Hyatt Hotels & Resorts News
ING Clarion to Brand Miami Hotel as ‘Hyatt Miami at The Blue’
ING Clarion Partners announces the branding of The Blue, a recently opened 240-room luxury condo hotel in suburban Miami, as “Hyatt Miami at The Blue” with the engagement of Davidson Hotel Company as the hotel’s new operator.
Hyatt Partners Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
Hyatt has become the newest corporate partner of Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research. Hyatt’s chief operating officer – North America, Chuck Floyd, will also join the CHR advisory board.
Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa Opens
Hyatt Guests Can Experience Clearwater Beach’s Newest Luxury Resort at Special Grand Opening Rates
Hyatt and Hotelera Playa Sombrero S.A. Announce Signing for Andaz Papagayo in Costa Rica
Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Hotelera Playa Sombrero S.A., a Costa Rican development company, announced today that a Hyatt subsidiary and Hotelera Playa Sombrero have signed a management agreement for the 150-room Andaz Papagayo.
Andaz Wall Street to Set a New Tone of Style, Optimism and Industry in Lower Manhattan
Andaz Wall Street, the only hotel situated on Wall Street, will set a new tone of style and optimism in Lower Manhattan when it officially opens on January 18, 2010. Andaz, Hyatt’s newest brand, is devoted to providing simplified, spot-on service and indulgent amenities for its guests
Hyatt Regency Vancouver to Support 100 Percent Local Wind Power With Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 per cent green electricity provider, today announced that Hyatt Regency Vancouver, one of the largest convention hotels in Western Canada, now supports renewable electricity with Bullfrog Power. All of Hyatt Regency Vancouver’s meeting rooms are bullfrogpowered with wind power from Bear Mountain, the first renewable energy project in B.C. to deliver EcoLogoM-certified wind power to the regional grid. Hyatt Regency Vancouver joins its sister property, Hyatt Regency Calgary, which began bullfrogpowering its meeting space, gym and pool area in September 2008.
Hyatt Signs Three New Hotels in China
Hyatt and Suning Real Estate Development have signed agreements for Hyatt subsidiaries to provide management services to three hotels in the vibrant hubs of China’s Jiangsu province.
Hyatt Place Opens First Newly Built Hotel in Uncasville, CT in Eight Years
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Stonestreet Hospitality Realty Corporation, announce the opening of Hyatt Place Uncasville. Hyatt Place Uncasville is the first newly built hotel to open in Uncasville since 2001.
Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort and Spa opens along the Western Cape of South Africa
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today that Hyatt Regency Oubaai Golf Resort and Spa, located on Herolds Bay in George, South Africa, has opened. The resort is the second Hyatt property in South Africa, joining Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, which opened as a Hyatt hotel in October 1995.
Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill Wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill has been awarded The Corporate Social Responsibility Award in Springboards Awards for Excellence 2009. Noted as a highlight of the evening, this prestigious award, sponsored by Danon Waters was awarded to this five-star hotel in recognition of a strong commitment to the preservation of the natural environment. The hotel’s initiative includes energy management systems; giving back to local communities through employee volunteer services and donations and fund-raising events for local charities. The judges commented that “the entry clearly demonstrated the passion and enthusiasm of the team at all levels for taking forward local programmes and applying a focused and strategic approach to environmental sustainability, community development and volunteerism”.
Buyers jump on Hyatt offering
Hyatt Hotels, the hospitality empire controlled by Chicago’s Pritzker family, raised $950m in its initial public offering and reaped surprising benefits after going public in the middle of the worst hospitality environment for more than a decade. The company saw its shares rise almost 12% by the close of trading.
Family feuding may disrupt Hyatt float
The Hyatt hotels chain is due to float on the stockmarket but arguments within the wealthy founding family are threatening to disrupt the process with amendments to Hyatt’s IPO prospectus including specific warnings about the infighting of the Pritzkers.