on January 1, 2018, for stays where a Member redeems a Free Night Award. Measurement continues over the life of a Member’s Program membership.

Here’s how it works:

• Pay an Eligible Rate, redeem points or redeem an earned Free Night Award at five different Hyatt brands and earn a free night at a Category 1-4 hotel.
• Earn a Free Night Award for every additional 5 unique Hyatt brands you stay at over the lifetime of your membership.
• A hotel must participate in World of Hyatt when an eligible stay occurs to be counted toward earning a Brand Explorer award.

With a total of 34 brands, you now can earn up to 6 Free Night Awards. If you are in two-player mode, you can earn up to 12 free nights.

Full List of Hyatt Brands

Here’s the full list of 34 brands, plus one more coming soon:

1. Alila
2. Alua Hotels & Resorts
3. Andaz
4. Breathless Resorts & Spas
5. Bunkhouse Hotels
6. Caption by Hyatt
7. Destination by Hyatt
8. Dream Hotels
9. Dreams Resorts & Spas
10. Grand Hyatt
11. Hyatt
12. Hyatt Centric
13. Hyatt House
14. Hyatt Place
15. Hyatt Regency
16. Hyatt Studios
17. Hyatt Vacation Club
18. Hyatt Vivid Hotels & Resorts
19. Hyatt Zilara
20. Hyatt Ziva
21. Impression by Secrets
22. JdV by Hyatt
23. Me and All Hotels
24. Miraval
25. Park Hyatt
26. Secrets Resorts & Spas
27. Sunscape Resorts & Spas
28. The Standard
29. The Standard X
30. The Unbound Collection
31. The Venetian
32. Thompson Hotels
33. Unscripted by Hyatt
34. UrCove by Hyatt
35. Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts

Some of these brands have very few locations or are location specific, so it is not easy to stay at every single Hyatt brand. UrCove by Hyatt for example only has hotels in China. All seven Me and All Hotels are in Germany and Switzerland. Caption only has four properties in total, located in Memphis, Nashville, Osaka and Shangai.

How to Redeem Hyatt Brand Explorer Free Night

Every time you check 5 different Hyatt brands off the list, you will receive a free night certificate which is valid at any Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel.

It’s important to note that the Free Night Certificates that you earn through Hyatt Brand Explorer are only valid or 1 year from the date you earn them. That means that you need to book and complete your stay within that expiration date.

Since these free night certificates are valid for Category 1-4 properties, you normally want to maximize them with stays at Category 4 hotels. That means that you can book stays for up to 18,000 points per night, which is peak pricing for that category.

Just like other free nights, or free night certificates, you will need award availability in order to book a specific property. You will need to look for a Standard Room Free Night.

Hyatt Brand Explorer: Guru’s Wrap-up

Hyatt Brand Explorer is a great perk for Hyatt loyalists. With the addition of the new all-inclusives, you can now earn up to 6 free night awards. The new brands are also showing in the Brand Explorer tracker, so you can see which brands you still need to visit in order to earn your free nights.

If you often stay at Hyatt hotels, you should also check out the personal and business Hyatt credit cards to earn more points and free nights.

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