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November 14, 2016
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Hyatt will build four branded hotels in Islamabad, Karachi,
Lahore, Rawalpindi with $600m


LAHORE: Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Bahria Town, Asia’s largest real estate developer, signed an historic agreement in Abu Dhabi to develop four new signature resort properties across Pakistan.

With an investment of over $600 million these projects are set to revolutionise the hospitality industry of Pakistan and provide much needed support to the tourism and development sector. This marks Hyatt’s entry into Pakistan with four Hyatt-branded hotels: Grand Hyatt Islamabad, Hyatt Regency Karachi, Hyatt Regency Lahore, and Hyatt Regency Rawalpindi. Hotel properties in Bahria Town Karachi and Islamabad stand apart as Pakistan’s first internationally branded golf resorts, whereas the highlight of the Lahore hotel is an exclusive members’ only club. While the Hyatt Regency Rawalpindi will be a modern take on the local indigenous architecture. The hotels will open during the next a few years.

Speaking at the occasion, Malik Riaz, Chairman Bahria Town said, “This is an extremely proud moment for Bahria Town. Our vision is to work with the best partners and play our positive role to usher in a new era of economic growth and development in Pakistan. This contract reiterates our and international partners confidence in Pakistan. We look forward to the opening of the hotels and together with Hyatt provides a new standard of service and hospitality to this region.”

“We look forward to collaborating with the Bahria Town team to open the first Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency hotels in Pakistan,” said Peter Norman, senior vice president, acquisitions and development – Europe, Africa, and Middle East (EAME) and Southwest Asia for Hyatt. “Following last year’s announcement for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), we are optimistic about the growth of Hyatt’s brands in Pakistan. The opening of these hotels will serve as a testament to the global appeal of the Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency brands as they continue to expand worldwide and offer more choices to our guests.”

“Bahria Town is building the new face of Pakistan as we continue to develop lifestyle destinations by investing in high-end assets in key destinations throughout Pakistan,” says Ahmed Ali Riaz Malik, CEO of Bahria Town. He added, “We are excited to work with Hyatt as we are bringing the first Hyatt-branded hotels to Pakistan. We continue to invest only in Pakistan and the agreement for four major cities in Pakistan is a testament to our confidence in the growth of the country. Moreover through this, we hope to play our role in revitalising hospitality sector in Pakistan and help boost tourism.”

Hyatt Regency Karachi will feature Pakistan’s first night-lit 36-hole golf. It will offer a range of amenities, as well as spaces that will make the 200 guestroom (approx.) hotel a go-to gathering place for any occasion. Guests will, of course, have full access to the golf course, nine holes of which are already complete. Strategically located at 20 minutes drive from Jinnah International Airport, and access from 210 ft wide Jinnah Avenue in Bahria Town Karachi this hotel will play a vital role in serving the growing needs for quality facilities and services in the financial capital of Pakistan. Guests can explore the nearby Bahria Town Karachi attractions including international standard theme park, Bahria Night Safari, Pakistan’s largest cricket stadium, dancing fountains and world’s third largest Masjid; these together will also help provide a valuable support to the tourism and entertainment industry in Pakistan.

Grand Hyatt Islamabad will offer 400 guestrooms, seven food and beverage outlets, two ballrooms, seven meeting rooms, a full serviced spa, fitness facilities, private club, and kids club. The hotel will be the first internationally branded golf resort in Pakistan, with Hyatt managing the 18-hole golf course and the state-of-the-art golf club house. The entire Grand Hyatt Resort will form part of a high-security, gated-access, mixed-use development, Bahria Golf City, easily accessible from the Murree-Islamabad Expressway, which connects directly to Islamabad's city center and diplomatic area 30 minutes away. Beame Architectural Partnership, Florida, a recognised design award-winning firm has designed the hotel while Wilsons responsible for Dubai Atlantis have done the interior. Construction of the hotel is well underway.

Hyatt Residency Lahore is a stylish 220-room hotel housed in a soaring purpose-built tower. Additionally, the hotel’s highlight is the exclusive private members’ club ‘President’s Club’, with interiors resonating exclusivity and offering remarkable food and beverage outlets, premium meeting spaces, well appointed gym and spa, tennis courts and banquet facilities, splendid indoor and outdoor swimming pool, among other amenities. Hotel is under construction and interior of the club is in the final stages.

Hyatt Regency Rawalpindi is strategically located with direct approach to GT Road and Islamabad Highway. The guests will find themselves at a short distance of Islamabad international airport and the city centre. 165-bed hotel is designed by Nayyer Ali Dada, award winning architect hailing from Pakistan responsible for many of iconic buildings including Gaddafi Stadium Lahore and Alhamra Arts Council Lahore. Construction of the hotel is well underway.

These projects also formally mark the expansion of Bahria Town into the luxury hospitality sector in Pakistan.

The four properties are set to revolutionise the hospitality industry in Pakistan and provide a much-needed boost to travel and tourism in the country. It will also create jobs, revenue, and an even better world-class experience for travelers in Pakistan. These will be Hyatt’s first branded hotels in Pakistan.
 
What about quetta and peshawer ?
Pushtuns and baloch are not citizens of pakistan?
Development has been incredibly slow in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa compared to Punjab. Also I read a report that rural poverty in Sindh is even more than in Balochistan. It is an unfortunate reality that development is skewed towards a few major cities like Karachi Lahore and Islamabad. The rest are struggling with constant unemployment and poverty stricken masses with no where to go.
 
What about quetta and peshawer ?
Pushtuns and baloch are not citizens of pakistan?

I know it sounds unfair but this is private investment if I understand it and they can go anywhere they want and most likely the target was populated urban cities which is most likely to have tourists as well as local populace for those hotels..

This is not a federal aka govt project. ( unless i am wrong here)

Development has been incredibly slow in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa compared to Punjab. Also I read a report that rural poverty in Sindh is even more than in Balochistan. It is an unfortunate reality that development is skewed towards a few major cities like Karachi Lahore and Islamabad. The rest are struggling with constant unemployment and poverty stricken masses with no where to go.

Well with the 18th amendment the majority onus has been on the provincial govt.

The difference between kpk and Punjab is that N has spent the last four years focusing on seen development aka roads, metros and orange trains and under passes however Punjab has lagged behind on legal reforms and corruption reforms and educational reforms.

While PTI had openly stated their main focus was on reforms and they passed police and educational as well as corruption reforms. The result is that KPK police is might just be the best in pakistan and new Quick response units are impressive and they have passed RTI laws as well as reforms in education. They have focused more on this ( and street politics) that seen development has lagged behind and they are now trying to catch up.

The Baluchistan govt has started a few projects as well as agricultural projects and also did a small crack down on corruption however they have been left wanting as compared to other provinces despite federal aid as well.

The PPP govt is the most incompetent govt in history of pakistan and has destroyed sindh. The only reason Karachi has survived is bcz Karachi is very strong economically and due to MQM actually doing developmental work despite the incompetence of PPP. Bcz of this central and upper sindh has been left destroyed due to being completely under PPP. Mark my words PPP would have destroyed Karachi is they had 100% rule but Karachi is a tough cookie due to obvious reasons.

The above are very important factors when seeing the progress charts of provincial development.

I think those days are slowly dying when you could blame everything on Punjab or east of Indus. The only good thing those losers of 2008-2013 passed was the _18th amendment. Provincial autonomy
 
Development has been incredibly slow in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa compared to Punjab. Also I read a report that rural poverty in Sindh is even more than in Balochistan. It is an unfortunate reality that development is skewed towards a few major cities like Karachi Lahore and Islamabad. The rest are struggling with constant unemployment and poverty stricken masses with no where to go.

It's indeed unfortunate that other small cities are ignored .
Peshawer is still little better . But my city quetta really needs lot of attention.
Security, development, education should be shared with quetta too . Since 60 years we're being neglected.

I know it sounds unfair but this is private investment if I understand it and they can go anywhere they want and most likely the target was populated urban cities which is most likely to have tourists as well as local populace for those hotels..

This is not a federal aka govt project. ( unless i am wrong here)



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Federal or private ..
Nothing like this come to quetta.
It's not about population . How can you expect population in quetta when there's no equal development and opportunities.
 
It's indeed unfortunate that other small cities are ignored .
Peshawer is still little better . But my city quetta really needs lot of attention.
Security, development, education should be shared with quetta too . Since 60 years we're being neglected.


I understand. The federal needs to step up to make sure the areas of fata, gilgit baltistan and Baluchistan get special treatment. Heck we left 44% of our country completely under sardars who had zero interest in development ( why would they have any interest in it. Mass illiteracy was their bread butter to keep the masses in line). Actually we did the same in south Punjab with the jagirdars and central and upper sindh with the waderas and FATA with the tribal elders. A lot of blunders and short term solutions.

Yes it does. It is unfortunately also bordered with Afghanistan the most destructive place on the planet. It requires special forms of development and you cannot expect the FC and the army to do all the work. Its not their job.

Heck to combat the main problem that cities like lahore and Karachi face aka over population, the need is to develop more urban metropolitan cities so that people dont travel from all over pakistan to live here. They will have their own cities and to do that you need to first develop the capitals.

Baluchistan is a special case so I would personally suggest that the federal along with the provincial provides complete focus on the province especially Quetta.

Federal or private ..
Nothing like this come to quetta.
It's not about population . How can you expect population in quetta when there's no equal development and opportunities.

You can't blame private investors as they will go where the money is. Business has no patriotism nor sense of ethnicity nor unity. It only has one thing. Where can I get maximum profit? That's all they care about.

I understand but the main onus never the less is on the provincial government. They have been in power for four years. What have they done for Quetta? You guys need to ask your government. The federal is responsible bcz as I stated Baluchistan and FATA are special cases bcz they were completely neglected and then went through operations ( FATA went through a war! ) but the provincial government's inability to develop Quetta as well as increase education is their own fault.

However the federal must get things rolling by starting projects and they have been left wanting as well and as I stated their presence and involvement is required. Nothing absolves them of that.

Frankly the federal is beyond meek. They can't do shit for gilgit baltistan status nor for the fata merger with kpk. They are completely focused on this panama case.
 
Development has been incredibly slow in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa compared to Punjab. Also I read a report that rural poverty in Sindh is even more than in Balochistan. It is an unfortunate reality that development is skewed towards a few major cities like Karachi Lahore and Islamabad. The rest are struggling with constant unemployment and poverty stricken masses with no where to go.

KP has the fastest growing HDI figures amongst all provinces according to world bank.
 
What a piece of crap and lies.
For tourism industry we don't need some super expensive 5 star hotels in four major cities...how come will it benefit except to cater for the rich..
To help the tourism, we need decent and reasonably priced hotels all along the tourist routes and tourist destinations like Gilgit, Chitral, Malam Jabba, Fort Munro.

Also I'm surprised that they are opening one each in Islamabad and Rawalpinidi while neglecting Gawader :(:o:

What about quetta and peshawer ?
Pushtuns and baloch are not citizens of pakistan?
This is private sector and they invest where they get good business and all those claims of developing Pakistan's tourism sector bla bla bla are nothing but dust in the eyes. The owner of Bahria town Malik Riaz is the most corrupt guy in the history of Pakistan who have assumed the role of a king maker and a lot of retired govt and military officers work for him :)
 
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I understand. The federal needs to step up to make sure the areas of fata, gilgit baltistan and Baluchistan get special treatment. Heck we left 44% of our country completely under sardars who had zero interest in development ( why would they have any interest in it. Mass illiteracy was their bread butter to keep the masses in line). Actually we did the same in south Punjab with the jagirdars and central and upper sindh with the waderas and FATA with the tribal elders. A lot of blunders and short term solutions.

Yes it does. It is unfortunately also bordered with Afghanistan the most destructive place on the planet. It requires special forms of development and you cannot expect the FC and the army to do all the work. Its not their job.

Heck to combat the main problem that cities like lahore and Karachi face aka over population, the need is to develop more urban metropolitan cities so that people dont travel from all over pakistan to live here. They will have their own cities and to do that you need to first develop the capitals.

Baluchistan is a special case so I would personally suggest that the federal along with the provincial provides complete focus on the province especially Quetta.

Thank you . :)

I understand. The federal needs to step up to make sure the areas of fata, gilgit baltistan and Baluchistan get special treatment. Heck we left 44% of our country completely under sardars who had zero interest in development ( why would they have any interest in it. Mass illiteracy was their bread butter to keep the masses in line). Actually we did the same in south Punjab with the jagirdars and central and upper sindh with the waderas and FATA with the tribal elders. A lot of blunders and short term solutions.

Yes it does. It is unfortunately also bordered with Afghanistan the most destructive place on the planet. It requires special forms of development and you cannot expect the FC and the army to do all the work. Its not their job.

Heck to combat the main problem that cities like lahore and Karachi face aka over population, the need is to develop more urban metropolitan cities so that people dont travel from all over pakistan to live here. They will have their own cities and to do that you need to first develop the capitals.

Baluchistan is a special case so I would personally suggest that the federal along with the provincial provides complete focus on the province especially Quetta.



You can't blame private investors as they will go where the money is. Business has no patriotism nor sense of ethnicity nor unity. It only has one thing. Where can I get maximum profit? That's all they care about.

I understand but the main onus never the less is on the provincial government. They have been in power for four years. What have they done for Quetta? You guys need to ask your government. The federal is responsible bcz as I stated Baluchistan and FATA are special cases bcz they were completely neglected and then went through operations ( FATA went through a war! ) but the provincial government's inability to develop Quetta as well as increase education is their own fault.

However the federal must get things rolling by starting projects and they have been left wanting as well and as I stated their presence and involvement is required. Nothing absolves them of that.

Frankly the federal is beyond meek. They can't do shit for gilgit baltistan status nor for the fata merger with kpk. They are completely focused on this panama case.

Yes , provincial governments are equally responsible but it's only federal government who chose a such incompetents to rule balochistan
. Abdul malik was a good person and a change , he wa doing a lot for education for province font know why federal removed it .

Sanaullah is also little good , not much . But o lu 'little ' .
 
It's indeed unfortunate that other small cities are ignored .
Peshawer is still little better . But my city quetta really needs lot of attention.
Security, development, education should be shared with quetta too . Since 60 years we're being neglected.


Federal or private ..
Nothing like this come to quetta.
It's not about population . How can you expect population in quetta when there's no equal development and opportunities.
You are Baloch brother or Pashtun from Quetta? Or Hazara? Its unfortunate though that the center has not focused its attention on the smaller cities. Balochistan is a big problem because it has not been given enough attention by the leadership.

However it must be noted that Zardari is Sindhi speaking, but still a Baloch. He did nothing, zero for Balochistan. So the people responsible are equally local sardars and ignorant urdu speakers. I am technically an urdu speaker with minor pashtun links and wish to apologize for this elevated status we have while looking down on other ethnicities.
 
What about quetta and peshawer ?
Pushtuns and baloch are not citizens of pakistan?
You can always count on someone to make an idiotic post on each topic. Do you think Hyatt cares one bit about the four provinces of Pakistan or their people?

They care about getting a return on Investment. They care about making sure their hotels are going to be fully booked and the guests will be safe. That's it. Period.

Save your political BS for a different topic because this is great news for Pakistan.
 
You are Baloch brother or Pashtun from Quetta? Or Hazara? Its unfortunate though that the center has not focused its attention on the smaller cities. Balochistan is a big problem because it has not been given enough attention by the leadership.

However it must be noted that Zardari is Sindhi speaking, but still a Baloch. He did nothing, zero for Balochistan. So the people responsible are equally local sardars and ignorant urdu speakers. I am technically an urdu speaker with minor pashtun links and wish to apologize for this elevated status we have while looking down on other ethnicities.

There's no need to apologise. It's not fault of any ethinicity. Pakistan is still in the way of progress.
Due to interference of international powers like USA nato, our leadership is confused and it is sometimes unfair with every city . Well, that happens in every country. No big deal .
I'm a sindhi from balochistan living in quetta since childhood.
Zardari was a mess , a azaab . He chose the most corrupt and stupid politicians for provinces. Aslam raisani, what whore he was .

In this time , balochistan needs all that it deserves . Alhamdulillah our army and leadership is waking up now and they're contributing .
You know balochistan is a way for india to attack pakistan. I don't want my country to be ruined .
Recently two provinces are feeling security challenges . Punjab and balochistan. One has border with india that's killing our soldiers and one has border with Afghanistan through which india attacks us and Afghanistan is providing all help to india .
Isis has also entered here , people were getting killed for being shia , punjabi , sufi. It is a safe target for india and other terrorists.

And we felt more helpless when that fukin retard modi talked bravely about our province. I wish it could snatch his dirty mouth, it's not his province what he thinks . We like him and his india ? And we need his help as if balochistan is an orphan ?

You can always count on someone to make an idiotic post on each topic. Do you think Hyatt cares one bit about the four provinces of Pakistan or their people?

They care about getting a return on Investment. They care about making sure their hotels are going to be fully booked and the guests will be safe. That's it. Period.

Save your political BS for a different topic because this is great news for Pakistan.

Indeed it is . But can't keep away .
Politics is my life . :p:
 

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