🏨 Woah: get SIX Hyatt free night awards

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Howdy, partners, and happy Monday.

I hope you had a nice weekend, but we have no time to waste… there’s some important travel stuff you need to know about:

🏨 Woah: Get SIX Hyatt free night awards
✨ Wyndham is giving away elite status
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🏨 Woah: Get SIX Hyatt free night awards

Time to stop what you’re doing, folks. Pay attention.

This Hyatt co-branded credit card just launched a new limited-time offer of FOUR Category 1-4 Free Night Certificates after spending $5,000 in the first three months.

That’s verrrrrrrrry good.

You see, Hyatt recently “enhanced” its program (a.k.a. devalued into oblivion), increasing hotel prices across the board.

But the thing that didn’t change is the fact that these free night awards still cover ANY Category 1- 4 hotel, even at the new highest pricing tiers.

And since Category 4 properties can now cost up to 25,000 points, this offer is worth up to 100,000 Hyatt points in value.

Category 4 hotels can also get quite expensive…

For example, check out the stunning Park Hyatt Mendoza in Argentina:

After tax, this property costs $266 per night for a standard room.

If you use the card’s welcome offer toward a 4-night stay here, you’re getting more than $1,000 in value from a card with a $95 annual fee.

This card also has more free night opportunities

The headline of this section is “get SIX free night awards.”

That’s because there are two other ways to earn Category 1-4 free nights on the card:

Every year on your card anniversary, you automatically get another Category 1-4 award
You also get a Category 1-4 award when spending $15,000 in a calendar year

So if you spend an average of $1,250 per month on the card in a calendar year, you’ll snag that award.

That means in your first year, you can get six free night awards. 🤯

The bottom line

This is a fantastic offer.

You don’t need to be crazy about Hyatt to take advantage of it. All you need is a trip of 4-6 nights where these awards will be useful. 🤷🏼‍♂️

✨ Wyndham is giving away elite status

In other news, Wyndham is giving away elite status, and there is literally no catch at all.

Here’s a little more:

Wyndham is offering every single member of its program a one-time status bump to the next highest level of elite status.

Now, don’t get too excited… The status will only be valid until December 31 of this year.

It’s basically a nice little perk for anyone who might have a Wyndham stay or two coming up and wants to get some better perks.

If you don’t have any status, you’ll get Gold status instantly. That’s why I did, and it worked like a charm:

Gold status isn’t anything crazy, but it does come with some semi-meaningful perks like higher earning rates, late checkout, and more.

If you have Gold already (which only requires 5 nights to earn), you’ll be boosted to Platinum through the end of the year, which comes with even better perks.

The bottom line

This isn’t the craziest deal, but it’s so nice of Wyndham to just give away status for the rest of the year.

If you have any trips coming up, you might consider booking a cheap Wyndham stay and using this free status to enjoy extra benefits.

Go check out the status bump and register on this page.

🚨 The travel product you never want to use

Hi, y’all, Katie popping in here for a sec. As a long-time reader of Daily Drop, I’ve regularly been inspired by Mike’s solo adventures around the world.

But as much as it sucks to admit, it can feel a little daunting as a female traveler to head out all alone. There’s a lot I want to see out there, but safety can be a real concern.

Solo female travel is possible, though. Being a savvy solo traveler means staying informed about potential issues wherever you’re heading, staying aware of your surroundings, sharing your travel plans with others, and being prepared in an emergency.

Hootie, a travel-friendly personal safety alarm that clips onto your keys or bag, can help with that. Small, lightweight, and portable, the easy-to-use alarm has an ultra-loud siren and bright strobe light to draw attention to an unsafe situation and deter any threats.

Plus, it’s TSA-approved, so you don’t have to think twice about throwing it in your bag as an extra safety measure for your next trip.

We all want to feel confident, whether we’re embarking on a solo adventure, traveling with gal pals, or keeping a loved one safe as they venture out on their own, and a personal safety alarm like Hootie can offer a little peace of mind.

And the Buy 2, Get 1 Free offer means one for you and two to share—talk about an actually useful stocking stuffer— plus free shipping!