center40576500OVERVIEW OF HYATT HOTEL CORPORATION
Shane IraniYesenia PadillaJaneth HernandezShane GilliganDecember 6May 4, 20143TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………..3
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...……….3
COMPANY HISTORY ……………………………………………………………...…....4
COMPANY CULTURE……………………………………………………………...……6
LEADERSHIP…………………………………………………………………………......7
FINANCIAL REVIEW………………………………………………………………...….8
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE……………………………………………………...…..10
THE MARKET STRUCTURE (MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION)……………..…...12
PRODUCT DIFFERENTATION….…………………………………………..……....... 12
BARRIERS TO ENTRY…………………………………………………………............14
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………….….17
REFERENCES………………………………..……………………………………….…18 …show more content…

Hyatt belongs to Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (NAICS 721110) Industry. Throughout the years Hyatt went through number of Currently Hyatt Hotels Corporation is rapidly expanding and has recently announced its plan to open a hotelmergers and acquisitions that occurred in the following order:
On June 1, 2007, Co. acquired the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk for $161,000,000 in cash.On November 30, 2007, Co. purchased the remaining 50% interest in the Great Eastern Hotel Holding Company. The total purchase price of Co.'s interest at November 30, 2007 was $135,000,000, which included its prior 50% ownership interest.On July 18, 2008, Co. sold U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, to an unaffiliated 3rd party for $131,000,000.On March 18, 2010, Co.'s 498-room Hyatt Regency Boston, was acquired by Chesapeake Lodging Trust, for a purchase price of $112,000,000, or approximately $225,000 per key, and will invest additional capital in renovations in the hotel, which is located in Boston, MA.On August 31, 2011, Co.'s subsidiary, Hyatt Corporation, acquired 19 hotels with an additional hotel acquisition to be closed during the 4th quarter of 2011 and certain additional assets from LodgeWorks, L.P. and its private equity partners for $661,128,000 in cash.In 2012, Co. acquired the Hyatt Regency Birmingham in the U.K. for a total purchase price of approximately $44,000,000.In 2012, Co. acquired all of