Hyatt Hotels Corp. this week announced management agreements
that double its pipeline in China, bringing its total number of properties
under development in the country to 22.
Properties announced this week include Hyatt Regency hotels
in Changbaishan, Changchun, Guiyang, Jinan, Qingdao, Tianjin East and Wenzhou;
Grant Hyatt properties in Dalian, Sanya Haitang Bay and Shenyang; and a Park
Hyatt in Changbaishan. Hyatt currently has 17 hotels in China, which include
properties in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, making it the country with the
second-highest number of Hyatt properties behind the United States.
"Our goal is to increase customer preference for Hyatt
by expanding the presence of all of our brands in emerging Chinese cities and
resort destinations," according to Nong Xia, Hyatt's senior vice president
real estate and development in China.
Of the 22 properties in Hyatt's China pipeline, four are
scheduled to open next year: a Park Hyatt in Ningbo and Hyatt Regency
properties in Jinan, Guiyang and Qingdao.