2008 Awards

  • Four Diamond Award from AAA 2008
  • Finest Service Award, presented bySan Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau 2008
  • Medical Meetings Merit & Distinction Award for outstanding services and facilities 2008
  • Best of the West award from Meetings in the West 2008
  • 16th Annual Pinnacle Award winner from Successful Meetings Magazine 2008
  • Corporate Meetings and Incentive Magazine's Paragon Award 2008
  • Meeting News Magazine's Planners Choice Award 2008
  • Insurance Conference Planner Magazine's Premium Circle Award 2008
  • Corporate & Incentive Travel Award of Excellence 2008
  • Smart Meetings Platinum Choice Awards 2008 Best Meeting Facility
  • 2008 Gold Key Award Meetings and Convention Magazine

 

Know the Truth

  • Mr. Manchester gave $125,000 contribution to “Yes on 8” campaign.
  • After passage, the gay community focused its anger at Mr. Manchester, and others, by initiating a well organized boycott and negative press generating campaign.
  • Local union, Unite Here, sensing a vulnerability, latched onto this opportunity to press for unionization of the property, bringing up old and baseless charges about Room Attendants.
  • Unite Here initiated an aggressive proactive campaign to divert existing convention business.
  • Activists have ignored Hyatt’s strong and lengthy history of diversity, equality and support for the gay and lesbian community in order to go after Mr. Manchester and Manchester Grand Hyatt.

Did you know?

Hyatt named as one of the “Top-Ten Gay Friendly Employers in America”
- Advocate Magazine
Hyatt was rated among the “Top Companies for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees”
- DiversityInc.com
Hyatt named as “2008 Best Places to Work” list, for the fifth consecutive year
- the Human Rights Campaign