hotels corporation type public traded as nyse h industry hospitality headquarters hyatt center chicago illinois united states key people thomas j. pritzker 1 executive chairman mark s. hoplamazian 1 president and ceo products hotels resorts brands park hyatt grand hyatt hyatt regency hyatt hotels andaz hyatt centric unbound collection hyatt place hyatt house ziva zilara residence club revenue 4.4 billion 2 number of employees 96 627 2015 2 website www.hyatt.com hyatt center headquarters of hyatt hotels hyatt regency in hong kong left the hyatt regency hotel was built in 1957 and is located 2301 se 17th street in fort lauderdale florida . the hotel was designed by richard f. humble a follower of frank lloyd wright . hyatt hotels corporation is an american multinational owner operator and franchiser of hotels resorts and vacation properties . the hyatt corporation came into being upon purchase of the hyatt house at los angeles international airport on september 27 1957 . in 2016 fortune magazine listed hyatt as the 47th best u.s. company to work for . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 full service lodging 1.2 select service lodging 1.3 extended stay lodging 1.4 all inclusive resorts 1.5 timeshares 2 notable properties 3 world events 3.1 1980 1989 3.2 1990 1999 3.3 2000 2009 3.4 2010 current 4 loyalty program 5 references 6 external 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 . 3 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 . 4 in 1969 hyatt opened its first hotel outside the united states the hyatt regency hong kong . 5 in 1980 the grand hyatt and park hyatt brands were introduced . hyatt runs resort hotels starting with the hyatt regency maui in 1980 . 6 as of 30 november 2015 update hyatt had over 627 hotels worldwide . 7 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 . 8 9 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 . 10 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 of wyndham 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 . 11 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. 12 according to the filing mark s. hoplamazian was to serve as ceo and thomas pritzker as executive chairman . 13 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 . 14 as of 31 december 2014 update hyatt corporation s worldwide portfolio consisted of 587 properties . 15 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 . 16 hyatt hotels corporation operates several chains . the human rights campaign hrc awarded the company 100 % in the hrc equality index for eight consecutive years . 17 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 . 18 the first andaz hotel was the great eastern hotel in london followed by hotels in san diego west hollywood shanghai 19 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 . full service lodging edit park hyatt are residential luxury hyatt hotels mid sized hotels in cities considered premier destinations . 20 andaz hotels are upscale lifestyle boutique style hotels . 21 grand hyatt hotels are large luxury hotels in major cities and holiday destinations . 22 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 attending conventions located in urban suburban airport convention and resort destinations around the world . 23 hyatt hotels are smaller full service hotels with 150 to 350 rooms located close to major business centers . 24 hyatt centric is a new full service lifestyle brand designed for business and leisure travelers . 25 select service lodging edit hyatt place hotels are mid sized hotels catering for families . 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 . 26 all inclusive resorts edit hyatt zilara and hyatt ziva hotels are all inclusive resorts . zilara does not accommodate children . 27 timeshares edit hyatt residence club are timeshare properties with the same service as the hyatt brand . 28 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 update 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 . 29 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 . dallas the hyatt regency dallas built in 1978 is most notable for its association with the iconic dallas landmark reunion tower . originally freestanding the base of the tower was integrated into the ground floor of the hotel after an expansion project in 1998 . 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 . kathmandu hyatt regency one of the best and luxurious hotels in nepal and one among the five star hotels of nepal . los angeles century plaza hotel one of the 11 endangered historic sites manila the hyatt city of dreams manila is the only remaining hyatt branded hotel in metro manila after the first hyatt hotel and casino in roxas boulevard was sold to new world hotel . the hyatt city of dreams manila 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 . 30 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 . 31 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