Hyatt Place(TM) Introduces the Hotel Industry's First Location-Based Webpage Using iGoogle(TM).Guests Can Use Free Wi-Fi to Instantly Access Essential Local Information and Relevant News CHICAGO -- Hyatt Place  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . today announced the hotel industry's first customized webpage populated with location-specific content using iGoogle1. This marks the first time a hotel brand is providing guests with the ability to immediately view relevant, local online content to assist them during their stay. All guests taking advantage Hyatt Place's complimentary Wi-Fi will now access Google's services and view location-specific content immediately once they log in, including: * Local weather, traffic conditions, date and time * The hotel's Google Maps Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a free web mapping service application and technology provided by Google that powers many map-based services including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder and embedded maps on third-party websites via the Google Maps [TM] location and driving directions service * Widgets from FlightStats.com and Gmail[TM], Google's email application * Some of Google's most popular RSS feeds, including CNN.com, USA Today's travel section, People magazine and CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Sportsline Guests can also incorporate their own widgets, or mini web applications, onto their customized webpage, allowing them instant access to the content they find most helpful in their everyday life. For added convenience, the guest access webpage also includes a hotel television channel guide, instructions for printing documents or boarding passes on the hotel's complimentary printer and a full menu of items available in the 24-hour Guest Kitchen. "The hotel experience has evolved - it's no longer enough to offer technology, it's about knowing how guests use that technology to help them manage their lives," said Alison Kal, vice president, marketing, Hyatt Corporation. "When we developed Hyatt Place, we realized reliable, complimentary access in all areas of every hotel was crucial but that's only the first step. We wanted to ensure relevant information was immediately accessible so we integrated iGoogle - a product of one of the world's leading technology firms - to provide guests with content they need while on the road." "Users want immediate, at-a-glance access to the information wherever they are - at home, at work, even when traveling," said Dan Stickel, responsible for Google Partner Products. "With the customized iGoogle webpage, Hyatt Place guests can tap into the simplicity of Google search Google is owned by Google, Inc. whose mission statement is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". The largest search engine on the web, Google receives several hundred million queries each day through its various services. , while accessing the information they look for on a regular basis, like local weather, flight schedules, maps, calendars and Gmail, within seconds of logging on." The version of iGoogle available for syndication is also known as Google Apps A collection of Google applications and utilities that is offered as a package either free or paid. In 2007, Google combined its e-mail, instant messaging, calendar, word processing, spreadsheet and Web authoring applications along with administration utilities into Standard and Premier Start Page technology. Hyatt Place Background Hyatt Place inspired by today's 24/7 lifestyle and designed complement Hyatt's full-service brands with an atmosphere of casual hospitality. Attuned at·tune tr.v. at·tuned, at·tun·ing, at·tunes 1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands. 2. to the changing landscape of contemporary, multi-tasking business travelers, Hyatt Place allows guests to seamlessly merge personal and professional activities, offering a balanced mix of comfortable and functional amenities. * Guests can take advantage of free Wi-Fi access, stretch out on the eight-foot Cozy Corner sofa-sleeper or work at an oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. desk in an ergonomic chair * Every guestroom features a 42-inch flat panel, high-definition television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. offers 11 channels of HD along with an already impressive channel selection - perfect for catching the evening news, big game or latest movies * Guests have access to DIRECTV[R] Sports service, which includes NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga SUNDAY TICKET[TM] and NBA LEAGUE PASS NBA League Pass is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in North America. The package allows its subscribers to see up to 40 out-of-market National Basketball Association games a week using local and regional television networks. (SM) as well as other professional and college sports programming * The Hyatt Plug Panel[TM] allows guests to connect their own entertainment media to the HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , including laptops, MP3 players, DVD players or any other portable device * The signature Hyatt Grand Bed[TM] ensures guests enjoy a peaceful night's sleep * The Gallery, an innovative welcoming arrival area where guests are personally greeted by the Gallery Host who assists guests with everything from check-in to providing personal tours of the hotel * In the Gallery guests will also find a self-registration kiosk, an intimate coffee and wine cafe and bakery, free Wi-Fi, a TV den and an e-room with free access to a public computer and printer. * The Guest Kitchen offers hot breakfast entrees along with Starbucks[R] specialty coffees and a free continental breakfast along with a variety of freshly prepared, cafe quality items, including made-to-order entrees, sandwiches, soups, salads and pizza that can be ordered 24/7 via a touch screen menu in the Guest Kitchen or from the Gallery Host * A swimming pool or StayFit@Hyatt gym featuring state-of-the-art Life Fitness[R] equipment help guests stay physically and mentally productive Travelers are raving about Hyatt Place hotels already open in and around Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, Cincinnati, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Nashville, Washington, DC and Louisville. There will be more than 100 Hyatt Place hotels open by December 2007, including locations in Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, Miami, Orlando and Detroit, in addition to other key business and leisure markets throughout the country. About Hyatt Place Hyatt Place, a new kind of Hyatt for today's relaxed lifestyle, combines The Hyatt Touch[R] with stylish design, purposeful amenities and forward-thinking technology. Catering to today's discerning travelers, 120 Hyatt Place hotels are to open across the U.S. by the end of March 2008. Hyatt Place is a newly developed brand of Global Hyatt Global Hyatt Corporation is a Chicago, Illinois, based holding company for several hotel brands and related businesses. Subsidiaries
Global Hyatt Corporation Global Hyatt Corporation, one of the world's premier hotel companies, offers today's travelers over 735 hotels and resorts (over 136,000 rooms) in more than 44 countries. The company's affiliates own, operate, manage and franchise Hyatt branded hotels and resorts under the Park Hyatt[TM], Grand Hyatt[TM], Hyatt Regency[TM], Hyatt Resorts[TM], Hyatt([R]), Hyatt Place[TM] and Hyatt Summerfield Suites In June 2005 the Blackstone Group acquired Wyndham International for $3.2 billion. Summerfield Suites, Wyndham’s extended stay offering, was included in the deal. On December 1st 2005 Global Hyatt confirmed that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the ([R]) brands. In April 2007, Hyatt launched its newest global brand, Andaz[TM]. Global Hyatt Corporation is also the owner of Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc. operator of the Hyatt Vacation Club and fractional residential properties and U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc, which franchises Hawthorn Suites Hawthorn Suites is a chain of hotels in the United States. Hawthorn Suites is among the key players in the midscale hotels category, according to CNN.com [1]. Most Hawthorn Suites offer amenities such as meeting rooms, exercise facilities, swimming pools, and a free hot and Microtel Inns and Suites. From the U.S. and Canada, reservations for any Hyatt hotel worldwide may be obtained by calling 1-800-233-1234 or logging onto www.hyatt.com. Google, iGoogle, Google Maps and Gmail are trademarks of Google Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1 A screenshot See screen shot. of the iGoogle landing page can be found at the Hyatt Press Center at www.Hyatt.com. If you would like to review a live link, please contact Amy Patti at (312) 780-5620 or amy.patti@corphq.hyatt.com. |
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