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The World of Hyatt Credit Card has launched a limited-time welcome offer that might help you put some 2026 travel goals on the map.
Through Feb. 26, 2026, new cardholders can earn up to 5 free nights in a category 1-4 hotel: Earn 3 free nights after spending $5,000 in the first three months and 2 additional free nights after spending $15,000 in the first six months.
Here's what you can expect.
A more straightforward, if less flexible, offer
The bonus is a solid deal if it aligns with your spending, but it’s not as flexible as the prior offer. It is easier to break down, though.
The card previously offered up to 60,000 bonus points: 30,000 bonus points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first three months of opening the account, and up to 30,000 more bonus points by earning 2 bonus points total per dollar spent in the first six months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1 bonus point, on up to $15,000 spent.
That's a mouthful, right?
This newer bonus is a littler clearer in terms of what you can get, and how you can get it. But unlike the old bonus, which earned you valuable Hyatt points that you could use anywhere, this new bonus limits you to redeeming free nights for lower-category properties. (Hyatt properties range from category 1 to 8.)
The same ongoing incentives
Outside of the bonus, the $95-annual-fee card continues to offer the same rewards and incentives:
- 4 bonus points per $1 spent with your card at Hyatt hotels, including participating restaurants and spas. Properties under the Hyatt umbrella include the Park Hyatt, Miraval, Andaz and Hyatt Place.
- 2 points per dollar spent on dining at restaurants, airline tickets purchased through the airline, fitness club and gym memberships, and local transit and commuting.
- 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases.
- One free night each card anniversary year at a Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel or resort.
- Automatic elite status: Your card grants you Discoverist status, which includes expedited check-in, room upgrades and late checkout when available. Plus, it allows you to reach the next elite status tier, Explorist, through card spending.
- One more free night if you spend enough: You'll still be able to earn another free night at any Category 1-4 Hyatt hotel or resort if you spend $15,000 in a calendar year on your cardmember anniversary. (The $15,000 spending requirement for the current bonus counts toward this amount, so you could earn the two nights on the new cardholder bonus and also get the additional free night.)
