- 5 -
in California. At the end of 1968, Hyatt Domestic operated 11
hotels with 3,376 rooms, collectively. As of January 1976, Hyatt
Domestic’s operation had grown to 45 hotels with approximately
20,000 rooms, collectively, and 14 motels, with approximately
1,500 rooms, collectively.
HIC was established August 19, 1968, with the principal
purpose of owning and/or operating hotel properties outside the
continental United States under the Hyatt name. HIC’s initial
shareholders were the same as the shareholders of Hyatt Domestic.
A. Peter di Tullio, (Mr. di Tullio), HIC’s first employee, was
hired as executive vice president to guide the international
venture. Mr. di Tullio had experience as an international
hotelier and had spent the majority of his career with Hilton
International Hotels (Hilton International). At the time he
started with HIC, Mr. di Tullio had been serving as a vice
president of Hilton International. He had worked in Europe, the
Middle East, and, to a lesser extent, Asia, and as an area
director for Southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and
Southeast Asia.
By July 31, 1969, Mr. di Tullio, who remained an employee,
had hired an assistant and an architect, and he focused on
establishing a European base of operations, with an office in
Rome. Around 1971, however, HIC established its headquarters in
Chicago, and its three employees were moved from Rome. By the
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011