Hyatt Hotels Corporation is an American international company and operator of hotels.

The Hyatt
Corporation came into being upon purchase of the Hyatt House, at Los Angeles International Airport, on
September 27, 1957. In 2015, Fortune magazine listed Hyatt as the 78th-best U.S. company to work for.[2]

Contents
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1History
2Brands
o 2.1Full-service lodging
o 2.2Select-service lodging
o 2.3Extended-stay lodging
o 2.4All-inclusive resorts
o 2.5Timeshares
3Other business activities
4Notable properties
5World events
o 5.119801989
o 5.219901999
o 5.320002009
o 5.42010Current
6Loyalty program
7Gallery
8References
9External links

History[edit]
The original owners were entrepreneurs Hyatt Robert von Dehn and Jack Dyer Crouch; after a few years,
Von Dehn sold his share in the hotel to entrepreneur Jay Pritzker. Jay's younger brother Donald
Pritzker also took on an important role in the company.[5]
Over the following decade, acquisitions were made, and Hyatt became the fastest-growing hotel chain in the
United States. Donald died in 1972; Jay continued to run the company.[6]
In 1969, Hyatt opened its first hotel outside the United States, the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong.[7] In 1980 the
Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands were introduced. Hyatt runs resort hotels, starting with the Hyatt
Regency Maui in 1980.[8] As of 30 November 2015 Hyatt had over 627 hotels worldwide.[9]
In 1972 Hyatt formed Elsinore Corporation, a subsidiary to operate the Four Queens Hotel and Casino and
the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino. After Hyatt became a private company in 1979,
Elsinore was spun off as a public company. The company opened the Playboy Hotel and Casino as a joint
venture with Playboy Enterprises.[10][11]
In June 2004, substantially all of the hospitality assets owned by Pritzker family business interests, including
Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation, were consolidated under a single entity called Global
Hyatt Corporation. On June 30, 2009, Global Hyatt Corporation changed its name to Hyatt Hotels
Corporation.[12]
In December 2004 Hyatt Hotels Corporation acquired AmeriSuites, an upscale chain of all-suite business
class hotels from affiliates of the Blackstone Group, a New York-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's
Courtyard by Marriott and Hilton Worldwide's Hilton Garden Inn.
In December 2005 Hyatt acquired limited service company Summerfield Suites from the Blackstone Group.
Blackstone had inherited Summerfield Suites from its purchase ofWyndham International. According to a
Hyatt press release, in January 2012 Hyatt Summerfield Suites were rebranded as Hyatt House to compete
in the "upscale extended stay market" against Residence Inn, Homewood Suites and Staybridge Suites.[13]
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 under the symbol H.[14] According to the filing Mark S. Hoplamazian was to
serve as CEO and Thomas Pritzker asExecutive Chairman.[15] The public offering is 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, claiming fraud and seeking damages of over US$6 billion.[16]
As of 31 December 2014 Hyatt Corporation's worldwide portfolio consisted of 587 properties.[17] On
September 1, 2011, Hyatt acquired Hotel Sierra, which has 18 properties in 10 states. Along with Hyatt
Summerfield Suites hotels, several of these properties were rebranded as Hyatt house in January 2012.[18]
Hyatt Hotels Corporation operates several chains. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) awarded the
company 100% in the HRC Equality Index for eight consecutive years.[19]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 spas or other recreational facilities. Other brands
include Hyatt Place, designed as a limited service offering for business travelers. An extended stay
chain, Summerfield Suites, was acquired by Hyatt in 2005, and was renamed Hyatt House in January 2012.
Hyatt launched the Andaz brand in April 2007.[20] The first Andaz hotel was The Great Eastern Hotel
in London, followed by hotels in San Diego, West Hollywood, Shanghai[21] and New York City (Andaz Wall
Street & Andaz 5th Avenue).
On November 2013 Hyatt introduced their first all-inclusive resort brands, Ziva and Hyatt Zilara. As of 2015,
Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara offer all inclusive accommodations in Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and
Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
On October 28, 2015, Hyatt announced that they were in advanced talks to acquire Starwood Hotels in the
coming weeks in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction was not completed, and Starwood was
acquired by Marriott International instead.

Brands[edit]
Full-service lodging[edit]

Park Hyatt are residential luxury Hyatt hotels, mid-sized hotels in cities considered premier
destinations. [22]
Andaz hotels are upscale lifestyle boutique-style hotels. [23]
Grand Hyatt hotels are large luxury hotels in major cities and holiday destinations. [24]
Hyatt Regency is Hyatt's flagship hotel brand that are mid to large scaled premium hotels intended
for both leisure and business travelers, including those attendingconventions, located in urban,
suburban, airport, convention and resort destinations around the world. [25]
Hyatt hotels are smaller full-service hotels with 150 to 350 rooms located close to major business
centers. [26]
Hyatt Centric is a new, full service lifestyle brand designed for business and leisure travelers. [27]

Select-service lodging[edit]

Hyatt Place hotels are mid-sized hotels catering for family and business travelers,

Extended-stay lodging[edit]

Hyatt House (formerly known as Hyatt Summerfield Suites or Summerfield Suites

by Wyndham and Hotel Sierra) properties are extended-stay residential hotels and smaller-to-mid-sized
modern hotels in urban and suburban locations in the United States. [28]

All-inclusive resorts[edit]
 Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva hotels are all-inclusive resorts. Zilara does not accommodate children.
[29]

Timeshares[edit]

Hyatt Residence Club are timeshare properties with the same service as the Hyatt brand.[30]

Other business activities[edit]

Hyatt operates a higher-priced timeshare program, known as Hyatt Residence Club, through Hyatt Vacation
Ownership, Inc. As of 2014 it had over a dozen locations, some within or connected to Hyatt hotels.[31] The
group also runs a chain of higher-priced retirement homes named Vi Living[32] and offers retail home dcor
and furnishings through Hyatt at Home, a luxury online store.[33]

Notable properties[edit]

Atlanta: The Hyatt Regency Atlanta, the first Hyatt Regency hotel, was built in 1967 and was the
first contemporary atrium hotel in the world. As of 2014 it was the only major downtown Atlanta hotel
with a front drive on Peachtree Street. Architect John Portman designed the building.
Beijing: The Grand Hyatt Beijing opened in 2001 in Beijing city, followed by the Park Hyatt Beijing in
2008.
Boston: The 502-room Hyatt Regency Boston is in the original hotel component of the
former Lafayette Place Mall in Boston's Downtown Crossing retail-office district.[34]
Chicago: With 2,019 rooms, The Hyatt Regency Chicago is the seventh-largest non-gaming hotel in
the world, with the largest freestanding bar in the world.
Colombo: The Hyatt Regency Colombo (now Grand|Hyatt Colombo) which is under construction is
the first Hyatt hotel in Sri Lanka.
Dalian: Grand Hyatt Dalian opened in 2014. Situated at the Xinghai Square.
Denpasar/Bali: Grand Hyatt Bali Hotel is a resort in Nusa Dua, Bali.
Hollywood: The Continental Hyatt Hotel (now Andaz West Hollywood) was in the movie Almost
Famous starring Kate Hudson (2000), and its pool has featured in several films including This is Spinal
Tap (1984), and the Park Hyatt Hotel in Century City (now rebranded as InterContinental Hotel) was the
scene of the "6th floor into swimming pool" scene in the 1989 movie Lethal Weapon 2 starring Mel
Gibson and Danny Glover.
Jakarta: Grand Hyatt Jakarta is a five-star hotel in Jakarta's business district, adjacent to Plaza
Indonesia.
Kansas City, Missouri: Initially named the Hyatt Regency Kansas City, the atrium walkways
collapsed in 1981, killing 114. The hotel has since been renamed Sheraton Kansas City at Crown
Center and remains in operation.
Los Angeles: Century Plaza Hotel, one of the 11 endangered historic sites
Manila: The Hyatt City of Dreams Manila is the first Hyatt branded hotel in Metro Manila and is one
of the 3 five-star hotels (Nobu Manila and Crown Towers) located at City of Dreams
Manila, Entertainment City, Philippines.
Mumbai: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai was designed by Chicago's Lohan Associates and opened in
2004.
New Delhi: Hyatt Regency Delhi The Hyatt Regency Delhi is a luxury hotel in New Delhi, India, built
in 1983.
Orlando: Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress opened in 1984 as the first luxury resort in Orlando. The
18-story atrium hotel is part of a 1,500-acre resort including four golf courses and a lagoon swimming
pool with a swinging bridge and a rock grotto.
Sanya: Park Hyatt Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort the first Hyatt branded hotel to open in the resort
island of Hainan China in 2015 It is one of the 2 five-star hotels (Andaz Sunny Bay is scheduled to open
in 2016) located in Sunny Bay.[35]
San Francisco: The Hyatt Regency San Francisco formerly provided a rooftop revolving
restaurant called Equinox, offering 360-degree views of the city and the bay the restaurant became
 an elite club for certain hotel guests only and it no longer rotates. This hotel was sold for close to $200
million to Dune Capital Management and DiNapoli Capital Partners in January 2007, about $250,000
per room.[36] The property was used several times as a filming location, including Irwin Allen's 1974
disaster film The Towering Inferno, the 1977 Mel Brooks comedy High Anxiety, Don Siegel's spy
thriller Telefon of the same year, and the 1979 science fiction thriller Time After Time.
Seoul: The Grand Hyatt Seoul opened in 1978 as Hyatt Regency Seoul and is one of the oldest
Hyatts in Asia. Is the only fully Hyatt-owned hotel in the Asia-Pacific. The hotel is in
Seoul's Namsan area, where further development is not allowed.
Shanghai: The Park Hyatt Shanghai occupies the 79th - 93rd floors of the Shanghai World
Financial Center, and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai occupies the 53rd to 87th floors of the Jin Mao Tower,
and are two of the highest hotels in the world.
Tokyo: The Park Hyatt Tokyo appeared in the 2003 movie Lost in Translation.
Yogyakarta: Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta is a five-star hotel in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia.

World events[edit]
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19801989[edit]

United States The Hyatt Regency Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.

19901999[edit]

Philippines The Hyatt Terraces Baguio in the northern city of Baguio collapsed after a July 16,
1990, earthquake.

20002009[edit]

Israel On October 17, 2001, Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi was assassinated in the
Jerusalem Hyatt Regency on Mount Scopus.
Australia The 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) was held March 25, 2002,
at the former Hyatt Regency Coolum (now Palmer Coolum Resort) on theSunshine Coast at Coolum.[37]
United States During Hurricane Katrina (August 2331, 2005), the Hyatt Regency New
Orleans received significant damage as almost all of its windows were blown out and the bottom floor
was torn apart by flood damage. The hotel is located in the Central Business District and reopened
October 19, 2011.[38]
Jordan On November 9, 2005, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman, Jordan, was targeted by a
series of coordinated terrorist attacks along with a Radisson SAS and a Days Inn hotel.
Australia The 2006 G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held at
the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne between November 18 and November 19, 2006.
Trinidad & Tobago The Hyatt Regency Trinidad was used for the 2009 5th Summit of the
Americas from April 17 to 19, 2009.

2010Current[edit]

India The Hyatt Regency Chennai was the venue for the World Chess Championship 2013, held
for the first time in India, from November 9 to 28, 2013.[39]
Loyalty program[edit]

Hyatt Gold Passport

Hyatt hotels operate a loyalty program called Hyatt Gold Passport.

Gallery[edit]

The Grand HyattBangkok, Thailand, on Ratchadamri Road

Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Tower

Andaz West Hollywood



Hyatt Regency inAtlanta, Georgia

A Hyatt Regency inCologne, Germany. The KlnTriangle is in the background.

A Hyatt Regency inSanta Clara, California, in the United States.

Hyatt Regency atOrlando International Airport

Grand Hyatt Taipei inTaipei, Taiwan



Hotel Hyatt Regency Kiev in Kiev, Ukraine

The Park Hyatt ofBuenos Aires, Argentina

Grand Hyatt Cairo,Egypt

Hyatt RegencyEkaterinburg, Russia

Grand Hyatt HotelMuscat, Oman



Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center,Denver

Hyatt Place Louisville, Kentucky

Hyatt Place Chantilly, Virginia

Park Hyatt Washington, D.C.

Hyatt Hotel Amman,Jordan



Grand Hyatt Berlin: Stainless Buddy Bear in the hotel lobby

HYATT house Dallas/Lincoln ParkDallas, Texas

Hyatt Regency Chennai,India

Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida

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