Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel Receives Community Service Award from California Hotel & Lodging Association

The Burlingame hotel, fresh from a $27 million renovation, demonstrated exceptional community responsiveness

Burlingame, CA (PRWEB) January 29, 2010

The California Hotel & Lodging Association announced the Stars of the Industry award winners at the Marriott Union Square in San Francisco. The Stars of the Industry awards, presented by USA TODAY, were given for employee, manager, and general manager of the year, as well as the lodging property achievement awards for community service, guest relations, and the environmental category of good earthkeeping.

The Community Service Award is given for a program that demonstrates to residents that the individual property is responsive to the local community. Examples include campaigns to benefit local or national service organizations or charities, service to any part of the community through a special project, and joint undertakings with community groups for the benefit of the area.

The Community Service Award was given to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel. “We have been very committed to giving back to our community,” said Scott VandenBerg, General Manager of the Burlingame hotel. “We work with many Bay Area organizations, including Shelter Network, One-Warm Coat, Jump Start, Read for the Record, San Francisco Blood Bank, and Make-A-Wish Foundation. I am very proud of our employees’ dedication to the spirit of giving.”

“The California Hotel & Lodging Association is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these individuals and properties,” said President & CEO of CH&LA Lynn Mohrfeld. “Their commitment and dedication represents the highest quality of service the hospitality industry has to offer.”

About Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport hotel is one of the largest convention hotels in San Francisco and recently completed a $27 million renovation of guestrooms, suites, meeting space, lobby and atrium, it is the perfect location in the Bay Area for business, meetings or a relaxing get away. Complimentary shuttle service is provided to and from San Francisco International Airport and the quaint shops and restaurants in downtown Burlingame.

About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family in 45 countries strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The company’s subsidiaries own, manage or franchise more than 380 hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz™, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place® and Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ brand names and have additional locations under development on five continents. Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops and operates vacation ownership properties under the Hyatt Vacation Club® and Hyatt Residence Club® brands. For more information, please visit http://www.hyatt.com.

About CH&LA
The California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) is the largest state lodging industry association in the nation and a Partner State Association of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Its 1,800 members, which comprise approximately 175,000 guest rooms, include all segments of the lodging industry including the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns - California’s largest association of professional innkeepers and certified bed and breakfast inns. CH&LA is the leading resource for communicating and protecting the rights and interests of the California lodging industry. CH&LA was established in 1893. CH&LA is on the web at http://www.calodging.com.

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