' For those short on time, here's a quick answer to your question: No, Hyatt and Marriott are separate entities, each a distinct major player in the global hospitality industry, with individual portfolios of hotel brands.
The Hyatt Regency brand is targeted to business and leisure travelers with about 200 locations worldwide (half of which are in the US). You'll find Hyatt Regency hotels in cities and in resort areas offering multiple restaurant options and a more upscale vibe, compared to the regular Hyatt brand.
World of Hyatt Globalist members receive complimentary breakfast with almost all stays. If a hotel has a club lounge, then Globalist members receive breakfast in the lounge.
Hyatt partnersThis includes FIND experiences, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, MGM Resorts, Lindblad Expeditions and Avis. If you're a loyalty member with one of World of Hyatt's airline partners, you can choose to earn miles instead of points on your eligible stays and even transfer your points to airline miles.
Yes, you read that correctly: Marriott Vacations is a separate company from Marriott International and acquired Hyatt's timeshare business in 2018 as a result of a $4.7 billion deal in 2018. Starwood spun out its timeshare business, encompassing Sheraton and Westin brands, shortly before Marriott acquired it in 2016.
Hyatt Vacation Ownership (“HVO”), a division of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, offers programs and products under the Hyatt Vacation Club brand which are not owned, developed or sold by Hyatt Hotels Corporation or its affiliates.
Hyatt Place Rogers/Bentonville — Rogers, ArkansasThat means 60,000 points earned from the sign-up bonus on the World of Hyatt card can get you as many as 12 free nights at one of these Category 1 Hyatt properties on standard dates or 9 free nights at a Category 2 property (where rates start at 6,500 points per night).
Hilton's brand is ranked #84 in the list of Global Top 100 Brands, as rated by customers of Hilton. Their current market cap is $32.46B. Hyatt's brand is ranked #170 in the list of Global Top 1000 Brands, as rated by customers of Hyatt.Their current valuation is $3.28B.