Shopping portal Rakuten is currently offering 15% cash back or 15x Amex Membership Rewards points or Bilt points for completed World of Hyatt hotel stays in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. That could make for a fantastic stack given that you’d still be booking directly with Hyatt (and therefore earning World of Hyatt points, elite credit, and getting elite benefits).
The Deal
- Shopping portal Rakuten is offering 15% back / 15x Membership Rewards or Bilt points for completed Hyatt stays in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
- Direct link to this deal
- Note: If you are new to Rakuten, see the referral section below as Rakuten is currently offering its best-ever referral promotion, whereby you’ll earn more points than if you join directly or through Bilt. Read more about earning Bilt points through Rakuten here.
Key Terms
- Only available on completed hotel stays in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Cash back is not available on the portion of a stay paid for with points
- Cash Back is not available on gift cards or purchases made with gift cards
If you’re new to Rakuten
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This seems like a fantastic deal for anyone with a paid stay to book.
As is the case when clicking through a portal, you are ultimately redirected to Hyatt’s site, where you’d be booking directly with Hyatt. You should therefore qualify to earn World of Hyatt points, get elite night credit, and receive elite benefits. This is essentially just a 15x stack on top of hotel earnings.
Earning 15x transferable points on a Hyatt stay is an amazing return. That is particularly true when you consider the fact that Hyatt is a Bilt transfer partner, so the 15x here could become World of Hyatt points. That’s 3 times as many points as a member with no status would ordinarily earn for Hyatt bookings. And you’ll still earn the Hyatt points on the booking and whatever points you earn with the credit card you use to pay.
Keep in mind that bookings do not need to be prepaid to earn portal rewards. A rate that you pay at the hotel is fine, and you should expect rewards based on the rate in effect on the day when you click through and make your reservation, though keep in mind that some specially-negotiated rates may not qualify.
The main restriction to keep in mind is the geographic one — this deal is only valid on completed stays in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Still, if you’ll be booking paid stays in those countries, this offer is well worth a look. In fact, I may book a couple of speculative reservations just to take advantage of this and decide later whether to keep them.
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