Saudi Arabia: Hyatt has entered into a management agreement with The Red Sea Development Company for a 180-room luxury wellness resort.
Vienna: Hyatt has signed a management agreement with an affiliate of SIGNA and CENTRAL Group to develop the Thompson Vienna as part of a retail store.
China: Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Anta Sports Products Co., have announced plans for a Fila House hotel in Shanghai.
UK: A Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Blackfriars Hotel Limited to open the Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars in July 2022. Currently undergoing refurbishment, the Grade II-listed building was formerly a palace. When complete, it will feature 204 guest rooms, an all-day New York-style bistro, a Chinese
UAE: Hyatt Centric Jumeirah Dubai has opened in the centre of the city, marking the lifestyle brand’s debut in the Middle East. The seven-storey hotel features 173 rooms including 27 deluxe rooms and suites, four food and drink spots, multiple meetings and events spaces, a spa with gym, and a
Italy: AG Group has signed a franchise agreement with Hyatt Hotels for two of its properties in Florence and Rome. AG’s two hotels – IL Tornabuoni and The Tribune Hotel – will become part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt and JdV by Hyatt respectively. IL Tornabuoni, expected to open
US: Park Hyatt Chicago will temporarily close in January 2022 to undergo a renovation of all 198 guest rooms and suites, with a scheduled reopening of April 2022. The redesign will be overseen by Anderson/Miller Ltd, drawing inspiration from the neighbouring Water Tower Park. Further details about the work is
Worldwide: Hyatt Hotels Corporation has agreed to buy luxury hotel and resort operator Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion in cash, expected to close Q4 2021. The acquisition will expand Hyatt’s presence in the luxury leisure market by adding approximately 100 hotels and a pipeline of 24 executed deals in
Thailand: The 140-room Hyatt Regency Koh Samui, located in North Chaweng, marks the brand’s first hotel on the island. Three Thai design firms – Office of Bangkok Architecture, August Design and PLandscaping, collaborated on the project. It spans eight acres of private coastline in the far northeast corner of the island.
EMEA: Paul Dalgleish has been named as Hyatt’s vice president of revenue, sales, distribution and learning for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia regions. Dalgleish brings over 25 years of experience to the role, many of which were spent with Marriott International’s commercial operation in the Middle East
