Hyatt hotels and resorts

Hyatt is one of the more focused of the big hotel groups. With more than 1,450 hotels in 82 countries it has stayed deliberately selective, and it puts its energy into two things travellers actually get excited about: proper luxury, and all-inclusive sun.

The luxury runs deep and quiet. Park Hyatt is the flagship, the kind of hotel worth planning a trip around, with a long-awaited Park Hyatt Vancouver due to open in 2026. Around it sit Andaz, Thompson and Grand Hyatt, and beneath them the reliable Hyatt Regency and the practical Hyatt Place, the everyday end that keeps the lights on.

Then there is the reason Hyatt turns up so often on a sun search. Its Inclusive Collection, built from resorts it acquired a few years ago, is one of the deepest all-inclusive line-ups in the business. Hyatt Ziva is the family option and Hyatt Zilara is adults-only, while Secrets, Dreams and Breathless each carry their own mood, from romance to noise and neon.

It adds up to a group that behaves less like a chain and more like a curator. Hyatt puts its focus on the upper end of the market and a strong beach collection rather than blanket coverage, and for a traveller chasing either a real splurge or a proper week in the sun, that focus is exactly the appeal.