(Now Live) World Of Hyatt: Big Changes To Milestone Rewards And Guest Of Honor Bookings

World of Hyatt is revamping its Guest of Honor program and making some positive changes to Milestone Rewards.

Guest of Honor Changes

Globalist members will no longer be able to do an unlimited number of Guest of Honor bookings. Instead, Guest of Honor bookings will be earn as Milestone Rewards starting in 2024. Guest of Honor awards will be valid during the year in which you earn them plus an additional 14 months.

Current Globalists will receive 5 Guest of Honor awards in January that are valid through February 2025 to lessen the blow.

Now, for the positive changes.

You will be able to use a Guest of Honor booking on both award stays and cash stays. Until now, these bookings were only eligible on award stays.

Globalists will receive one elite night for each Guest of Honor stay they book.

The first Guest of Honor award is earned at 40 nights which means Explorists can earn one and use it for themselves to try out Globalist perks on a stay.

Guest of Honor stays will finally be bookable online.

Milestone Rewards Changes

You will be able to earn Milestone Rewards up to 150 elite nights per year instead of 100 elite nights. This won't impact many travelers, but it incentivizes continued loyalty from road warriors who live on the road. Beyond Guest of Honor awards, here are the new Milestone Reward options:

• 2K Next Stay Award: Earn 2,000 bonus points on your next stay at a Hyatt Place, Hyatt House, Caption by Hyatt, or UrCove


• FIND Experiences Credit: $25-300 toward any FIND Experience


• Miraval Extra Night: Pay for one night at a Miraval, get a second free (cash or award stays)


• Ultimate Free Night Award: Free night certificate for any Category 1-8 property, Category A-F resort, or Miraval. Can be gifted to others.

Milestone Rewards start with your 20th night (or 35,000 Base Points) each year. To see when you can earn each Milestone Reward, check out Hyatt's announcement page.