Grant Hyatt will manage a 400 room property at the upcoming Lanco Hills project of the Lanco group. The five-star hotel, slated to open early 2011, will be the second property to be run by the global chain after the Park Hyatt Hyderabad, which is scheduled to open early 2010.
The Lanco Grand Hyatt Hyderabad is Click here to read full story>
HGR (Hospitality Graduate Recruitment) has secured its first global contract with Hyatt International. The contract which came into effect this March will see the Swiss-based recruitment consultancy supporting over 110 hotels worldwide - including nine Hyatt hotels throughout the Middle East - with their recruitment strategies.
For the next 12 months, HR departments across Hyatt International hotels Click here to read full story>
On the heels of the recent announcement of its new luxury brand, Andaz™, and reaching the 100-hotel milestone of Hyatt Place hotels in the United States, one of the world's leading hospitality companies, continues its global development pace at an unprecedented speed. With more than 50 full service hotels in the pipeline, Hyatt has announced 14 hotels under development in greater China alone, as well as five hotels in Russia/CIS with other high-profile properties to open in Europe, Middle East, and The Americas.
Global projects recently opened or underway include:
Click here to read full story>
R Narayan has been appointed as the Director of Marketing at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. He joins the hotel after a two year tenure at Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa.
His role here will be instrumental in developing, implementing, maximising, monitoring and evaluating the hotel’s marketing strategies, as well as analysing business performance in order to achieve and exceed forecast revenue figures for the entire hotel operations.
He will also be Click here to read full story>
More Hospitality People....
The Hotel is scheduled to open for the Olympics 2008. Click here to see more about the hotel> Park Hyatt Beijing invites applications for the following Food & Beverage positions..Click here to read full story> | Search for jobs in China> Search for Food & Beverage jobs in China> Search for Jobs with Hyatt> Search for jobs in China with Hyatt> Search for Food & Beverage Jobs with Hyatt> | More Food & Beverage Jobs> |
The Hotel is scheduled to open for the Olympics 2008.
Click here to see more about the hotel>
Park Hyatt Beijing invites applications for the following Kitchen Positions..Click here to read full story>
See more Kitchen Jobs...
Soaring above the heart of Beijing’s Central Business District, Park Hyatt Beijing will be part of the prestigious Beijing Yintai Centre, the tallest skyscraper on Chang’an Avenue and a symbol of the new China.
Directly opposite the China World Trade Centre, the hotel is 40 minutes from the Beijing Capital International Airport, 5 minutes from the Embassy District and just 15 minutes from the Forbidden City by car.
Park Hyatt Beijing will feature...Click here to read full story>
Search for Jobs with Hyatt>
Search for jobs in China>
Search for jobs in China with Hyatt>
New Appointments>
> Taj Lands End : Chef Anirudhya Lal Roy, Executive Chef, Mumbai
> Phoenix Group Global : Priti Chand, Director – PR and Communication
> Hyatt : Mohit Khanna, Executive Sous Chef, Kolkata
> Le Royal Meridien : Devendra Singh, Front Office Manager, Chennai
> Sun-n-Sand Group of Hotels : Gulshan Arora, Senior Vice President and General Manager
>The Claridges Hotels & Resorts : Sanjeev Shukla, General Manager - Sales & Marketing
See each profile in detail...Click here to read full story>
Previously, he worked as the assistant vice president of national sales. Horne began working for Hyatt in 1988 as the associate director of sales at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.
Click here to readmore>Sereno Spa at the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, a sanctuary of tranquility and rejuvenation was voted “The Best Spa in India” in the national category, in the inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards 2007, organized by SpaAsia Magazine.
Know more ...Click here
Radisson Goa gets best hotel award by Carlson Hotels Worldwide
Carlson Hotels Worldwide has felicitated Goa-based Radisson white sands with President's award.
Know more... Click here
Hospitality People....
With a new brand, and 56 new hotels set to open in the next four years, JONNA SIMON catches with Allan Edgar, vice-president of marketing at Hyatt International to find out more. Excerpts:
I understand that Hyatt International is aiming to open 56 new hotels in the next four years. Can you tell me a little about which of your brands these hotels will be operated under?
The new hotels will be a mixture of our top brands – Grand, Park and Regency.
India and China will predominantly have Hyatt Regency hotels.
Read the rest of the interview...click here
Global Hyatt Corporation, one of the world's premier hotel companies, has introduced a one-of-a-kind guest concept known as 'Residential Spa' which incorporates spa and business facilities in selected rooms worldwide, affording the hotel giant's international clientele a more relaxing experience.
Global Hyatt has announced plans to feature purpose-built spa rooms offering a full range of treatments in all new Park Hyatt and select Grand Hyatt properties for guests to indulge in total peace and relaxation.
Know more... click here
Hyatt President and CEO Mark Hoplamazian has announced the launch of Andaz, the company's newest addition to its global brand portfolio.
The company plans to launch several hotels under the new brand this year, with properties already slated for New York and London, and others under discussion in other parts of the world including Beijing and Moscow. The word Andaz means 'personal style'. In addition to a focus on personal style and independence, the new brand will offer a highly functional environment characterized by sophistication, innovative design, local identity, casual elegance and service that is attentive but not pretentious and without 'attitude'.
"Our launch of Andaz is based on demand expressed by both consumers and developers for a product and experience that they have not found within the industry," Hoplamazian said. "This worldwide customer base is looking for fresh, uncomplicated luxury that is timeless and 'gimmick' free."
Representing a part of the next phase of the company's accelerating worldwide growth, the first Andaz will be in the City of London, where the Great Eastern Hotel will be rebranded and repositioned following completion of a renovation in September. Plans are also well underway in New York for Andaz, beginning with Hyatt's recently purchased property on Fifth Avenue at 41st street, across from the New York Public Library. Announcements of other Andaz hotels in markets inside and outside of North America are expected in the coming weeks and months.
In developing the brand, Global Hyatt Corporation is working with top architects and interior designers around the world to create environments that express the personal style of the customer and the personality of the destination. Andaz hotels will be authentic and culturally correct in service and product delivery.
Hoplamazian indicated that the brand will also be as environmentally friendly as possible, through various features that would include serving organic food and beverage, using fully biodegradable products and focusing on energy efficiency. As the brand develops, new hotel structures will incorporate ecologically friendly building materials and building systems.
"I feel that Hyatt is uniquely well-suited to bring this new brand to life because 'style', 'authenticity' and 'great service without attitude' are attributes that are a part of Hyatt's culture and heritage," he said. "Andaz is a brand that exhibits great promise for Hyatt."
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced its new digital download music pilot program, in partnership with leading digital music agency Audiosuite, at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch and Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa located between Austin and Bastrop, Texas.
Individual properties will offer unique, destination-specific music collections, making Hyatt’s program truly a first in the industry.
Each property’s signature collections will be available online for users to download in a universally compatible MP3 format – the most widely utilized digital music format – so guests can bring their Hyatt experience home.
Both Hyatt’s Scottsdale and Lost Pines resorts now feature music on property that celebrates the respective destination as well as showcases international and local artists. The tone, style and pace of the music adjusts throughout each day to capture the essence of the environment and guest experience, such as the tranquility of a relaxing morning massage at Scottsdale’s Spa Avania or the energy and vitality of an evening at Lost Pine’s Shellers Barrelhouse Bar.
“Music evokes different emotions in different people at different times – music can make you feel good, motivate you, help you relax – in short, we want Hyatt’s music to be very purposefully woven into the overall guest experience,” said Mark Barrott, founder of Music Styling and one of Hyatt’s music stylists. “While many hotels feature music in public spaces, Hyatt sought to design collections that truly bring out the indigenous personality of each property and, in conjunction with our partners Audiosuite, make these collections available for guests to enjoy even when their Hyatt stay is over.”
Playlists at both Hyatt properties were cultivated from a vast catalog of the world’s most unique and talented artists, and were assembled by local property representatives and music experts as well as a team of internationally-based stylists from Music Styling headed by Mark Barrott. Originally starting out as a performer and DJ, Barrott has completed five albums, provided music for the MTV Video Music Awards, the VH1 Worldwide Fashion Awards, composed music for many films and leading brand advertisements, as well as remixing famous artists like Tom Jones.
Hyatt music collection gift cards can be purchased on property or at the property Web site www.scottsdale.hyatt.com and www.lostpines.hyatt.com. Additionally, any Web site visitor can listen to the tracks, purchase full collections via credit card, or purchase gift certificates for the collections. Tracks are not sold individually. The MP3 format allows consumers to play the tracks on any device, burn CDs and make as many copies as they like for personal use.
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch
Beginning March 26, 2007, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch will feature five music collections throughout the property that celebrate Arizona’s contemporary artistry, its peaceful desert atmosphere and its vibrant nightlife. These playlists include:
Vu Collection: This vibrant, sexy, sophisticated restaurant explodes with energy and its music collection features music from around the world – Bossa from Brazil via Bebel Gilberto; soothing sounds from Europe from artists such as Future Loop Foundation and Koop.
Lobby Collection: The grand lobby space is the resort’s center of entertainment, offering uninterrupted views of the spectacular McDowell Mountains (through moveable glass walls). A colorful, yet subdued color palette promotes excitement with its use of tones inspired by the natural desert landscape. The music collection includes sounds of Ive Mendes, Jazzanova, American maestro’s Thievery Corporation and many others.
Spa Sunrise Collection: This playlist was designed to awaken body and soul for the day to come. Featured artists include Bombay Dub Orchestra, Sonic Adventure project and Chinmaya Dunster
Spa Sun At Noon Collection: Created to complement the peak of each day, this collection features artists such as Fridrick Karlsson from Iceland and Deuter.
Spa Sunset Collection: Designed to evoke a sense of relaxation after a long, active day, this playlist features Dean Evenson, Steven Halpern and others.
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa
Situated along the Colorado River in between historic Bastrop and Austin, Texas – the “Live Music Capital of the World” – Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa features established and emerging local artists performing all genres of Texas music. From blues and swing to jazz and traditional country, the resort’s collections feature artists such as: Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, Marcia Ball, Carolyn Wonderland, South Austin Jug Band, Toni Price, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddie King and many more.
Playlists available for purchase include:
Lost Pines Texas USA Collection (Lobby): This collection features an eclectic mix of Central Texas artists: Johnny Gimble, W.C. Clark, Seth Walker, Shelley King, Uncle Walt’s Band and The Band of Heathens.
Shellers Barrelhouse Blues Collection (Shellers Barrelhouse Bar): True to its namesake, this playlist features blues music with heavy concentration on piano and guitar. Artists include: Marcia Ball, Brian Keane, Ed Jurdi and Angela Strehli.
Wolfdancer Swing Tunes Collection (Wolfdancer Golf Club): Featuring traditional Texas musicians playing in their uniquely western swing style, this collection includes The Greencards, Asleep at the Wheel, Hot Club Of Cowtown, The Tea Merchants and Johnny Gimble.
Spa Django Gypsy Jazz (Spa Django): This unexpectedly upbeat music collection features music inspired by the famed musician Django Reinhardt. Artists are Django’s Moustache, Rumbullion, Tres Jim Stringer and Traci Lamar.
New iHome™ Clock Radios
To further enhance its music offering, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is rolling out new guestroom iHome™ clock radios in its U.S., Canada and Caribbean properties. The new in-room stereos features an iPod® docking station; high-fidelity speakers that deliver astounding clarity, depth, and power; seven time zone settings and an alarm reset feature so the clock automatically resets the alarm for the same time the next day. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, guests can now kick back, relax and enjoy their personal digital music library in the comfort of their Hyatt hotel room. The iHome clock radios are also available for purchase at www.hyattathome.com.
The half-constructed hotel property of Balaji Hotels and Enterprises Ltd on the arterial Anna Salai in Chennai has been bought by the US-based Hyatt group from Balaji Hotels' creditors,IFCI it is learnt. Sources said that the consideration was slightly more than Rs 200 crore.
Global Hyatt Corporation of the US is the owner of the Hyatt brand under which there are at present 215 hotels and resorts with over 90,000 rooms in 43 countries.
This acquisition brings to an end a long saga of a frustrated project, which began with a big promise way back in 1994. When the Balaji group, which had interests in steel, liquor, shipping and shrimp farming, folded up under the weight of debts — but mainly after the group's founder and industrialist Mr Magunta Subbarami Reddy, was murdered by Naxalites on December 1, 1995, the imposing structure that was coming up at the landmark Abbotsbury in Chennai, stopped in its tracks.
Then began negotiations with a series of suitors. At one point, it appeared as though a Singapore company would put up a hospital there, but to no avail.
One key fallout of acquisition of the property by Hyatt is the release of about Rs 200 crore of non-performing loans from the banking system. IFCI, the main creditor, would benefit from the transaction.
The hotel was designed to be a 320-room 7-star facility. Also included in the original project was a 2.5 lakh sq.ft. commercial space.
Hyatt Place, one of Hyatt's two new brands, gained impressive development traction in its debut year, garnering 31 new projects, totaling 4,321 hotel rooms. These new projects will join the 120 hotels converting to the Hyatt Place brand in 2007. read more
In December, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts launched HyattAtHome.com, an online store selling luxury products like those found in its 200-plus hotels around the globe. Merchandise range from plush mattress sets ($900 to $1,550) to shower heads ($60) to specialty lotions ($12 to $16).
know more... click here
go to Hospitality Ideas section
Posts
All Comments
