What happened
Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred will transfer Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt at 4:3 from October 1, 2026, a 25% cut from 1:1.
Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Reserve Business keep 1:1. Sapphire Preferred members who applied before June 15, 2026 still transfer at 1:1 until October 1, 2026. Sapphire Preferred applicants from June 15, 2026 onward already transfer at 4:3. Ink Business Preferred switches to 4:3 on October 1, 2026 for current holders and new applicants from that date.
Transfer Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt before October 1, 2026 to keep the 1:1 rate unless the card is Sapphire Reserve or Sapphire Reserve Business.
- Starts
- Oct 1, 2026
- Numbers
- 25%: devaluation of Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt transfers
- 1:1 ratio: transfer ratio kept for Sapphire Reserve cards
- 4:3 ratio: new Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt transfer ratio
- 5 days: time left at publication to transfer at the old ratio
- Who qualifies
- Sapphire Preferred and Ink Business Preferred cardmembers; Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Reserve Business are excepted.
- Links
- Program page World of Hyatt loyalty program hyatt.com
- Takeaway
- If you do not have a Sapphire Reserve card, transfer Ultimate Rewards to World of Hyatt before October 1, 2026 to keep the 1:1 rate.