Premium Travelers Give Two Honors to Hyatt Corporation Global Traveler Readers Choose Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt as Winners

Global Traveler announces Hyatt Corporation as an award winner.

Morrisville, PA (PRWEB) January 21, 2007

Global Traveler is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, Park Hyatt has won the GT Tested Award for Best International Hotel Chain and for the second year in a row, Grand Hyatt has won the award for Best Hotel Chain in Asia. Both were awarded this honor by Global Traveler readers who participated in a survey that ran in the magazine from February 2006 to August 2006.

The Park Hyatt and the Grand Hyatt will be recognized at an awards luncheon on January 23, 2007 at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City. Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO of Global Traveler, will honor the winners at the gala ceremony, accompanied by Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City. Nixon will speak to attendees on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

"The awards luncheon is a celebration of the accomplishments of all our award winners," Gallagher said. "Our readers have recognized them as the cream of the crop; however, this luncheon also reminds all of us that it's time to give back. By benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, we have the opportunity to help and celebrate personal good fortune by helping those hindered by misfortune. However, I do want to congratulate all of our winners for their achievements in the world of travel and the work they do that puts them a step ahead of the competition."

"We are truly humbled and grateful to be recognized for the third consecutive year for Park Hyatt hotels and the second consecutive year for Grand Hyatt hotels in Asia. We strive to deliver memorable experiences to every guest we serve and it is rewarding to know we have accomplished this," said Sara Kearney, vice president of marketing for Hyatt International.

For a complete list of winners and to read the full awards article, visit http://www.globaltravelerusa.com.

About the Survey

Global Traveler conducted the third annual survey of its readers from February 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006, with open-ended questions for the best in 42 categories of business and luxury travel. A total of 13,653 completed questionnaires were received. The questionnaires were made available as a six-page insert in subscriber copies of the magazine and online at the Global Traveler website http://www.globaltravelerusa.com/readersurvey. Only those questionnaires in which more than 50 percent of the questions were completed were counted; those answering fewer than 50 percent of the questions were discarded. Responses also were screened for duplication. Members of the travel industry and employees of FXExpress Publications were not allowed to participate.

Survey respondents spent a mean number of 61 nights last year on international business trips and 76 nights on domestic business trips. They took an average of 18 international flights and 21 domestic flights per person during that period. Of all respondents, 76 percent were male and 24 percent were female; average age was 45.

About Global Hyatt Corporation

There are 214 Hyatt branded hotels and resorts (more than 90,000 rooms) in 43 countries around the world, operating under the Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Grand Hyatt and Park Hyatt brands. Currently, there are an additional 43 Hyatt hotels and resorts under development, including 15 new hotels in China. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., operator of the 12 Hyatt Vacation Club timeshare and fractional residential properties, Hyatt Equities, LLC (hotel ownership), Select Hotels Group LLC (which owns, manages and franchises 163 AmeriSuites hotels, Hyatt Place and Summerfield Suites hotels) and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc. (which franchises 95 Hawthorn Suites, and 272 Microtel Inns and Suites).

From the United States and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto http://www.hyatt.com.

About Global Traveler

A business travel publication that takes into account the sophisticated lifestyle interests of today's executive travelers, Global Traveler is the publication of choice among seasoned business travelers. Circulated nationally, Global Traveler is the only ABC-audited American magazine for the international business traveler, with ABC paid circulation of 60,055. The magazine has increased its frequency to12 issues per year, effective with the January 2007 issue.

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