I booked this night directly through MGM Rewards for $23.75. Once I matched my status and sorted through the fine print, I booked the first of two stays in Las Vegas.įor my first night in Sin City, which fell on a Thursday, I chose the least expensive MGM resort available: Excalibur Hotel & Casino. 1: Excalibur stay reserved directly with MGM Related: A classic getaway: Revisiting the Las Vegas of my childhood to love it even more Booking No. To earn tier credits on purchases, present your MGM Rewards card at the point of sale or add your MGM Rewards account number to your hotel reservation before charging purchases to your room.

You'll also earn MGM Rewards tier credits, which help you earn status (though they are not needed if you match your Hyatt status every February), for select activities. Getting perks, points and more as a Hyatt elite in Las VegasĪlthough some hotel and dining purchases (think: retail, entertainment, spa and salon services, taxes and gratuities) don't qualify for earning points, you'll otherwise collect a decent number of points, which are worth a flat 1 cent each, during stays. Sign up for our daily newsletter for more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox.

Here's what I found out during my two stays. With the announcement, though, came a couple of questions: How will the waived-resort-fees benefit work in practice, and how will World of Hyatt and MGM Rewards members earn Hyatt points, MGM points and MGM tier credits on stays and dining?Įager to learn more, I went to Las Vegas to enjoy a one-night stay at two properties: Excalibur Hotel & Casino (which was booked through MGM Resorts) and the MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (which was reserved via Hyatt). My ears immediately perked up when I found out about this benefit. World of Hyatt Explorists and Globalists can find great value in matching to MGM Rewards Gold, as this tier of the new program comes with the benefit of waived resort fees. But given the MGM Rewards program's ties to World of Hyatt, which give Hyatt elite members the opportunity to opt in to a matched MGM Rewards tier level, it's a program that's on our radar. Normally, casino loyalty programs don't get a ton of coverage from TPG. 1, MGM Resorts launched its new MGM Rewards program.

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