American Airlines and World of Hyatt Enhance Loyalty Program for 2025
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American Airlines AAdvantage program and World of Hyatt have announced updates to their loyalty partnership, offering new opportunities for members to earn and redeem points across both programs starting in 2025. These changes aim to enhance the travel experience with more options and flexibility for rewards, status upgrades, and redemptions.
Expanded Partnership: Key Changes
From January 2025, AAdvantage members and World of Hyatt members can enjoy expanded benefits through linked accounts. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect:
For AAdvantage Members:
- Hyatt Free Night Awards: Starting at 40,000 Loyalty Points, AAdvantage members will be able to redeem miles for Hyatt Free Night Awards (Category 1–4). Higher loyalty levels (125,000 points) will unlock Category 1–7 Free Night Awards.
- World of Hyatt Status: AAdvantage members can select Discoverist or Explorist status at different milestone levels, starting at 100,000 Loyalty Points.
- Choice at High Tiers: At higher reward levels (400,000, 1M, 3M points), members can continue to choose Hyatt Free Night Awards as part of their AAdvantage Loyalty Points Rewards.
For World of Hyatt Members:
American Airlines Seat Upgrades
Hyatt members can now choose American Airlines seat upgrade coupons, including Preferred Seat and Main Cabin Extra options, starting at 20 nights or 35,000 base points.
- Preferred Seat coupons: World of Hyatt members can select two (2) Preferred seat vouchers on American Airlines flights, valued at 20 and 30 nights, or 35,000 and 50,000 base points, respectively.
- Main Cabin Extra Seat coupons: On American Airlines flights, World of Hyatt members can select two (2) Main Cabin Extra seat vouchers for a stay of forty and fifty nights, or six 5,000 and 80,000 base points, respectively.
AAdvantage Status
Starting at 70 nights, Hyatt members will unlock AAdvantage Gold status, with opportunities to earn Platinum status at higher milestones (100 nights).
Status for a Day
For a limited number of Hyatt points, members can enjoy AAdvantage Gold, Platinum, or Platinum Pro status for a day, giving access to premium benefits like priority check-in, mileage bonuses, and complimentary upgrades.
- AAdvantage Gold Status for a Day: For 5,000 World of Hyatt points, Explorists or Globalists can take advantage of a 40% mileage bonus, priority check-in, one free checked bag, complimentary upgrades when they are available, and more.
- AAdvantage Platinum Status for a Day: Explorists or Globalists can get free upgrades, two free checked bags, priority check-in, a 60% mileage bonus, and more for 8,000 World of Hyatt points.
- AAdvantage Platinum Pro Status for a Day: Globalists can get free upgrades, three free checked bags, priority check-in, an 80% mileage bonus, and more for just 12,000 World of Hyatt points.
End of Linked Mileage and Point-Earning
However, starting December 31, 2024, the ability for linked members to simultaneously earn AAdvantage miles and World of Hyatt points will end. Members can still transfer Hyatt points to AAdvantage miles and access other offers, but dual-earning will no longer be available.
Conclusion
This update to the loyalty relationship between American Airlines and Hyatt offers travelers more control and options for maximizing their points and status across both ecosystems. These new rewards will allow members to customize their benefits, making their travel experience more personalized and rewarding.
