American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels to Share Elite Loyalty Benefits
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Like Crossover Rewards and Rewards Plus before it, a new partnership between American and Hyatt may help elite loyalty members in both programs earn some extra perks. And with little cost associated, participation is a no-brainer.
American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels are teaming up to reward each others' elite loyalty program members.
In a new partnership announced Tuesday, American and Hyatt plan to start rewarding loyalty members for booking each other's products. Under the program, elite members of Hyatt's World of Hyatt program will earn one loyalty point for every dollar spent on American. Elite AAdvantage members, in turn, will earn one mile for every dollar spent at a Hyatt property.
Neither American nor Hyatt were able to commit to a firm date on which the program would formally kick off, but the group did confirm that it expects to launch later this year.
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