Hyatt

As we continue to grow, we don’t lose sight of what’s most important—people. Hyatt is a company that was built by family. It’s a workplace where coworkers become friends. Every day we care for our guests. Care is at the heart of our business, and it’s this distinct guest experience that makes Hyatt one of the world’s best hospitality brands.

Hyatt was founded by Jay Pritzker in 1957 when he purchased the Hyatt House motel adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport. Over the following decade, Jay Pritzker and his brother, Donald Pritzker, working together with other Pritzker family business interests, grew the company into a North American management and hotel ownership company, which became a public company in 1962. In 1968, Hyatt International was formed and subsequently became a separate public company. Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation were taken private by the Pritzker family business interests in 1979 and 1982, respectively. On December 31, 2004, substantially all of the hospitality assets owned by Pritzker family business interests, including Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation, were consolidated under a single entity, now Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

As a leading global hospitality company, Hyatt is in the business of caring for people so they can be their best. Our purpose defines our practices and inspires how we engage with our guests, colleagues, owners and neighbors to build strong communities and foster sustainable environmental practices.

As our business grows to meet the needs of an increasingly connected world in which more people are traveling than ever before, we believe that we have a great opportunity, and an even greater responsibility, to ensure that we grow thoughtfully. Hyatt Thrive, our corporate responsibility (CR) strategy and platform, is built on the understanding that our actions can create long-term value for the people we engage with and the communities where we work, while also helping to protect the planet for future generations