Hyatt Vacation Club

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Hyatt Vacation Club, the vacation ownership arm of Hyatt International (NYSE:H), was incepted in 1994 with the Hyatt Sunset Harbor in Key West, Florida. Since then it has added 14 more resorts to its portfolio, all located in the US and one in Puerto Rico. The company plans to expand to 26 resorts by 2011.

Hyatt’s focus is high quality at incomparable settings by creating “boutique” resorts with luxurious accommodations, fine amenities, and intimate nature. Member also have access to  2,500 more resorts through Hyatt’s partnership with Interval International

Official Website:

http://www.hyatt.com/hvc/index.jhtml

Resorts:

Miscellaneous:

For the initial resorts, purchase was a deeded ownership of a specific villa, at a specific resort, for a specific week. Other resorts including Tahoe, Carmel, Key West (Windward Pointe only) and Puerto Rico are RTU, expiring in 2075. The purchase is fee simple, fixed-week ownership plus the benefits of Hyatt Vacation Club, and Hyatt Gold Passport membership. These include the flexibility of points-based vacation exchange opportunities, and access to the worldwide Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. The week of ownership may be converted into Hyatt Vacation Club (VC) points that may be traded any year. The number of points is based upon the (home) resort location, the villa size and the season of the week owned. The point value of the owner’s villa is shown in the Point Values and Season Week Charts shown below. Split weeks including weekends and mid-week are also available.

Company Executives:

Executive Chairman: Thomas J. (Tom) Pritzker

President, CEO, and Director: Mark S. Hoplamazian

Chief Financial Officer: Harmit J. Singh

Global Head of Real Estate and Development: Stephen G. Haggerty

Chief Operating Officer, North America Operations: H. Charles Floyd

Chief Operating Officer, International Operations: Rakesh Sarna

Global Head of Marketing and Brand Strategy: John Wallis