Do Hyatt points expire?
Yes — World of Hyatt points expire after 24 consecutive months of inactivity. Here's what counts as activity to reset the clock, and how to make sure a balance never slips away unnoticed.
Yes. World of Hyatt points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. Any earning or redemption activity resets the clock on the whole balance, and holding a Hyatt credit card keeps the account active on its own. There is no fixed expiry date, only the inactivity window.
- World of Hyatt forfeits the whole balance after 24 consecutive months with no activity, and forfeited points cannot be reinstated.
- Almost anything resets the clock: a stay, an Avis rental, buying, gifting or transferring points, or a redemption. Holding a World of Hyatt credit card keeps the account active on its own. Canceled reservations and no-shows don't count.
- Find the date of your last posted Hyatt activity and put a reminder ahead of the 24-month mark.
Points expire. Yours won't slip away.
The Hyatt deadline only bites if you forget it. Nanvero keeps your World of Hyatt balance in view, tracks when it last saw activity, and warns you before the 24-month clock runs down — so a single stay or transfer resets it in time.
Inactivity clock per program
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What forfeits a World of Hyatt balance
Yes — World of Hyatt points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. If no points are earned or redeemed for 24 months, the entire balance is forfeited, and once forfeited it cannot be reinstated. The reprieve is that almost any activity resets the clock: a stay, an Avis rental, buying points, gifting or transferring them, a redemption — or simply holding a World of Hyatt credit card. Canceled reservations and no-shows don't count. So Hyatt points rarely lapse for an active member; they lapse for a forgotten account.
Pick the month your account last saw activity — a stay, a flight, a card purchase that earned points, or any redemption.
Your World of Hyatt points lapse around September 2028 — about 24 months away. One qualifying earn or redemption before then resets the whole 24-month clock.
An estimate from the published 24-month rule and the month you gave, not a reading of your account. Confirm the date with the program before relying on it. Calculated as September 2026 plus 24 months, giving 2028-09.
Is 24 months generous? The other programs
The windows are not the same across programs, and several of the biggest have no window at all. Where a rule below differs from the one you remember, it is because the program changed it: Hilton doubled its window, and Alaska, Southwest and United each dropped theirs outright.
| Program | Expires after | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| Avios | 36 months of inactivity | — |
| Amex Membership Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close your last Membership Rewards-earning Card, or for an unpaid billing period |
| American AAdvantage | 24 months of inactivity | AAdvantage credit-card holders and members under 21 |
| Delta SkyMiles | Never | — |
| United MileagePlus | Never | — |
| Southwest Rapid Rewards | Never | points are only lost if you close your Rapid Rewards account |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | Never | — |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| Hilton Honors | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| World of Hyatt | 24 months of inactivity | — |
| IHG One Rewards | 12 months of inactivity | IHG Elite members, and IHG One Rewards Premier cardholders (who hold Platinum Elite) |
| Chase Ultimate Rewards | Never | points are forfeited if you close the Chase card they sit in |
| Nectar | 12 months of inactivity | — |
Keeping a Hyatt account from going quiet
The Hyatt deadline only bites if you forget it. Nanvero keeps your World of Hyatt balance in view, tracks when it last saw activity, and warns you before the 24-month clock runs down — so a single stay or transfer resets it in time.
- World of Hyatt balance tracked automatically
- Warned before the 24-month inactivity deadline
- No password, no logging in as you
Hyatt points expiry — common questions
Yes. World of Hyatt points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. If you earn or redeem no points for 24 months, the whole balance is forfeited — but any qualifying activity resets that clock.
Almost any account activity: earning points from a stay or an Avis rental, buying points, gifting or combining points, transferring to an airline partner, or redeeming points all reset the 24-month timer. Holding a World of Hyatt credit card keeps the account active too. Canceled reservations and no-shows do not count.
No. Once World of Hyatt points are forfeited for inactivity, they cannot be reinstated — so the safe move is to make sure some activity lands before the 24-month mark rather than relying on getting them back.
Have any qualifying activity post to your account at least once every 24 months — a stay, a points purchase, a transfer, or simply holding the World of Hyatt card. The hard part is remembering the deadline, which is exactly what a tracker is for.
Nanvero keeps your World of Hyatt balance current automatically from the emails Hyatt already sends, with no password, and warns you before the 24-month inactivity deadline — alongside every other airline, hotel and card balance. It's free to track up to five programs.
Every window on this page is read from the program’s own published terms, or from a source that quotes them, and recorded in one file with the date it was checked — so a figure here and a figure anywhere else on Nanvero are the same figure. Where a program has changed its rule the old value is not quietly overwritten, as with Hilton’s move from twelve months to twenty-four. The whole expiry cluster works from the same table.
Where these numbers come from: AwardWallet 24 consecutive months of account inactivity, quoting World of Hyatt's terms; holding a Hyatt credit card keeps the account active (14 December 2025); Head for Points “If a Member's account is inactive for twenty-four (24) consecutive months, all points in that Member's account will be forfeited”; a Hyatt co-brand card keeps them alive (23 December 2025). Programs change these rules, so we re-check them and date what we find. Confirm against your own account before relying on a deadline.
What are Hyatt points worth?
A World of Hyatt point is typically worth about 1.5 cents — the most valuable hotel currency — so 50,000 points come to roughly $750. Published valuations run from 1.4 to 1.8 cents. Low-category hotels land nearer 1.2 cents and top-category stays at busy dates around 2 cents. The calculator converts any Hyatt balance into dollars, pounds and euros.
Do Avios expire?
Yes. Avios lapse after 36 months with no activity on your British Airways Club account, not on a fixed calendar date. Any single earn or spend, however small, resets the clock on your entire balance. Other Avios programs, including Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar, set their own inactivity windows.
Do Marriott points expire?
Yes. Marriott Bonvoy points expire after 24 consecutive months of account inactivity. Any qualifying activity — a stay, a card purchase that earns points, or a points transfer — resets the 24-month clock on the whole balance. There is no fixed expiry date, so an active account never loses points to time.
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