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It’s big news at The Points Guy when World of Hyatt does anything to grow its reach across the globe — and it’s been happening a lot lately. World of Hyatt is one of our favorite hotel loyalty programs, and an expansion can sometimes create exciting new opportunities to earn and redeem points. At the same time, some of these changes can leave you disappointed when families of hotels aren’t fully integrated with Hyatt’s typically fantastic award chart and list of elite benefits, instead taking more of an affiliation rather than full integration approach when compared to the rest of the brands. So when the hip, fun Standard brand of hotels recently began to join the World of Hyatt family, I was cautiously optimistic. If you aren’t familiar with Standard hotels, know that they are really anything but standard. They are typically located in fun spots such as New York City’s High Line and East Village, the Maldives, London, Bangkok, and Singapore, to name a few. I’m mostly a points and miles girl, so I hadn’t actually stayed at a Standard hotel before this most recent trip, since the brand previously wasn’t part of a major loyalty program. After a

Hilton is calling crowd-weary travelers back to the Caribbean with the opening of Zemi Miches Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resort. The newest member of Hilton’s Curio Collection, the property is in the lesser-known coastal town of Miches, about 90 minutes north of Punta Cana. It marks the first all-inclusive Curio Collection property, part of the Hilton Honors program, in the Dominican Republic. Zemi Miches Punta Cana aims to provide not only a place to rest your head, but also an immersive cultural experience. The design of its 500 guest rooms, suites and bungalows reflects cultural elements from the Taino people, the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. Taino cuisine is the focus of one of the resort’s 14 restaurants and bars, which also feature Thai, Italian, Caribbean live-fire cooking and a food hall to please every palate. Located on a 2,000-foot stretch of secluded Playa Esmeralda, the resort offers equipment like paddleboards, kayaks and snorkel gear for guest use. You can also relax by one of the pools or fire pits. HILTON While the adults play, kids can enjoy their own playtime at the kids club, and the hotel plans to open a teen club in August. Also set to debut in