July 2, 2025: The Explorist status promotion on the business card is over, but the personal card is offering up to 60k points, 15k more than I’ve seen on other sites I follow.
Here are the best new cardmember welcome bonuses available on the Hyatt credit cards.
World of Hyatt Credit Card
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.
This bonus is awarded as World of Hyatt Bonus Points.
Annual fee: $95
World of Hyatt Business Credit Card
Earn 60,000 Bonus Points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months of account opening.
This bonus is awarded as World of Hyatt Bonus Points.
Annual fee: $199
Our take on the Hyatt card bonuses
I won’t mince words: I don’t like the way Chase and World of Hyatt structure the promotion on the personal credit card. Advertising the headline bonus as a large number of points, but then awarding half of the points as an extra two bonus points per dollar on the first $15,000 feels a bit deceptive.
That said, I’m generally a fan of the personal variant of the Hyatt card over the business card, simply because that card awards a category 1-4 free night certificate each year upon card renewal. That benefit alone makes the card worth keeping for me, but there are plenty of ways to get much, much more value out of the card if you want to maximize it.
If you’re going to spend A TON (think six figures) on the card and you value earning elite nights, eventually the business card gives you more elite night credits, but for most people, the personal card is the long-term keeper.
