World of Hyatt launches free online points transfers

World of Hyatt has long allowed members to transfer points to one another, but the process is cumbersome, to say the least.

Both the sending and receiving members have to fill up and sign a PDF form, email it to membership services, and wait a few days for it to be processed. It’s manual, it’s labour-intensive, and it really feels like something from another era.

But when Hyatt revised its award charts earlier this year, it also shared that online points transfers were coming. That functionality has just gone live, so let’s take a closer look at how it works.

World of Hyatt’s new online transfer feature

World of Hyatt members can now transfer points online, via this link. 

Each account can send up to 525,000 points, and receive up to 525,000 points per calendar year. This is a newly introduced limit. Back when transfers were made through the PDF form, members were limited to making one transfer every 30 days, but otherwise had no limits on the number of points that could be transferred. 

For what it’s worth, any transfers made earlier in 2026 before this new points sharing mechanism was introduced will not count against this year’s allowance. 

Here are the rest of the details:

• Both the sender’s and recipient’s accounts must have been open for at least 60 days
• A minimum transfer of 1,000 points is required, with subsequent increments of 500 points
• Members are capped at one points transfer per calendar month, and six points transfers per calendar year
• Transfers are usually instant, but World of Hyatt may hold them for up to 10 business days for review

Online points transfers were arguably overdue, given that it’s already possible to transfer other types of Hyatt awards online, including Guest of Honor, Suite Upgrades, Club Access and Free Nights.

Of course, with World of Hyatt’s new award charts, 525,000 points doesn’t go nearly as far as it did before. The most expensive standard room now maxes out at 75,000 points, a significant increase from the previous cap of 45,000 points. 

That said, it’s not like World of Hyatt points are particularly easy to earn in Singapore anyway, so I doubt the transfer ceiling will be an issue for most members here.

How to transfer points

To transfer points, visit this link, click on Gift Your Points, and log in with your World of Hyatt details.

You’ll then be asked to select how many points you wish to gift, with a minimum of 1,000 points, and increments of 500 points.

At the final step, you will need to provide the recipient’s details.

How do other hotel programmes handle this?

Hilton members are able to send up to 500,000 points and receive up to 2,000,000 points per calendar year. Members are capped at six transfers per calendar year, and accounts must have been active for at least 30 days.

IHG One Rewards members can transfer unlimited points to other members, but for a fee of US$5 per 1,000 points. That’s a cost of 0.5 US cents per point, and a terrible deal. Accounts must have been active for at least 30 days.

Marriott Bonvoy members are able to send up to 100,000 points and receive up to 500,000 points per calendar year. Additional caps of two transfers per month and six per year apply. Accounts must have been active for at least 30 days with qualifying activity, or at least 90 days without qualifying activity. 

Accor Live Limitless members cannot share points, and also cannot redeem points for other people.

Conclusion

World of Hyatt members can now transfer points online, with each member able to send and receive up to 525,000 points per calendar year. This is a welcome upgrade from the clunky PDF form, and the fact that transfers are usually instant allows you to top up a family member’s account right before booking an award.

The new annual cap is technically a step backwards, since the old process didn’t cap the number of points you could share. But most members probably won’t come anywhere close to hitting it anyway.