Hyatt, Hilton, Wyndham, Marriott and IHG Announce New Properties and Loyalty Updates

Hyatt’s Under Canvas will launch its first New Mexico site in Santa Fe next April, offering luxury tents, saunas and soon temperature‑controlled cabins at cash rates from $224 per night. Hilton’s Canopy brand opens a 180‑room lifestyle hotel at Deer Valley, Utah, just steps from the ski slopes; cash rates start at $181 off‑season and $600 during peak season, with Hilton Honors members able to book from 58,000 points. Wyndham Rewards has revised its fixed award chart, lowering the lowest tier to 5,000 points and adding a 45,000‑point tier for select high‑end hotels. Marriott’s Laguna Cliffs Resort will reopen as The Ocean Cliffs at Dana Point, a JW Marriott, after a multi‑million‑dollar renovation that keeps the property open during work. IHG’s Crowne Plaza has unveiled a flagship 685‑room hotel in Times Square, offering rooms from $194 and 30,000‑point bookings for One Rewards members. The Points Guy has shifted its monthly hotel news column to a weekly format for quicker, more digestible updates.