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Cancun, Mexico – 12 October 2016 1Adults-only will be served. At Hyatt Ziva Cancun in Mexico, guests have to be older than 18 years. And wealthy. To pay for a private butler service, according to Hyatt the first in of its kind in Mexico. “Fulfilling our guests’ wants and needs
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1HRI Properties and Hyatt Hotels Corporation announce plans to convert the current James Robertson building in Nashville, Tennessee into a luxury hotel joining The Unbound Collection by Hyatt portfolio. HRI Properties plans to spend approximately US$50 million to update the building into a 191-room hotel, and upon opening
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1Hyatt appoints longtime executive Jim Chu to the newly created position of global head of select service and franchise strategy, designed to strengthen and support the continued growth of the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brands. Chu reports to Steve Haggerty, global head of capital strategy, franchising and select service
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1 David Lockard is appointed General Manager, Hyatt Centric Park City effective immediately. Lockard will oversee the operation of the 150 room hotel, that includes a full service signature restaurant, Escala Provisions Company Restaurant & Bar; EPC Market for grab and go food, beverage and convenience items; 10,000 sq.
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Hyatt Hotels announces the official opening of Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market, marking the brand’s official entry into Canada. The 200-room hotel, which is the 13th in the portfolio, joins other Andaz hotels in global gateway cities and resort destinations. Three other Andaz hotels are scheduled to join the
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Hyatt Regency Xi’an opens in the capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China, marking the return of the Hyatt Regency brand to one of China’s oldest cities. Hyatt Regency Xi’an features 298 guestrooms and suites ranging in size from 538 to 2,777 square feet.
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The Statler Hotel on the Cornell University campus promotes Thomas Gisler to director of food and beverage. He had served as executive chef of the Statler since 2005. Gisler’s international career started at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida, continuing at the Hyatt Regency South Korea, the
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Loews Hotels appoints George Fleck as senior vice president of brands and marketing. Drawing on more than 20 years of hotel operations, marketing and brand management experience, Fleck oversees the architecture, marketing, management and expansion of the Loews brands including Loews Hotels & Resorts, Loews Regency and the OE Collection.
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The Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brands continue their growth in new markets with the opening of 10 hotels during the first quarter of 2016. The seven Hyatt Place hotels and three Hyatt House hotels opened in the first quarter represent approximately 30 percent of the planned Hyatt-branded select
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Real-estate firm SIGNA and an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced a 50:50 joint venture for the development of Andaz Am Belvedere Vienna. The hotel will be located opposite the 21er Haus (formerly the Museum of Modern Art) and Vienna’s Schweizergarten, next to the Belvedere Palace. The
Awards and Recognition
Hyatt, a subsidiary of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, has been named to the 2016 FORTUNE “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list, an annual ranking of companies with outstanding workplace cultures. Hyatt has earned a spot on the prestigious list for three consecutive years, and ranking at No. 47, its position
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US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker ? part of the family that created the Hyatt hotel fortune ? told Cuban officials that Washington wants to promote the Communist country?s nascent private sector in order to maximise trade and build on newly restored diplomatic relations. Pritzker met with two Cuban ministers and one