Hyatt Devaluation Fallout, New Chase 10X Benefit & Why Hoarding Points Can Cost You!

Episode Description

Hyatt's 2026 award changes are live, and Shawn and Mark look at what happened after the switch. Some stays barely moved, some got cheaper, Japan got hit hard, and a few members appear to have been charged rates that do not match what Hyatt showed during booking.

They also talk through the points hoarding debate after Benjy's "case for zero" article. A big transferable points balance can feel like an emergency fund, but it can also lose value while cash could earn interest or get invested. Then they close with Chase's new 10X Paze offer, the limited but useful merchant list, and how it can stack with Rove shopping bonuses.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Welcome to MTM Travel
• 0:23 Hyatt's devaluation aftermath
• 2:47 Japan Hyatt awards get hammered
• 4:28 Category 1-4 certificates lose ground
• 6:00 Hyatt booking glitches and overcharges
• 9:30 Detroit seminar tickets and hotel warning
• 10:53 The points hoarding mistake
• 13:52 Investing cash vs. holding points
• 15:10 Shawn's Citi ThankYou redemption win
• 16:21 Cashing out, burn rates and earn rates
• 20:24 Chase Paze 10X and Rove stacking

Links

• Travel Freely/CardGenie — https://travelfreely.com/cardgenie/?bref=mm
• Hyatt 2026 award chart updates — https://newsroom.hyatt.com/awardchartupdates
• Doctor of Credit: Chase Sapphire & Freedom 10X Paze Promo — https://www.doctorofcredit.com/chase-sapphire-freedom-cards-get-10x-with-paze-checkout-through-2026-united-newegg-shoprite-dunkin-etc/
• MTM: Rove promotion and stacking with Paze — https://milestomemories.com/new-rove-promotion-and-stacking-with-paze/
• Paze merchant directory — https://www.paze.com/merchant-directory
• Points mistake - https://milestomemories.com/points-and-miles-mistake/