Free nights aplenty

Let’s start with the card’s valuable sign-up bonus: Earn 30,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. Plus, up to 30,000 More Bonus Points by earning 2 Bonus Points total per $1 spent in the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1 Bonus Point, on up to $15,000 spent.

Depending on how you choose to carve up that points cache, you could be looking at as many as 18 free nights at a Category 1 hotel of your choosing, or living the high life with a one-night stay at a swanky Category 8 property. And that’s on top of the free annual night that comes with the World of Hyatt Credit Card. Spend $15,000 in an anniversary year, and you can earn a second free night.

Rich ongoing rewards

World of Hyatt Credit Card will earn you 4 points per dollar spent at Hyatt properties. Those points from the card come on top of the 5 points per dollar you earn from the hotel just by being a World of Hyatt member. That adds up to 9 points per dollar spent on Hyatt hotels and resorts, including participating restaurants and spas.

You’ll also earn bonus rewards in everyday spending categories, including commuting, dining out and working out. And points are worth a lot more than the standard 1 cent each. Many current hotel programs offer substantially less than a penny of value per point.

Automatic elite status

World of Hyatt Credit Card gives you automatic Discoverist status, which offers:

  • A 10% bonus on points earned on eligible room rates and incidental charges.

  • An upgrade to a preferred room based on availability.

  • Late 2 p.m. checkout, when available.

  • Waived resort fees on free night awards.

These perks could make your next stay a lot more pleasant. Without the World of Hyatt Credit Card, you’d need to earn 25,000 base points or stay 10 qualifying nights each calendar year to reach Discoverist status.

A path to higher elite status

World of Hyatt Credit Card also gives you an accelerated path to the next level of elite status, Explorist status, which comes with even swankier perks like a 20% bonus points on eligible spending and two club-level passes to fill up on complimentary continental breakfast and evening hors d’oeuvres.

In order to be eligible for Explorist status, you’ll need to have 30 qualifying nights. But ownership of the World of Hyatt Credit Card gives you credit for five nights, and you’ll earn credit for two additional nights every time you spend $5,000 on the card. This means big spenders could potentially reach Explorist status quickly through spending alone.