South Africa Edition 2

THE MARKET
A world-class hotel for the discerning traveller,
Johannesburg’s Hyatt Regency Hotel is situated
in the leafy, chic and cosmopolitan suburb of
Rosebank. As a leading luxury hotel in one of the
city’s most important social and business districts,
Hyatt Regency Johannesburg is the business
traveller’s hotel of choice in South Africa.
This is a hotel that caters to the discerning
top-end business traveller in the upper income
bracket, who spends more than 15 nights a
year in hotels - and chooses to do it in comfort
and style with facilities that enable him or her
to conduct business effectively. On offer is
luxury accommodation, superior conference and
business facilities, as well as the top-notch Peak
Health Club and the Phumula Spa, a place of
deep pampering.
Those who opt for the superb service and
opulence of the Hyatt Regency view the brand
as a symbol of their aspirations, and will usually
also include the brand in their annual leisure
travel.
The Hyatt Regency Johannesburg’s
commitment to service excellence accommodates
business people who now book rooms with a
shorter lead time than ever before. This is vital in
a market that is expecting an influx of new hotels
in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be held
in South Africa. Hyatt Regency Johannesburg is
confident it will continue to enjoy considerable
market share in the area, and the current
upgrading of the Rosebank district will further
add to its appeal.
As one of the world’s premier hotel companies,
Global Hyatt Corporation offers today’s travellers
more than 735 hotels and resorts - comprising
around 136,000 rooms - in over 44 countries.
Hyatt Regency Johannesburg is ideally
located in what has become one of Johannesburg’s
most important financial regions, central to all
the main Johannesburg business and banking
districts and just a 25-minute drive from the OR
Tambo International Airport.
The 244 guestrooms at the facility include 11
Club King Suites, three Club Executive Suites
and a Presidential Suite. Each offers the highest
level of comfort with individually controlled
air conditioning, satellite television, mini-bar
and private bathrooms with separate showers.
State-of-the-art amenities for business travellers
include an extensive work area with international
direct dial telephone and voice mail services,
and wireless broadband Internet access in public
areas and in the rooms.
Two floors of exclusive Regency Club
accommodation - encompassing 84 guest rooms
and suites - provide an added level of personalised
service and a host of special benefits. These
include designated check-in/check-out facilities,
concierge services, boardroom, a private lounge
serving a complimentary continental breakfast,
all-day coffee and tea and evening cocktails
with canapés; as well as complimentary daily
newspapers.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Among many global achievements, Hyatt’s
Regency brand hotels and resorts won the following
awards in January 2006:
• Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino -
Condé Nast Traveler Gold List
• Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress - Condé Nast
Traveler Gold List
• Hyatt Regency Istanbul - Condé Nast Traveler
Gold List and Travel + Leisure 500
• Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa - Condé
Nast Traveler Gold List and Travel + Leisure
500
• Hyatt Regency Paris - Madeleine - Travel +
Leisure 500
• Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at
Gainey Ranch - Condé Nast Traveler Gold
List
• In May 2006, the Editors’ Hotel Picks of
Celebrated Living named the brand one of the
top hotels in Mexico/South America/Central
America
• Won Conde Nast Traveller Gold list in 2006
All that, after 2005 had already seen the brand
receiving these trophies:
• Hyatt Regency Santiago - 2005 Condé Nast
Traveler Gold List and Travel + Leisure
World’s Best Awards
• One of the Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii, August
The 2005 Latin Trade Readers Poll also named the
brand one of the best hotels in Santiago.
HISTORY
The Hyatt Corporation opened its first hotel on
27 September 1957. The brand’s first property
at Los Angeles International Airport was called
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