Note : In February, World of Hyatt announced plans to make major changes to award pricing. At the time, we just knew the changes would happen in May 2026, but no exact date was provided. There’s now an update, as we’ve learned the new award pricing will apply for bookings as of May 20, 2026, so this post is updated to reflect that. World of Hyatt has announced some major changes to award pricing. While the program is maintaining published award charts, these changes have the potential to be pretty brutal, especially as time goes on. Separately, I’ve covered a couple of minor positive program updates, related to points sharing and early access to awards . World of Hyatt hugely increases award pricing How will World of Hyatt’s expanded five tier pricing be used? My take on how bad these World of Hyatt changes are Bottom line World of Hyatt hugely increases award pricing World of Hyatt has announced plans to introduce new award charts for stays booked as of May 20, 2026.…