How to earn Hyatt Globalist Status
Hyatt Globalist status is the most desired hotel status-with good reason! The perks of globalist status are unmatched by any other hotel chain.
Globalist status got me this FREE pool plunge suite upgrade in Costa Rica
What is Globalist status?
Globalist status is the top status of Hyatt, with this status you receive:
Complimentary full breakfast daily (or club lounge access) for up to 2 adults and 2 children
Free parking on award stays
Room upgrade based on availability at check-in (including standard suites)
Waived resort fees on paid & award stays
4:00 pm late checkout
When you earn Globalist status, you earn it for rest of the year in which you earn it, the following year, then the first two months of the year after that. Let’s say you earned Hyatt Globalist status in October of 2025. That means you’ll have status through February 2027.
Pool Plunge Suite at the Andaz Costa Rica thanks to Globalist Status!!
Earning Globalist Status
To earn Globalist status, you must have 60 qualifying nights. You can earn qualifying nights in 3 ways.
Stays-Actually staying at Hyatt hotels count towards qualifying nights. These include points bookings, free night certificates and cash stays.
Credit Cards- Hyatt has two credit cards issued through Chase. A personal card and a business card,
The World of Hyatt Credit Card
As the primary cardmember, you’ll receive 5 World of Hyatt Tier-Qualifying Night credits in your World of Hyatt account within 8 weeks of your World of Hyatt Credit Card account open date. Every calendar year after your first year, you will receive 5 Tier-Qualifying Night credits within 8 weeks of January 1
Receive 2 qualifying nights for every $5,000 you spend on the card
Receive 5 qualifying nights for every $10,000 you spend on the card
My Strategy to Earn Hyatt Globalist Status
Here’s what I do to earn Globalist status without staying 60 nights:
Stay at Hyatt hotels as often as possible while traveling
Keep the Hyatt personal card each year to earn the 5 qualifying nights
Make up the difference needed with spend on the Hyatt business card
Other Perks
Hyatt also has what’s known as “Milestone Rewards” when you hit a certain number of nights per calendar year. They are as follows:
20 Nights: 2K Next Stay Award OR 2 Club Access Awards OR $25 FIND Experience Credit OR 2 preferred seat coupons on American Airlines
30 Nights: 1 Category 1-4 Free Night Award AND your choice of 2K Next Stay Award OR 2 Club Access Awards OR $25 Find Experience Credit OR 2 preferred seat coupons on American Airlines
40 Nights: 1 Guest of Honor Award AND your choice of 5K Bonus Points OR 1 Suite Upgrade Award OR $150 FIND Experience Credit OR 2 main cabin extra seat coupons on American Airlines
50 Nights: 5K Bonus Points OR 2 Suite Upgrade Awards OR $150 FIND Experience Credit OR 2 main cabin extra seat coupons on American Airlines
60 Nights: 2 Guest of Honor Awards AND 1 Category 1-7 Free Night Award AND 2 Suite Upgrade Awards AND access to My Hyatt Concierge
So after hitting 60 nights with Hyatt, not only will you achieve Globalist status and all the perks that come along with that, you will also have racked up tons of other Milestone Rewards along the way!!!