Now Live: American And Hyatt Reciprocal Elite Status Challenges

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Last year I wrote about reciprocal benefits between American and Hyatt:

• AA elites earn 1 AA mile for every eligible dollar spent at qualifying Hyatt properties.
• AA top-tier ConciergeKey members will receive top-tier World of Hyatt Globalist status.
• Hyatt elites earn 1 Hyatt point mile for every eligible dollar spent on qualifying American flights.

Additionally many Hyatt Globalists, myself included, were given AA Executive Platinum status.

You can link your AA and Hyatt account here on AA.com or here on Hyatt.com.

Starting today for linked members you can register for a challenge to earn reciprocal elite status. You can take advantage of these challenges once per year, so only register when it’s most advantageous for you to do so.

• AAdvantage Platinum and Platinum Pro members can register by October 2, 2020 and stay 10 nights at Hyatt hotels within 90 days of registration to earn Hyatt Explorist status through 2/28/22.
• AAdvantage Executive Platinum members can register by October 2, 2020 and stay 10 nights at Hyatt hotels within 90 days of registration to earn Hyatt Explorist or stay 20 nights within 90 days of registration to earn Hyatt Globalist status through 2/28/22.
  • Both paid and award stays booked directly through Hyatt qualify for this challenge.
  • You will earn the higher status within 7 days of completing the applicable challenge.
  • Note that while Globalists are eligible for suite upgrades at checkin, you need to achieve 50 nights in a calendar year in order to start receiving confirmed suite upgrade awards.
  • Read more about Hyatt elite benefits here.
  • You can also register for bonus points at Hyatt, SLH, and MGM hotels here.
  • You can also earn 500 bonus points on paid or award stays at new Hyatt hotels found in this link.

The World of Hyatt credit card is an excellent card and comes with 50,000 points in addition to annual free nights, elite status, and promotions. You can read more about the World of Hyatt card here. Cardholders also get bonus points for staying at Hyatt hotels and can earn elite status through spending.

• World of Hyatt Explorists can register by September 30, 2020 and earn $1000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) and either 7000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or 8 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs) within three months of registration to achieve AAdvantage Gold status through 1/31/22.
• World of Hyatt Globalists can register by September 30, 2020 and earn:
  • $1,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) and either 7,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or 8 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs) within three months of registration to achieve AAdvantage Gold through 1/31/22.
  • $2,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) and either 12,500 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or 16 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs) within three months of registration to achieve AAdvantage Platinum through 1/31/22.
  • $3,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) and either 20,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or 24 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs) within three months of registration to achieve AAdvantage Platinum Pro through 1/31/22.
  • You will earn the higher status within 7 days of completing the applicable challenge.
  • This activity is earned when a member flies on eligible tickets for flights operated by This activity is earned when a member flies on eligible tickets for flights marketed and operated by American Airlines or American Eagle.
  • Read more about AA elite benefits here.

Will you take advantage of these elite status challenges?