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Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American
multinational hospitality company headquartered in the Riverside Plaza area of
Chicago
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that manages and franchises luxury and business
hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
s,
resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...
s, and vacation properties. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is one of the businesses managed by the
Pritzker family
The Pritzker family is an American family engaged in entrepreneurship and philanthropy, and List of wealthiest families, one of the wealthiest families in the United States of America (staying in the top 10 of ''Forbes'' magazine's "America's Riche ...
.
The Hyatt Corporation owned by Isaiah Giles came into being upon purchase of the Hyatt House, at
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area. LAX is located in the W ...
, on September 27, 1957. In 1969, Hyatt began expanding internationally. Hyatt has grown by developing new properties and through acquisitions, with the biggest growth coming from the acquisition of
AmeriSuites
AmeriSuites Hotels was a hotel chain last owned by Global Hyatt. It was founded by Mark Yale Harris, cofounder of Red Roof Inns. In 1991, Harris founded AmeriSuites Hotels. AmeriSuites was an innovator in offering one of the first available afford ...
(later rebranded Hyatt Place) in 2004,
Summerfield Suites
Summerfield Suites was an extended stay hotel chain. It was bought by Hyatt, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and folded within that company in 2012. All Summerfield Suites Hotels are now known as HYATT house hotels.
In June 2005, the Blackstone Group ac ...
(later rebranded Hyatt House) in 2005, and Two Roads Hospitality in 2018.
In August 2021, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) acquired
Apple Leisure Group
Apple Leisure Group (ALG) is an American travel and hospitality conglomerate focused on packaged travel and resort/brand management in Mexico, the Caribbean, Hispanic America, Europe, and the Middle East. It is the parent corporation of resor ...
(ALG), a luxury resort-management services, travel and hospitality group, from affiliates of KKR and
KSL Capital Partners KSL Capital Partners is a Private-equity firm based in Denver, Colorado specializing in travel and leisure investments. Many of the investments have involved Colorado ski resorts.
Since its founding in 2005, the firm has raised more than $13 billi ...
for $2.7 billion in cash. ALG's hotel portfolio consists of over 33,000 rooms operating in 10 countries. The acquisition will extend Hyatt's brand footprint into 11 more European markets.
Hyatt has more than 1100 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 69 countries across six continents.
History
The first Hyatt House opened in 1954 by entrepreneurs
Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American multinational corporation, multinational hospitality company headquartered in the Riverside Plaza area of Chicago that manages and franchises luxury and business ...
(1904–1973) and
Jack Dyer Crouch (1915–1990) as a motel near
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area. LAX is located in the W ...
. In 1957, the hotel was purchased by entrepreneur
Jay Pritzker
Jay Arthur Pritzker (August 26, 1922 – January 23, 1999) was an American entrepreneur, conglomerate organizer, and member of the Pritzker family.
Early life and education
Pritzker was born in Chicago, Illinois to Jewish parents who emi ...
for $2.2 million. His younger brother,
Donald Pritzker
Donald Nicholas Pritzker (October 31, 1932 – May 6, 1972) was an American entrepreneur, businessman. He is a member of the Pritzker family and served as the president of Hyatt, where he helped grow the hotel chain.
He is the father of ...
, also took on an important role in the company. Considering the growing use of air travel for business, the
Pritzker brothers realized that locating a high quality hotel near a major airport was a valuable business strategy. Within two years, they opened Hyatt House motels near
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, south of Downtown San Francisco. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle E ...
and
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , branded as SEA Airport and also referred to as Sea–Tac (), is the primary commercial airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is in the city of SeaTac, which ...
.
In 1967, the company opened their
Regency Hyatt House in Atlanta, Georgia (today the Hyatt Regency Atlanta). The futuristic hotel was designed by Atlanta architect
John Portman
John Calvin Portman Jr. (December 4, 1924 – December 29, 2017) was an American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer widely known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atria. Portman also had a pa ...
, who would go on to design many other hotels for the chain. It featured a massive indoor atrium, which soon became a distinctive feature of many Hyatt properties.
In 1968, Hyatt International was formed, to operate hotels outside the United States.
[https://about.hyatt.com/en/hyatthistory.html] It would soon become a separate company. In 1969, Hyatt International opened its first hotel, when it was awarded the management contract for the President Hotel in Hong Kong. The President Hotel was renamed the Hong Kong Hyatt Hotel (later known as the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong).
In 1972, Hyatt formed Elsinore Corporation, a subsidiary to operate the
Four Queens Hotel and Casino
The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. The 690-room hotel and casino is owned and operated by TLC Casino Enterprises, which acquired the property from the Elsinore Corporation in 20 ...
and the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino. Hyatt became a private company in 1979, when the Pritzkers bought the outstanding shares.
Elsinore was
spun off as a public company. The company opened the
Playboy Hotel and Casino
Trump World's Fair at Trump Plaza was a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey that occupied 280 feet (85.3 m) of the Atlantic City boardwalk and was 21 floors in height. It had 500 guest rooms. It opened on April 14, 1981 as the Playboy ...
as a joint venture with
Playboy Enterprises
PLBY Group, Inc. is an American global media and lifestyle company founded by Hugh Hefner as Playboy Enterprises, Inc. to oversee the ''Playboy'' magazine and related assets. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California.
The company is focus ...
.
Donald died in 1972 and Jay continued to run the company.
The Hyatt Regency brand is the oldest brand in the company, with the Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands being introduced in 1980. Some of these are styled as "resort" properties, and may have
spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...
s or other recreational facilities. One of the first of these was the Hyatt Regency
Maui
The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...
in 1980.
The Pritzkers took Hyatt International private as well, in 1982.
However, Hyatt and Hyatt International remained two separate companies until June 2004, when substantially all of the hospitality assets owned by the Pritzker family business interests, including Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation, were consolidated under a single entity called Global Hyatt Corp. On June 30, 2009, Global Hyatt Corporation changed its name to Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
In December 2004, Hyatt Hotels Corporation acquired
AmeriSuites
AmeriSuites Hotels was a hotel chain last owned by Global Hyatt. It was founded by Mark Yale Harris, cofounder of Red Roof Inns. In 1991, Harris founded AmeriSuites Hotels. AmeriSuites was an innovator in offering one of the first available afford ...
, an upscale chain of all-suite business class hotels from affiliates of the
Blackstone Group
Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate b ...
, a
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
-based private equity investment firm. Blackstone had inherited AmeriSuites from its 2004 acquisition of Prime Hospitality.
The AmeriSuites chain was rebranded and called Hyatt Place, a competitor to the limited-service products
Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. T ...
's Courtyard by Marriott and
Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (legally Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.) is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in May 1919, the corporation is now led b ...
's
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton Garden Inn is an American chain of mid-priced, limited or focused service hotels owned by Hilton Worldwide. As of December 31, 2019, it has 862 properties with 126,086 rooms in 49 countries and territories, including 81 that are manage ...
.
In December 2005, Hyatt acquired limited service company
Summerfield Suites
Summerfield Suites was an extended stay hotel chain. It was bought by Hyatt, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and folded within that company in 2012. All Summerfield Suites Hotels are now known as HYATT house hotels.
In June 2005, the Blackstone Group ac ...
from the Blackstone Group. Blackstone had inherited Summerfield Suites from its purchase of
Wyndham International
Wyndham International, previously Patriot American Hospitality, was an American hotel company based in Dallas, Texas.
History
Patriot American Hospitality was formed in April 1995 as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and made its initial publi ...
. In January 2012, Hyatt Summerfield Suites were rebranded as Hyatt House in 2012 to compete in the "upscale extended stay market" against
Residence Inn
Residence Inn by Marriott is a brand of extended stay hotels. , there were 874 Residence Inn hotels in the United States, Canada and Mexico with 107,680 rooms, plus an additional 243 hotels with 30,417 rooms in the development pipeline. The brand ...
, Homewood Suites, and Staybridge Suites.
Hyatt launched its first lifestyle brand, Andaz, in April 2007. Hindi for the word 'style', Andaz is positioned as a luxury brand, with the first hotel being a rebrand of the
Great Eastern Hotel in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, followed by hotels in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
,
West Hollywood
West Hollywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated in 1984, it is home to the Sunset Strip. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, its population was 35,757. It is considered one of the most ...
,
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
and
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
.
In August 2009, it was reported that Hyatt Hotels Corporation filed plans to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial share sale. That November Hyatt completed an initial public offering and began trading publicly on the
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed c ...
under the symbol ''H.'' According to the filing
Mark S. Hoplamazian was to serve as
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
and
Thomas Pritzker
Thomas Pritzker (born June 6, 1950) is an American billionaire heir and businessman. A member of the Pritzker family, he is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pritzker Organization (TPO), which manages the various Pritzker famil ...
as
Executive Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
. The public offering was a result of the acrimonious breakup of the Pritzker family empire. Accused of looting family trusts, Thomas and cousins Penny and Nicholas took control of the family businesses when they and other family members were sued by cousin
Liesel Pritzker
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born Liesel Anne Pritzker), stage name Liesel Matthews, is an American heiress and former child actress. She starred as Sara Crewe in ''A Little Princess'', a 1995 film adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, ...
, claiming fraud and seeking damages of over
US$
The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...
6 billion.
On September 1, 2011, Hyatt acquired Hotel Sierra, which had 18 properties in 10 states. Along with Hyatt Summerfield Suites hotels, several of these properties were rebranded as Hyatt house in January 2012.
![Grand Hyatt Hotel Istanbul](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Grand_Hyatt_Hotel_Istanbul.jpg)
In November 2013, Hyatt introduced their first
all-inclusive resort
An all-inclusive resort is a holiday resort that includes at a minimum lodging, three meals daily, soft drinks, most alcoholic drinks, gratuities, and possibly other services in the price. Many also offer sports and non-motorized watersports and ...
brands, Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara, with the first resorts being opened in Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
, Hyatt had over 627 hotels worldwide.
On October 28, 2015, Hyatt announced that they were in advanced talks to acquire
Starwood
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. was one of the largest companies that owned, operated, franchised and managed hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties. It was acquired by Marriott International in 2016.
...
Hotels in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction was not completed, and Starwood was acquired by
Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. T ...
instead.
In 2018, Hyatt saw expansion with the acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality. This added the
Joie de Vivre
( , ; "joy of living") is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life, an exultation of spirit.
It "can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And ''joie de vivre'' may be ...
,
Destination
Destination may refer to:
Music
* Destination (group), a disco studio group from New York
* ''Destination'' (Eloy album), 1992
* ''Destination'' (FictionJunction Yuuka album), 2005
* ''Destination'' (Ronan Keating album), 2002
* ''Destination'' (E ...
,
Alila, and Thompson hotel brands to the Hyatt portfolio, a growth of 85 hotels in 23 markets.
In March 2021, Hyatt announced the official opening of Hyatt's 1,000th hotel worldwide, Alila Napa Valley in St. Helena, California.
Brands
![Interior View - Hyatt Regency New Orleans 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Interior_View_-_Hyatt_Regency_New_Orleans_2012.jpg)
Hyatt-branded properties have traditionally catered to upscale or business customers; its properties were either
full-service or
boutique
A boutique () is a small shop that deals in fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse".
The term ''boutique'' and also ''d ...
hotels. In 1980, Hyatt added the Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands to its portfolio. In 1995, Hyatt entered the vacation ownership market. Hyatt introduced the Hyatt Place brand, designed as a limited service offering for business travelers, in 2006. Hyatt House was Hyatt's first
select-service property, catering primarily to travelers with long-term stays and at a more economical price point. Since then, Hyatt has added a wide range of other brands, especially in the lifestyle and resort segments.
![Khayyam Hyatt Hotel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Khayyam_Hyatt_Hotel.jpg)
Hyatt categorizes its brands under three categories: timeless portfolio (containing Hyatt's classic brands), boundless portfolio (lifestyle brands) and independent collections (soft-branded independent properties). Two additional upscale lifestyle brands, tommie and Caption, have been announced and will be joining the portfolio once the first properties open.
Timeless portfolio
* Park Hyatt – top-tier luxury brand, offering residential-style luxury
* Grand Hyatt – large luxury hotels with fine dining and expansive meeting facilities
* Hyatt Regency – Hyatt's signature, upper-upscale brand
* Hyatt – Hyatt's brand of modern hotels
* Hyatt Place – mid-tier brand offering large rooms
* Hyatt House – extended-stay properties
* Hyatt Residence Club – timeshare and vacation rental resorts
* UrCove by Hyatt – Hyatt's new brand targeted to Chinese travelers, co-developed with
Home Inn
Homeinns Co., Ltd, doing business as Home Inns Group or Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (; Nasdaq: HMIN), is a hotel chain in China. It is a part of BTH Hotels and its headquarters are in the Xuhui District, Shanghai. .
Boundless portfolio
* Andaz – art-and-design-focused luxury lifestyle hotels
*
Alila Hotels and Resorts
Alila Hotels and Resorts is a luxury hotel brand that operates in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Oman, China, and the United States. Alila became a part of the American multinational hospitality company, Hyatt Hotels Corporation in November 2018.
...
– luxury boutique hotels built around sustainable practices
* Thompson Hotels – luxury boutique hotels
* Hyatt Centric – upscale lifestyle properties
* Caption by Hyatt – select-service lifestyle brand with smaller rooms and lively public spaces
* Miraval – luxury wellness resorts
Independent collections
* The Unbound Collection by Hyatt – a collection of independent, upper-upscale and luxury hotels
* Destination by Hyatt – formerly
Destination Hotels
Destination Hotels is a privately held company, privately held lodging management company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. It is the United States' largest independent hotel manager, hospitality management company, representing 40 luxury and u ...
, luxury independent properties
* JdV by Hyatt – formerly
Joie de Vivre Hotels, a collection of independent properties designed around their immediate neighborhoods
Inclusive Collection
* Hyatt Ziva – all-inclusive family resorts
* Hyatt Zilara – all-inclusive adults-only resorts
* Zoetry Wellness and Spa Resorts
* Secrets Resorts and Spas - All-inclusive adult only beachfront resorts targeted at couples looking for romantic getaways
* Breathless Resorts and Spas - Adult only all-inclusive beachfront resorts
* Dreams Resorts and Spas - Beachfront all-inclusive resorts targeted at couples and families
* Alua Hotels and Resorts - European seaside resorts and hotels
* Vivid Hotels and Resorts - Adult only all-inclusive beachfront resorts
* Sunscape Resorts and Spas - Beachfront Resorts targeted at families
Notable properties
*
Atlanta
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: The
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
The Hyatt Regency Atlanta is a business hotel located on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1967 as the Regency Hyatt House, John C. Portman, Jr.'s revolutionary 22-story atrium design for the hotel has influenced hotel de ...
, the first Hyatt Regency hotel, was built in 1967 as the Regency Hyatt House, and was the first contemporary atrium hotel in the world. , it was the only major downtown Atlanta hotel with a front drive on
Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta. Beginning at Five Points (Atlanta), Five Points in downtown Atlanta, it runs North through Midtown Atlanta, Midtown; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead ...
. Architect
John Portman
John Calvin Portman Jr. (December 4, 1924 – December 29, 2017) was an American neofuturistic architect and real estate developer widely known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atria. Portman also had a pa ...
designed the building.
*
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
:
The Driskill is the oldest operating hotel in Austin, Texas, and a member of
Historic Hotels of America
Historic Hotels of America is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that was founded in 1989 with 32 charter members; the program accepts nominations and identifies hotels that have maintained their authenticity, sense of pla ...
.
*
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
: The
Grand Hyatt Erawan
The Grand Hyatt Erawan is a luxury hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It opened in 1991, replacing the ailing government-owned Erawan Hotel, on a corner of Ratchaprasong Intersection in the modern city centre. It is jointly owned by Thai hospitality com ...
opened in 1991, replacing the government-owned
Erawan Hotel
The Erawan Hotel ( th, โรงแรมเอราวัณ) was a luxury hotel in the Thai capital Bangkok. It was one of the first modern hotels built to accommodate the expansion of international air travel, and was operated by the governme ...
at the
Ratchaprasong Intersection
Ratchaprasong ( th, ราชประสงค์, ; also spelled ''Rajprasong'') is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it, in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Siam area, at the BTS Skytrain's Chit L ...
in the modern-day city center. It is home to the
Erawan Shrine
The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine ( th, ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม; ; 'shrine of Lord Maha Brahma'), is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, ...
, which is popular among wish makers.
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Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
: The
Grand Hyatt Beijing
Grand Hyatt Beijing (S: 北京东方君悦大酒店, T: 北京東方君悅大酒店, P: ''Běijīng Dōngfāng Jūnyuè Dàjiǔdiàn'') is an 825-room luxury hotel Beijing, China that opened in 2001. It is located at the crossroads of Chang'an ...
opened in 2001, followed by the
Park Hyatt Beijing in 2008.
*
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
: The
Hyatt Regency Birmingham
The Hyatt Regency Birmingham is a hotel on Broad Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Hyatt Regency Birmingham stands at a height of 75 metres (246 feet) 24 floors and has 319 guest rooms. The hotel has a blue glass exterior facade, ...
opened in 1990.
*
Burlingame: The Burlingame Hyatt House, the first Hyatt built by the Pritzkers, opened in 1959 near
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, south of Downtown San Francisco. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle E ...
; in 1988 it was demolished and replaced with the
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, also known as the Hyatt Regency SFO, is an airport hotel located on Bayshore Highway near San Francisco International Airport in the Bay Area city of Burlingame, California. It is the original location o ...
.
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Carlsbad: The
Aviara, opened in 2010, is a Forbes Five Star & AAA Five Diamond resort.
*
Chicago
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Hyatt Regency Chicago
The Hyatt Regency Chicago is a Hyatt hotel on East Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The hotel operates over 2,019 guest rooms in two different towers which were constructed in 1974 and 1980. The towers are connected by both an above-ground skyw ...
is the seventh-largest hotel in the world, with the largest freestanding bar in the world. The hotel is known for views of the Chicago River and nearby attractions.
*
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
: The
Hyatt Regency Dallas
The Hyatt Regency Dallas is a 28-story, 1,120-room hotel in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of Dallas, Texas, United States The building is connected to Union Station (Dallas), Union Station and Reunion Tower, which is the city's landmark ...
, built in 1978, is most notable for its association with the Dallas landmark
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a observation tower in Dallas, Texas and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Located at 300 Reunion Boulevard in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower is part of the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex and is the ...
. Originally freestanding, the base of the tower was integrated into the ground floor of the hotel after an expansion project in 1998.
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Denpasar/Bali: Hyatt has three hotels in this popular
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n holiday island - Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt, and Andaz (the company also has partial ownership in the first two properties, via a joint venture with two other parties).
*
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
: The
Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is a luxury Hyatt hotel in Hong Kong, and the Asian flagship of Hyatt International. It has been described in a ''New York Times'' travel article as a "world-famous prestige" property. It opened on 21 November 1989 and ...
is a luxury Hyatt hotel in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, and the Asian flagship of Hyatt International. The
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin, on 18 Chak Cheung Street, Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong, is the first international hotel in the New Territories. It is a 5 star hotel.
Facilities
The hotel has 427 guestrooms and suit ...
and
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong are also five-star hotels in Hong Kong.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
: The
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville, located at 225 East Coastline Drive, is a 19-story high-rise hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. With 951-rooms, it is the largest hotel in North Florida. At , the hotel is the 23rd tallest building in Downtown Jackson ...
opened in 2001 under the
Adam's Mark
Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts was a chain of upscale hotels in the United States. The company was headquartered in the HBE Corporation offices in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in Greater St. Louis.[North Florida
North Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida comprising the northernmost part of the state. Along with South Florida and Central Florida, it is one of Florida's three most common "directional" regions. It includes Jacksonville and near ...]
.
*
Jakarta
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: Grand Hyatt Jakarta opened in 1991 and is adjacent to
Plaza Indonesia
Plaza Indonesia (originally Plaza Indonesia Shopping Center) is a shopping mall located at Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The mall is part of the ''Plaza Indonesia Complex'', which is a mixed development complex often referred to ...
. Park Hyatt Jakarta inaugurated in 2018 in
Menteng
Menteng is the south-central district of Central Jakarta, one of the administrative municipalities in the capital city Jakarta, Indonesia.
The nexus of its heritage is the Menteng neighbourhood (Project), a new urban design developed mainly in t ...
.
*
Johor Bahru
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: The Hyatt Regency Johor Bahru became a
Thistle Hotel
Thistle Hotels, run by glh., is a UK-based hotel company with a portfolio of 7 Central London hotels, one at London Heathrow and one in Dorset, operating in the Star (classification), three and four star sector.
History
It was set up by Scottis ...
in 2009. Hyatt will return to the Southern Gateway of
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
when the Hyatt Place Johor Bahru opens in 2023.
*
Kansas City, Missouri
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: The Hyatt Regency Kansas City was the site of an infamous disaster, when its
atrium walkways collapsed in 1981, killing 114. The hotel has since been renamed
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
The Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center is a , 45-story hotel located in the Crown Center complex in Kansas City, Missouri. It was Missouri's tallest building from 1980 to 1986. It is now the state's sixth-tallest building and Kansas City ...
and remains in operation.
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Kota Kinabalu
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: Hyatt Kinabalu International (today Hyatt Regency Kinabalu), opened in 1979 as Hyatt's first hotel in Malaysia. Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu opened in 2022, marking the first entry of the "Centric" portfolio into Malaysia and Southeast Asia
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Kuala Lumpur
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**The Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur (which is adjacent to
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre ( ms, Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur), also known as the KL Convention Centre, is a convention and exhibition centre located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The c ...
) opened in August 2012 and marked the return of the famous chain to the Malaysian capital city. The Hyatt Regency Saujana opened in 1986, but underwent a management change in 2005.
**Alila Bangsar Kuala Lumpur opened in 2018 next to the
Bangsar LRT Station
Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons) is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station exactly located above Jalan Bangsar. Although it is located at Jala ...
as
Alila Hotels & Resorts’ first property in Malaysia.
**Located in the upscale
Mont Kiara
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neighborhood, the Hyatt House Kuala Lumpur Mont Kiara is part of the Arcoris Mont’Kiara development. It is currently the world's largest Hyatt House property, with 298 rooms.
**Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is planned for the top floors of the
Merdeka 118
Merdeka 118, formerly known as Warisan Merdeka Tower and KL 118, is a 118-storey, 678.9-metre-tall megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's second-tallest structure, surpassing the Tokyo Skytree at and the world's sec ...
, the world's second tallest building.
**In January 2020, Hyatt signed a management contract with KL Midtown (JV between Hap Seng Consolidated and TTDI KL Metropolis) to open a Hyatt Regency Hotel in 2024 at the latter's
KL Metropolis
KL Metropolis is a 75.5-acre mixed development situated nearby the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in the district of Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The term "KL" from its name is short for Kuala Lumpur. This RM21 billion development is envision ...
development in northern
Kuala Lumpur
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. This marks the return of the iconic Hyatt Regency brand to the capital city of
Malaysia
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since the change of management of the former Hyatt Regency Saujana in 2005.
*
Kuantan
Kuantan ( Jawi: ) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 18th largest city in Malaysia based on 2010 population, and the largest city in the East Coast of Penin ...
: Hyatt Regency Kuantan Resort was the only international-branded hotel in Kuantan city proper for many years (since opening in 1980) until a few renowned overseas hoteliers finally step foot here, in the late 2010s (including AC by Marriott and Swiss-Belhotel).
*
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
:
Andaz London Liverpool Street Andaz may refer to:
* ''Andaz'' (album), a 2001 album by the Pakistani rock band Junoon
* ''Andaz'' (1949 film), a 1949 film directed by Mehboob Khan
* ''Andaz'' (1971 film), a 1971 film directed by Ramesh Sippy
* ''Andaz'' (1994 film), a 1994 film ...
, built in 1884. Formerly known as the Great Eastern Hotel, it was the only hotel in the
City of London
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from 1884 until the 1980s.
*
Los Angeles
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**
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
: The Continental Hyatt House (now
Andaz West Hollywood
The Andaz West Hollywood is a 239-room Hyatt hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road).
History
The hotel was opened in 1963 by Gene Autry as Gene Autry's Hotel Continental. Leased to Hyatt Hotels Corporat ...
)
**
Century Plaza Hotel
The Fairmont Century Plaza is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel in Los Angeles. Located in Century City, the hotel forms a sweeping crescent design fronting the Avenue of the Stars, adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers and the 2000 Avenue of ...
, operated by Hyatt from 2006 to 2016, was restored in 2021 as the Fairmont Century Plaza.
*
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
: The Grand Hyatt Manila is located in the
Metrobank Center
The Metrobank Center is a mixed-use skyscraper, located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila. It has been the tallest building in the Philippines since its completion in 2016.
Background
The Metrobank Center is part of Federal Land's ...
, the first
supertall
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Diff ...
building in the Philippines (318m)
*
Mumbai
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:
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai
Grand Hyatt Mumbai is a luxury 5 star hotel located off the Western Express Highway, Santacruz (East) in Mumbai, India. Designed by Chicago's Lohan Associates, Grand Hyatt Mumbai was opened in 2004.
Infrastructure and Amenities
The hotel has ...
was designed by Chicago's Lohan Associates and opened in 2004.
**In June 2021, the Hyatt Regency Mumbai closed, due to nonfunding for salary payment or operational expenses by Asian Hotels (West) Ltd., the owner of Hyatt Regency Mumbai.
*
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nashville is located downtown on Broadway and features 591 rooms, including 53 suites, 7 restaurants, 84,000 square feet of versatile indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, a rooftop pool, lounge and sundeck with panoramic city views.
*
New Delhi
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:
Hyatt Regency Delhi
The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a hotel in New Delhi, India, opened in 1983, with 486 rooms and 51 suites. It is located in Bhikaji Cama Place, near Chanakyapuri, in South Delhi. It was managed by Hyatt until November 2020, The hotel no longer has a ...
The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a luxury hotel in New Delhi, India, built in 1983.
*
New York City
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: The Grand Hyatt New York, opened in 1980, was the first major real estate development of
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, in partnership with Hyatt. The partnership deteriorated into a tangle of lawsuits, and the Pritzkers bought off Trump's share in 1996. The structure, built in 1919, is currently named the
Hyatt Grand Central New York
The Hyatt Grand Central New York is a hotel located at 125 East 42nd Street, adjoining Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It operated as the 2,000-room Commodore Hotel between 1919 and 1976. Hotel ch ...
and is set for demolition and replacement.
*
Philadelphia
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: Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia, in the West Rittenhouse Square area
*
San Francisco
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: The
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
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formerly housed a rooftop
revolving restaurant
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called Equinox, offering 360-degree views of the city and the bay. The restaurant became a club for Hyatt loyalty members only and no longer rotates. The hotel was sold for close to $200 million to Dune Capital Management and DiNapoli Capital Partners in January 2007, about $250,000 per room.
*
Seattle
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:
Hyatt Regency Seattle
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is the largest hotel in the
Pacific Northwest
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, with 1,260 rooms.
*
Singapore
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:
**
Grand Hyatt Singapore
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* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
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opened in 1971 as the Hyatt Regency and with over 700 rooms, was also the company's largest hotel at the time. The property will be undergoing a 2-year renovation in late 2021, in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
**
Andaz Singapore Andaz may refer to:
* ''Andaz'' (album), a 2001 album by the Pakistani rock band Junoon
* ''Andaz'' (1949 film), a 1949 film directed by Mehboob Khan
* ''Andaz'' (1971 film), a 1971 film directed by Ramesh Sippy
* ''Andaz'' (1994 film), a 1994 film ...
is the second Hyatt property in the Lion City, having opened in 2017 as the first Andaz-branded hotel in
South East Asia
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.
*
St. Helena, California
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St. Helena is a popular tourist d ...
:
Alila Napa Valley was Hyatt's 1,000th hotel worldwide.
*
Taipei
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:
Grand Hyatt Taipei
Grand Hyatt Taipei () is a 5-star luxury hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Xinyi Planning District, the 27-story, skyscraper hotel is located adjacent to Taipei 101, Taipei World Trade Center complex, Taipei City Council, Taipei International ...
is the only hotel operated by
Hyatt Corporation
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in Taipei.
*
Tirana
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: On December 6, 2018, Hyatt signed a contract with Kastrati Group to manage the MAK Albania Hotel in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
,
Albania
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. Formerly the Sheraton Tirana, the hotel will be rebuilt and rebranded as Hyatt Regency and Residences Tirana.
*
Tokyo
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: The
Park Hyatt Tokyo
The is the second-tallest building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994.
Shinjuku Park Tower is a single building consisting of three connected block-shaped elements; S tower, which is 235 m (771 ft ...
is the second-tallest building in
Shinjuku
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration ...
, Tokyo.
World events
1980–1989
*
United States
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– The
Hyatt Regency Kansas City in
Kansas City, Missouri
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, was the site of
one of the worst hotel disasters in U.S. history. On July 17, 1981, two of the three skybridges that traversed the hotel's lobby
collapsed during a tea dance. The walkways were packed with people when a structural failure occurred, causing one bridge, which was hung from the bridge above it, to pull both bridges loose from the ceiling and collapse. The accident killed 114 people and injured over 200.
The hotel was later renamed the Hyatt Regency
Crown Center
Crown Center is a shopping center and neighborhood located near Downtown Kansas City, Missouri between Gillham Road and Main Street to the east and west, and between OK/E 22nd St and E 27th St to the north and south. The shopping center is an ...
.
1990–1999
*
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
– The
Hyatt Terraces Baguio Hotel
Hyatt Terraces Baguio, also known as the Terraces Plaza, was a 12-storey hotel located along South Drive in Baguio, Philippines. It was destroyed during the 1990 Luzon earthquake.
History
Before the Hyatt management's takeover in 1979, the Te ...
in the northern city of
Baguio
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), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
collapsed after a July 16, 1990,
earthquake
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.
2000–present
*
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
– On October 17, 2001, Israeli tourism minister
Rehavam Ze'evi
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He was assassinated by Hamdi Quran ...
was
assassinated
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in the Hyatt Regency Jerusalem on
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus ( he, הַר הַצּוֹפִים ', "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; ar, جبل المشارف ', lit. "Mount Lookout", or ' "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or ) is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Je ...
.
*
United States
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– During
Hurricane Katrina
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(August 23–31, 2005), the
Hyatt Regency New Orleans
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is a 32-story, 361-foot (110 m) hotel located at 601 Loyola Ave in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. It has 1,193 guest rooms, including 95 suites. It is part of a complex of connected buildings ...
received significant damage as almost all of its windows were blown out and the bottom floor was torn apart by
flood
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damage. The hotel is located in the
Central Business District
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and reopened October 19, 2011.
*
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
– On November 9, 2005, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
,
Jordan
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, was targeted by a
series of coordinated terrorist attacks along with a Radisson SAS and a Days Inn hotel.
*
United States
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- On Mother's Day, May 9, 2021, a shooting at a Hyatt hotel in downtown
Phoenix, Arizona
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left one person dead and seven injured.
Partnerships
Hyatt has a partnership with
MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International is an American global hospitality and entertainment company operating destination resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Detroit, Mississippi, Maryland, and New Jersey, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, and Pa ...
.
In 2018, Hyatt began partnering with some properties in the SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) chain, which allows World of Hyatt members to earn and redeem points during their stays at participating SLH properties.
In October 2018, Hyatt announced their purchase of Two Roads Hospitality, a lifestyle hotel management company, for a base purchase price of
US$
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480 million, with Hyatt to take the management controls of 85 properties of Two Road's across eight countries. All the hotels had joined the World of Hyatt loyalty programme by 2019.
Loyalty program
Hyatt operates a
loyalty program
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called World of Hyatt, which replaced Gold Passport on March 1, 2017.
Hyatt's partnership with MGM Resorts International allows members of both companies' loyalty programs – World of Hyatt and Mlife, respectively – to "status match" (i.e., match their lower status in one of the programs to the higher tier achieved in the other), and then earn points and credits, as well as avail themselves of the perquisites and partnerships associated with the higher, matched status in both programs.
Recognition
''Fortune'' magazine ranked Hyatt #32 on its list of "America's Best Companies to Work For" in 2019, rising to #16 in 2021. The
Human Rights Campaign
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(HRC) has awarded the company 100% in the HRC Equality Index for more than ten years, last in 2020.
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