Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has introduced Hyatt Nin Hao, a new initiative offering Chinese guests Hyatt’s signature authentic hospitality by providing the tastes and comforts of home, as well as destination-specific information to help enhance their stay.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced a sponsorship arrangement with The Paulson Institute, which is partnering with the China Association of Mayors to enhance urban sustainability practices and policies in China.

Hyatt announced today that 27 Hyatt hotels and offices have awarded more than US$300,000 this year to communities around the world. Since the Hyatt Community Grant program’s inception in 2008, Hyatt hotels have awarded more than US$1,350,000 to nonprofit organizations in 103 communities and 34 countries globally.

Aedes Real Estate, Hyatt and Marcel Wanders announced a donation to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The major financial gift by Aedes, Marcel Wanders, and a Hyatt affiliate is made on the occasion of the official opening of Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, the first Hyatt hotel in the Netherlands. The donation will be celebrated at a lunch hosted by Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard van der Laan and Alderman Carolien Gehrels at the Mayor’s residence on Friday, November 30, 2012.

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place announced today that phase two of its multi-million dollar expansion and renovation will begin in December 2012.