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end of 1971, the Hyatt International group7 managed seven hotels
located in Hong Kong; Singapore; Manila, the Philippines;
Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Acapulco, Mexico; Colon, Panama; and
Toronto, Canada. Early in the 1970’s, Mr. di Tullio hired
Moustaffa Bakry, a former vice president of Hilton International
in Cairo, to assist in developing the Middle East. By late 1972,
the Hyatt International group had executed nine management
contracts, and additional management contract negotiations were
in process. By 1973, Mr. di Tullio had become president of HIC.
From 1969 through 1975, the number of hotels managed by the Hyatt
International group grew from a single property in Hong Kong to
19 hotels located on 4 continents. As of the end of 1979, the
Hyatt International group managed 28 hotels in 19 different
countries. Mr. di Tullio recruited Roland McCann, another former
Hilton colleague, to head the Hyatt International group’s efforts
in the Caribbean and Latin America. During the period from 1976
through 1984, the Hyatt International group added 51 properties
in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Mexico and Central
America, and Asia, in addition to those already managed.
On November 29, 1968, Hyatt Domestic and HIC entered into a
licensing agreement for use of certain “Licensed Marks” owned by
7 We use the term “the Hyatt International group” to refer
to HIC and its subsidiaries collectively or some combination
thereof. That term is in contrast to “HIC” or other instances
where we have referred to a specific entity.
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