World of Hyatt points are often championed as the most valuable hotel rewards currency in existence. The points are easy to earn, easy to use, and they typically go much further than competing hotel rewards currencies.
Their biggest foible is their expiration. Hyatt’s expiration policy is similar to other hotel programs, like Marriott Bonvoy and Hilton Honors — all of which will expire your points after two years of inactivity.
Here’s how to prevent your Hyatt points from expiring.
Do Hyatt points expire?
Hyatt points do expire. If your account has been inactive for 24 months, you’ll lose your points. You can keep your account active by either earning or redeeming points.
How to know when your Hyatt points are expiring
To understand when your Hyatt points are about to expire, you can simply sign into your Hyatt account and take a peek at your previous activity.
After login, you’ll notice an “Account Activity” tab along the side of the page. This shows you everything that’s happened to your account within the past 24 months — from stays to points you’ve earned to rewards you’ve transferred.
This allows you to quickly clock the shelf life of your points. If your last activity was 23 months ago, you’ve got one month to do something to avoid expiration.
How to keep your World of Hyatt points from expiring
Earn points
You can earn points in lots of different ways, from booking a paid stay with Hyatt to reserving a rental car with Avis (and opting to earn Hyatt points). As long as you earn at least one point every 24 months, your Hyatt rewards will never expire.
Notably, transferring points from programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Bilt Rewards to Hyatt will also reset the clock.
Redeem points
You can keep your Hyatt points from expiring by using them for a free night, a room upgrade, or an on-property experience, like spa or dining credits. You can also transfer your points to partner airlines and hotels to avoid expiration. We typically recommend you don’t do this, as you’ll often receive less value per point.
Reserving a stay and then canceling it will not count as activity, however. You must complete your stay in order for the activity to count.
Buy or gift rewards
Perhaps the simplest emergency solution to soon-expiring Hyatt points is to simply purchase some. Hyatt points aren’t cheap — even during sales — but it could be worth springing for 1,000 points to save your current stash.
Gifting rewards from your account (such as Club Access Awards) counts as activity too.
Combine points with someone else
Hyatt gives you the ability to transfer points to friends or family for free. You can make a transfer once every 30 days. Sending or receiving points will reset the expiration clock. Just keep in mind that this option can take 2-4 weeks, so plan ahead.
Keep a World of Hyatt credit card
If you’ve got an active World of Hyatt card, your points won’t expire. That said, you should use your Hyatt card at least once every six months — or your card may be closed due to inactivity.
Reactivating expired Hyatt points
Some loyalty programs allow you to recoup your travel rewards after they’ve expired — often for a fee. Unfortunately, Hyatt isn’t one of them. Once your points are gone, you can’t get them back.
Summary
World of Hyatt points expire after 24 months of inactivity. Only those who hold a World of Hyatt credit card are exempt from this rule.
Fortunately, earning or redeeming a single Hyatt point will keep your points from disappearing. Transfer a handful of Chase points to Hyatt or pass some points back and forth between your account and a family member’s account every two years, and you’ll have nothing to worry about.
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