Editor's note: Hyatt's partnership with MGM is ending in October 2023. Learn more about the changes.

Are you interested in Hyatt elite status? Join the party. While other hotel loyalty programs offer great benefits, Hyatt rewards its most loyal customers with perks that others just can’t match.

However, unlike other hotel programs, Hyatt doesn’t give you the ability to earn top- or even mid-tier elite status by simply holding a co-branded hotel credit card. Although there are several ways to acquire those coveted elite night credits and thus earn elite status, one way in particular has just become incredibly lucrative: staying in beautiful Las Vegas.

Take a look at why Las Vegas has just become the best place to earn Hyatt status.

The benefits of Hyatt elite status

Hyatt offers four levels of elite status. Only the bottom tier, Discoverist status, can be earned by holding a co-branded credit card.

Each tier of elite status is entitled to different perks, but the most generous come with Hyatt Globalist. Along with increased bonus points, late checkout and premium internet, Globalist members receive some premium perks. This includes things like:

Upgrades to suites.

Waived resort fees on all stays.

Free breakfast.

Free parking when traveling on an award stay.

However, 60 nights is a significant amount of time to spend anywhere, let alone within a property in the Hyatt portfolio. Base points and meetings also require serious commitment. The other big barrier to earning Globalist status? Cost.

If you don’t already have plenty of traveling planned, it likely doesn’t make sense for you to create additional stays and add additional costs just to earn status. Thankfully, there’s another — much cheaper — way to make this happen.

How to earn Hyatt elite status

As we outlined earlier, there are three main categories that will help you earn elite status:

Nights.

Base points.

Meetings and events.

The most common method you’ll see is by spending a certain number of nights at Hyatt. However, this can get pretty pricey, pretty quickly. Even with a relatively low room rate of $100 per night, you’d still be spending over $6,000 per year just to snag this status.