Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced today it will operate and manage the new 394-room Hyatt Regency Toronto in downtown Toronto on behalf of King Street Enterprises.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today unveiled a first-of-its-kind travel personality quiz to help individuals identify their travel temperaments and test their travel companion compatibility

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain will open 8100 Mountainside Bar and Grill, an innovative restaurant featuring the freshest ingredients from local and national purveyors, in time for Christmas 2008.

Zurich, October 2008 – The Park Hyatt Zurich was awarded with the third rank at the CASH Employers’ Award 2008 on October 8, 2008.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) announce the signing of a management agreement for Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi.

Planning and packing for family vacations just got easier. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced an exclusive partnership with Babies Travel Lite, an online retail resource offering more than 1,000 brand-name baby products including diapers, baby food, infant formula and specialty travel items for delivery directly to Hyatt properties. At a time when airlines are charging for checked luggage and carry-on restrictions are tightening, Hyatt’s partnership with Babies Travel Lite enables parents to avoid airline baggage fees and airport line hassles freeing them up to care for their families.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has announced the January 2009 launch of its second property under its new brand, Andaz.

Today, celebrating the Argentina Polo season 2008, Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt Buenos Aires presented to the press “Alegría Park Hyatt Polo Team”.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is making it easy to turn business travel into “free time” during its Faster Free Nights promotion.  Hyatt Gold Passport members earn a free night after every two eligible stays at any one of more than 365 Hyatt hotels worldwide between now and December 30, 2008.

For the second consecutive year, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will serve as a national corporate sponsor of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® campaign, participating in a global effort to highlight the importance of early childhood education by breaking the world record for the largest shared reading experience.

For visitors looking for the ultimate skiing experience, Technique Weeks, which is offered at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, is ideal.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced that its North American properties will provide jogging and fitness-walking guests with palm-size route cards designed by Athletic-Minded Traveler®, a leading healthy-travel and lifestyle media firm. Hyatt is the first major hospitality company to partner with Athletic-Minded Traveler and will feature the maps as part of the StayFit@Hyatt program at participating Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt propertie.

BEAVER CREEK, Colo.—August 25, 2008—Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, is undergoing a $4 million renovation of seven suites and 14 executive king junior suites.

TOKYO (August 22, 2008) – Park Hyatt Tokyo is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Roux-Dessarps as General Manager, effective September 1, 2008.

BBDO New York announced today that is has been selected by Global Hyatt Corporation, one of the world’s premiere hotel companies, to be its strategic and creative agency partner handling its global brand advertising needs. BBDO partnered with sister-agency PHD, which was jointly awarded media buying and planning. The decision was made following a three-month competitive review.

MALTA, NY– Aug. 13, 2008 – Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Malta Hospitality, LLC, and InterMountain Management, LLC today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Saratoga/Malta, marking New York State’s first Hyatt Place and the country’s first ground-up Hyatt Place hotel

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced that Hyatt Place®, which has grown to 118 hotels nationwide since its 2006 launch, has been named the top mid-scale full service brand in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index^SM .

Saigon, Vietnam – August 4, 2008 -The history behind the Park Hyatt Masters of Food and Wine began 23 years ago when Highlands Inn Park Hyatt Carmel, California, hosted the event for the very first time.

Dozens of Hyatt Regency properties in key business, convention and resort locations in North America are undergoing dramatic transformation as part of a multi­year revitalization project. When openings of new hotels in the same time period are taken into account, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and the owners of several Hyatt managed properties are investing more than $1.3 billion in Hyatt’s core brand in North America. Seventeen properties have been renovated or opened in the past three years and 31 additional hotels are scheduled to be revamped or to open by the end of 2010.

The new Cafe restaurant at Hyatt Regency Perth is open for business after an extensive redevelopment that transformed the restaurant and introduced a new, interactive style of dining to Perth.

The Travel Industry Association reports that Americans are expected to take more than 327 million leisure trips this summer. But as travelers hit the road, many are feeling the pinch of gas prices averaging above $4 per gallon. To help ease the burden and offer incentives for continued travel, select Hyatt Regency hotels and resorts across the country are offering money-saving gasoline promotions and packages valid through Labor Day and beyond. Select properties showcasing such offers include:

Global Hyatt Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hoplamazian today announced the appointment of Harmit Singh as chief financial officer (CFO). In this position, Singh will lead the company’s finance, accounting, treasury, tax and strategic financial planning functions worldwide. Singh was formerly senior vice president and chief financial officer – International for Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) responsible for finance, information technology and supply chain. Singh will report directly to Hoplamazian.

CHICAGO – June 9, 2008– To celebrate Pride 2008, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts continues its partnership with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and in celebration launches a new Hyatt GLAAD Package at 25 participating Hyatt Hotels & Resorts across the country.

CHICAGO – June 9, 2008 – Hyatt hotels and resorts in Florida make this travel season enticing and more affordable by offering savings on the prevailing room rate and up to a 25% discount on food and beverage daily during their stay.

Affiliates of Global Hyatt Corporation and Alliances Group have announced the signing of a management agreement for Park Hyatt Marrakech.