Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is making it easy to turn business travel into “free time” during its Faster Free Nights promotion.  Hyatt Gold Passport members earn a free night after every two eligible stays at any one of more than 365 Hyatt hotels worldwide between now and December 30, 2008.

For the second consecutive year, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will serve as a national corporate sponsor of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® campaign, participating in a global effort to highlight the importance of early childhood education by breaking the world record for the largest shared reading experience.

For visitors looking for the ultimate skiing experience, Technique Weeks, which is offered at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, is ideal.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts today announced that its North American properties will provide jogging and fitness-walking guests with palm-size route cards designed by Athletic-Minded Traveler®, a leading healthy-travel and lifestyle media firm. Hyatt is the first major hospitality company to partner with Athletic-Minded Traveler and will feature the maps as part of the StayFit@Hyatt program at participating Hyatt Regency and Grand Hyatt propertie.

BEAVER CREEK, Colo.—August 25, 2008—Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, is undergoing a $4 million renovation of seven suites and 14 executive king junior suites.