Hyatt Regency Chicago Celebrates Pride June 8, 2010

Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive, will offer the new Pride Welcome package in celebration of Gay Pride festivities occurring throughout the year. It’s a great way to enjoy Chicago’s PrideFest weekend June 24-26 or just a getaway to the greatest city in the world. Available now through December 30, 2010, this package is available at more than 125 participating Hyatt hotels and resorts throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
The Pride Welcome package includes:
• Standard guestroom accommodation
• Full breakfast for two daily
• 4 p.m. late check out
• Welcome amenity
• Local LGBT-relevant information from the concierge

The Pride Welcome package is available now through Dec. 30, 2010, and can be reserved at www.chicagoregency.hyatt.com with special offer code LGBT10. Reservations also may be made by calling 1.800.233.1234 and mentioning special offer code LGBT10.

“The Price Welcome package is a great way to experience Hyatt hotels around the world while celebrating Pride events this year,” said Scott Seed, director of leisure and business marketing for Hyatt.

Hyatt commitments to and recognition from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community include:

• The Human Rights Campaign, one of America’s largest advocacy groups for LGBT, awarded Hyatt a 100% score in its annual Corporate Equality Index survey placing the organization on HRC’s “2010 Best Places to Work” list for the seventh consecutive year.
• Advocate Magazine named Hyatt as one of the “Top-Ten Gay Friendly Employers in America.”
• DiversityInc.com rated Hyatt among the “Top Companies for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees.”
• Hyatt sponsors the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards, and in 2010 became a platinum sponsor of the International Gay Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA).
• Additionally, Hyatt provides its employees Domestic Partner Benefits, which include health insurance, medical leave, bereavement pay and relocation expenses.

Hyatt remains committed to diversity in the workplace and welcomes individuals from all communities into its hotels and resorts.

Rates and participation vary by property and blackout dates may apply. Full details and terms and conditions of the Pride Welcome package are available on the Specials & Packages section of www.hyatt.com.