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Chase and IHG launched a new $350 Premier Select card with automatic Platinum Elite on October 1, 2026, raised the listed fees on Premier and the business card, and moved Premier's automatic status down to Gold.
The Epic Pass covers 90+ resorts for 2026–27, but the points map over it is uneven: two of the best redemptions in skiing at Vail and Beaver Creek, a Marriott stronghold from Whistler to Verbier to Rusutsu, and famous towns where no loyalty program has a hotel at all.
Where to sleep on points near every Ikon Pass resort for winter 2026–27, across World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, IHG One Rewards, Choice Privileges and Wyndham Rewards. For each stay we flag the status perk that actually matters at 7 a.m. on a powder day.
Every World of Hyatt milestone from 20 nights to 150, what is on offer at each, and which choice I make.
Sixty nights a year buys the most consistently honoured top-tier status in hotel loyalty. Here is what it gets you, and where it falls short.